TUI’s Payments Delay Upsets Greek Hoteliers

By admin 13 Νοεμβρίου 2020 No comment

Photo © GTP Hundreds of Greek hoteliers said their businesses are at stake, following tour operator TUI’s decision to issue contract amendments this month which will delay payment for stays booked at Greek hotels this year. According to a recent news report by the Financial Times, TUI’s contract amendments require hotel owners in Greece to […]

Covid-19 Keeps Greece’s Passenger Traffic Down in October

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The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic continued to have a negative effect on air travel to Greece in October, according to recent data from Greek airports that shows a major drop in passenger traffic for that month. Athens International Airport (AIA) announced that its passenger traffic was below the respective 2019 levels by 68.8 percent, amounting to […]

WTM Virtual: Experts, Aviation Bodies and Hoteliers Get Together at ITIC Investment Summit

By admin 13 Νοεμβρίου 2020 No comment

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Representatives from all sectors of travel and tourism took part in the recent ITIC Investment Summit to discuss ways to boost business recovery and restore traveller confidence. Held in partnership with WTM Virtual, the ITIC Investment Summit – titled “Invest, Finance and Rebuild the Travel and Tourism Industry” – was a coming together of finance […]

Greek Island Chios to Receive More Tourism Promotion

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Chios is part of the running “Greek 4: For You” tourism promotion campaign. Additional actions to further enhance the tourism promotion of the northeast Aegean island of Chios will be carried out by the Tourism Ministry, according to Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis. During a meeting on Thursday with Chios Hoteliers Association President Antigoni Maistrali, […]

IATA: What Greece Needs for its Aviation Sector to Recover

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Air transport is critical for the Greek economy and solutions are needed to ensure that the industry recovers from the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis and continues to deliver its benefits, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Data provided by the association during its virtual conference “Leading Greece into a New Aviation Reality” on Wednesday,

European Arrivals Set to Decline by 61% in 2020, Says ETC

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Photo source: BER ETC: Overall travel volumes are now projected to return to pre-pandemic levels only by 2024. A new surge in coronavirus (Covid-19) cases and the reintroduction of travel restrictions have halted European tourism recovery with arrivals set to be down by 61 percent in 2020, the European Travel Commission (ETC) said on Tuesday. […]

Forecast: Europe’s Air Traffic Not Expected to Reach 2019 Levels Until 2024 at Earliest

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A new forecast looking at the possible evolution of air traffic in Europe, in the post-Covid-19 era, over the coming 5 years has been released by Eurocontrol, a pan-European, civil-military organisation dedicated to support aviation in Europe. In the most optimistic scenario, air traffic is forecast to return to 2019 levels by 2024. However, in […]

Commission Sees 9% Slowdown in 2020 for Greece Due to Covid-19

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Athens, Greece. Photo Source: Visit Greece / Y. Skoulas The European Commission revised down its initial growth forecast for Greece to 9 percent in 2020 due to the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic on the country’s major economic drivers: tourism and exports. The Commission now estimates that the Greek economy will see a partial […]

EU Downgrades 2021 Growth Slowdown Forecast Due to Covid-19 Resurgence

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The European Commission downgraded its 2021 growth forecast this week as one by one member states entered second lockdowns due to an aggressive resurgence of Covid-19. The Commission now estimates that the EU economy will grow 4.1 percent next year, down from the intial 6.1 percent rebound forecast in May. The previous forecast recovery has […]

ACI Calls for EU Recovery Plan for Airports

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Photo Source: @ACI Europe European airport trade body Airports Council International Europe (ACI EUROPE) is calling on the European Commission to urgently adopt an EU Recovery Framework for Aviation and for governments to provide the requisite funding to support airports – and the recovery of air connectivity from the impact it has received from Covid-19. With […]