Covid-19 Pushing Greek Hoteliers to Despair, Aid Needed

By admin 4 Φεβρουαρίου 2022 No comment

The ongoing pandemic and the persistent Omicron variant is pushing Greek hoteliers to their limits, with hospitality professionals expecting 2022 to be one more challenging year. “Greek hotels will need up to five years to recover since the start of the pandemic,” said Hellenic Federation of Hoteliers (POX) President Grigoris Tasios this week. Tasios said Greek […]

Greek Hoteliers Holding Their Breath, Support Needed, They Say

By admin 11 Ιανουαρίου 2022 No comment

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The fast-spreading Omicron variant of Covid-19 is leading Greek hotel owners to despair, said hotelier associations operating in major winter tourism destinations. They are urging authorities to take immediate measures. More specifically, associations representing hoteliers and tourism professionals in Kalavryta, the Peloponnese, Evritania, Drama, Western Macedonia and

Covid-19: Greek Hoteliers Say ‘Omicron’ Taking Toll, Call for Backing

By admin 4 Ιανουαρίου 2022 No comment

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Greek hoteliers are appealing to the government to take measures and extend financial support to hotel enterprises as the Omicron variant of Covid-19 has put a brake on bookings. In a letter to government officials, including Finance Minister Christos Staikouras as well as labor, development and tourism ministers, the Hellenic Federation of Hoteliers (POX) is

Greece will Open for Tourism with ‘Five Lines of Defence’ Against Covid-19

By admin 5 Απριλίου 2021 No comment

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Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis said Greece has set up five lines of defense against the coronavirus (Covid-19) in order to open for tourism safely this year. “A big part of the safety measures of our plan for the tourism season involve the conditions for the entry of travelers to Greece,” the minister recently said in […]

South Aegean Planning Safe 2021 Tourism Opening

By admin 8 Φεβρουαρίου 2021 No comment

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The parameters that will contribute to the safe opening of tourism for the Greek islands of the South Aegean in 2021 were examined during a recent meeting between Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis and the region’s governor, George Hatzimarkos. During the meeting, special reference was made to the South Aegean’s tourism performance in the summer […]

Greek Tourism: Last-minute Bookings Key for 2021 Season

By admin 8 Φεβρουαρίου 2021 No comment

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Photo source: Visit Greece / K. Kouzouni Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) Secretary General Dimitris Fragakis expects last-minute bookings to play a decisive role in Greek tourism’s performance this year. Speaking during the Virtual Greek Panorama online event on Thursday, Fragakis said that indications for this year’s tourism season are not the best at the […]

Greek Hoteliers Brace Themselves for a Tough Winter Due to Covid-19 Impact

By admin 1 Οκτωβρίου 2020 No comment

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Photo credit: Dmitry Kalinovsky / Shutterstock.com Until science discovers the answer to the coronavirus (Covid-19), the pandemic will be here with us, the president of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, Alexandros Vassilikos, said on Wednesday. Speaking during a web press conference, Vassilikos described the dire situation the Greek hotel market is in right now due […]