Report: Athens, Thessaloniki Hotels Gathering Momentum

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Hotels in Greece’s two largest cities, Athens and Thessaloniki, were among the hardest hit from Covid-19, managing to recover 39 percent of pre-pandemic overnight stay levels from January to September with resorts achieving higher total revenue per occupied room, according to a report released this week by GBR Consulting. More specifically, according to the GBR

Coronavirus Injures Greece’s Tourism Revenue in 2020

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Covid-19 and ongoing measures and travel bans have cost the Greek tourism sector 13.89 billion euros in 2020 with tourism receipts for the year amounting to 4.28 billion euros compared to 18.17 billion euros in 2019, according to the Bank of Greece. More specifically, travel receipts in 2020 decreased by 76.5 percent against the previous […]

Study: Greeks Cut Domestic Holidays Short in 2019

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Almost half of all Greek nationals were unable to go on holiday in 2019 for more than a week dropping to 2013 levels, according to a study released this week by SETE Intelligence (INSETE). More specifically, according to the research department of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), 49.2 percent of Greeks vacationed for up to a week […]

Covid-19 Sends Greek Hotel Revenue Tumbling, Says GBR Report

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Athens, Greece Hotels in Athens saw revenues nosedive through the end of September 2020 as a result of restrictions to curb the spread of Covid-19, according to a report released this week by market analysts GBR Consulting. More specifically, room revenue of hotels in Athens during January-September dropped by 79 percent compared to the same […]

Greece Road Arrivals Grind to a Halt due to Covid-19 Crisis

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Despite picking up at the start of July when Greece reopened to tourism after Covid-19 lockdowns, arrivals to the country by road have nearly come to a grinding halt after mandatory testing requirements were put into place at the borders. Accord to data, 580,000 travelers came to Greece by road in Q3 2020 accounting for […]

Germany, UK, France Top Tourism Markets for Greece in Summer 2020

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Visitors from Germany, the UK, France, Poland and Italy made up the bulk of incoming travelers this summer season after Greece reopened to tourists in the midst of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, according to Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis. More specifically, based on the number of completed Passenger Locator Forms (PLF) submitted at country admission […]

Covid-19: Tourism Minister Expects Greece to Recover 20% of Last Year’s Revenue

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Photo ©Maria Theofanopoulou A total of 3.9 million visitors mainly from Europe have traveled to Greece so far this year, equal to 22 percent of arrivals in the same period last year, with tourism-related revenues expected to reach 20 percent of the 2019 total by the end of 2020, said Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis […]