Hotel occupancy levels at winter destinations in Greece reached 60 percent during the Christmas and New Year holidays, the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels (HCH) announced on Monday. Citing figures by the Winter Hotel Observatory of the Institute for Tourism Research and Forecasts (ITEP), HCH said that the vast majority – 97 percent – of hotels […]
The majority of Greek hoteliers are expecting turnover to reach pre-pandemic (2019) levels in 2023 or later, according to a recent survey released by the Institute for Tourism Research and Forecasts (ITEP). The main findings of the survey showed that 32.6 percent of Greek hoteliers expect turnover to reach 2019 levels in 2023. A lower […]
Photo © GTP Greek Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias on Wednesday announced plans for the launch of a communication campaign to promote winter tourism destinations in Greece. The new campaign will focus on mainland Greece and the country’s mountainous areas in an aim to increase occupancy numbers of hotels that operate all year round. Kikilias made […]
Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis on Friday unveiled a number of rules included in the health protocols for tourism that have been created to be applied in all hotels in the country and on incoming flights once the tourism season begins in Greece in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic. The protocols have been drafted […]
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The operation of year-round hotels in Greece will resume on June 1, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday. The announcement was one of the many made by the prime minister during his televised address to the public in which he referred to the gradual relaxation of restrictions that […]
The year-round hotels in Greece that are operating during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic will be able to receive financial aid, according to a recent decision by the ministries of finance and tourism. The hotels in question are exempt from a government decision that ordered the temporary shutdown of the country’s year-round hotels to limit the […]
The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels on Monday said it has proposed a series of measures aiming for the country’s accommodation units to stay afloat during the coronavirus (Covid-19) post-pandemic period. “Nothing will be the same for Greek hotels after the (Covid-19) crisis as they will open in an environment of clear oversupply,” the chamber’s president, […]
The Greek Tourism Ministry on Monday announced the first batch of hotels that are exempt from a government decision ordering the temporary closure of the country’s year-round hotels. The government decision comes amid the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. As announced, one accommodation unit per regional capital will be allowed to remain open, with the exception
The Greek Tourism Ministry on Thursday announced that the operation of all-year round hotels in Greece will temporarily close. The decision comes amid the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. “Aiming to protect workers in hotels, the Tourism Ministry announces the government’s decision to suspend the operation of year-round hotels until the end of April,” the announcement

















