Tourism is Not Causing Covid-19 Spike in Greece, Says Minister

By admin 14 Ιουλίου 2021 No comment

Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis. The increase of Covid-19 cases in Greece is not related to tourism, Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis said on Wednesday. Speaking at a conference focused on the future of Greek hotels in the post-Covid era, held by the Tourism Ministry and the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, Theoharis presented data and […]

PM Mitsotakis-SETE: Greek Tourism May See Better Days in 2nd Half of 2021

By admin 23 Ιουνίου 2021 No comment

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and SETE President Yiannis Retsos on Wednesday agreed that Greek tourism may see signs of improvement in the second half of this year, as long as there are no unexpected developments on the Covid-19 pandemic front and if vaccinations rates pick up in the country. Speaking during the 29th General […]

Greece’s Revenue from Travel Receipts Drops 76.3% in Jan-Nov

By admin 21 Ιανουαρίου 2021 No comment

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With tourism heavily impacted last year by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, Greece’s revenue from travel receipts dropped by 76.3 percent to 4.24 billion euros – recording a loss of 13.6 billion – during the first eleven months of 2020. During the January-November period in 2019, Greece had counted 17.8 billion euros. According to provisional data […]

Covid-19: Greece May Take Additional Measures to Support Tourism

By admin 21 Ιανουαρίου 2021 No comment

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The Greek government is expected to take further actions to support the country’s tourism sector, in the near future, according to the newly-appointed labor minister, Kostis Hatzidakis. During a teleconference on Wednesday with representatives of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), Hatzidakis briefly discussed the government support measures that are already in place

Greek Tourism Pulls in Only €4 Billion in January-October

By admin 22 Δεκεμβρίου 2020 No comment

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With arrivals obviously affected by the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic on travel, Greece’s tourism revenue dropped by 77 percent during the first ten months of the year compared to the same period in 2019. According to provisional data released by the Bank of Greece on Tuesday, travel receipts during January to October were […]

Covid-19: Ministry Secures New Support Measures for Greek Tourism

By admin 22 Δεκεμβρίου 2020 No comment

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Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis. New measures to support Greece’s tourism industry from the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) were recently approved by parliament, the Tourism Ministry announced on Tuesday. One of the new measures aims to support land transport and will provide relief for tourism businesses that own and run tour buses. Τhe Covid-19 […]

Greek Tourism Professionals Expect Slow post-Covid-19 Recovery, Says MRB

By admin 21 Δεκεμβρίου 2020 No comment

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Photo source: Marketing Greece Greek tourism professionals are expecting the sector to recover slowly in the post-Covid-19 era, according to a survey carried out by market research company MRB Hellas. The survey, which focuses on Greece’s promotion and communication to markets abroad, was presented by MRB President Yiorgos Mavros during the online conference “Destination

Greece’s Tourism Chief Urges Immediate Actions for Sector Support

By admin 16 Νοεμβρίου 2020 No comment

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SETE President Yiannis Retsos Greece’s main tourism body is calling for the immediate implementation of EU funding tools to support ailing sector enterprises impacted by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. More specifically, the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) is requesting that the government increase the limit of direct subsidies, guarantees or loans to 3 million

SETE Chief: Greek Tourism May Possibly Recover in Second Half of 2021

By admin 4 Νοεμβρίου 2020 No comment

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Greece may possibly see its tourism industry recover from the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis from the second half of next year, according to Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) President Yiannis Retsos. Speaking to journalists on Wednesday, Retsos said that Greek tourism will see a recovery only if health developments show improvement and if EU countries agree on a […]

Covid-19 Likely to Cost Greek Tourism €14.5bn

By admin 11 Σεπτεμβρίου 2020 No comment

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The Greek tourism sector is expected to see travel receipts from abroad add up to only between 3.5 – 4 billion euros for the whole year of 2020, compared to over 18 billion euros in 2019, due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. “According to our calculations at the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), tourism revenue this […]