The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels is once again joining forces with Phocuswright, a leading global tourism industry research company, for its annual international hospitality forum, which will take place for the fifth year in Athens. Organized in the Greek capital since 2017, the forum this year will be held as a hybrid event on Saturday, […]
Technology has played a significant role in the development of Greek hotels during the last years, with the majority of hoteliers offering advanced – and even smart – technology features to its guests in efforts to upgrade the hospitality experience. According to a survey conducted by the Institute for Tourism Research and Forecasts (ITEP), Greek […]
Greece’s tourism professionals will gather at the Metropolitan Expo in Athens during November 27-29 to participate in the Xenia 2021 expo and discuss on the development of a new model for Greek tourism in the post-Covid-19 era. According to an announcement by Forum SA, the organizer of Xenia, the expo will highlight the main pillars on which this […]
ITEP General Director George Petrakos. Greece’s hospitality industry is not considered an attractive employer due to its multi-sided character, demanding working conditions and high seasonality, a recent survey conducted by the Institute for Tourism Research and Forecasts (ITEP) has revealed. ITEP carried out a quality survey with the participation of HR and education
The Greek Tourism Ministry is organizing the final conference of the InMedTour – “Innovative Medical Tourism Strategy” project that is scheduled to take place in the city of Patra during June 24-25. Greece is an active member of the InMedTour project which is part of the EU Interreg V-A Greece – Italy 2014-2020 program. During […]
Doryssa Hotels & Resorts, Samos Greek digital marketing company Nelios has announced the launch of a series of new partnerships with a number of hotels located in popular destinations across Greece. During the first four months of 2021, Nelios expanded its network of partner hotels with the addition of new properties to its portfolio. These […]
As the world awaits for the restart of tourism in the post-coronavirus era, the president of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, Alexandros Vassilikos, takes a step back and analyzes what we have learned from the industry’s evolution over the past decades. At the dawn of a new era that awaits for the rebirth of tourism, […]
‘Tourism will rebound but it’s unknown when’, Says Greek hotels chief While Greece is getting ready to open to tourism this year it remains to be seen when when travel will actually rebound from the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19). “We are confident that hospitality will show its dynamic face again,” Hellenic Chamber of Hotels […]
Hospitality (accommodation and F&B establishments) is the cornerstone of economic development in Greece and a sector that employs more people in the country than any other, according to Dr. Panagiotis Prontzas, Head of Strategy and Investments of Grant Thornton. Presenting a new Grant Thornton study to journalists on Monday, Dr. Prontzas underlined that the average
Greece’s stand at Romania’s recent TTR Virtual Tourism Expo 2021 attracted a large number of online visitors, placing the country among the event’s three most popular destinations. Held between February 18-22, the TTR Virtual Expo 2021 hosted a total of 127 exhibitors – destinations, travel agencies, tour operators and tourism service providers – from all […]

















