Greece’s Institute for Tourism Research and Forecasts (ITEP) has announced its new Board of Directors following its general assembly that took place on March 15. Konstantina Svinou has been re-elected as the institute’s president. An initiative of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, ITEP is a non-profit institute launched in 1996 to study the hospitality and tourism […]
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 […]
Hellenic Chamber of Hotels President Alexandros Vassilikos has expressed concern for the country’s year-round city hotels which are feeling the impact of the slow recovery of corporate travel. Speaking during a press conference on Wednesday, Vassilikos said despite the uptick in leisure travel during the summer and into the fall, Greece’s city hotels are preparing […]
The occupancy rate of hotels in hotels of the Cyclades and the Dodecanese islands reached up to 85 percent in August, the South Aegean Tourism Initiative said on Wednesday. Citing data from a survey by the Institute for Tourism Research and Forecasts (ITEP), conducted for the South Aegean, the tourism body said that hotel occupancy […]
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 […]
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
Hellenic Chamber of Hotels (HCH) President Alexandros Vassilikos. Greek hotels can play a leading role in the recovery of Greece in the post-Covid era, Hellenic Chamber of Hotels (HCH) President Alexandros Vassilikos said on Wednesday. “However, to get there, as a restart does not automatically lead to the desired result, we will need proper planning, […]
INSETE, the Greek Tourism Confederation’s (SETE) research body, recently released data which reveal the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic on Greece’s tourism industry in 2020. The data focuses on air, road and cruise travel, as well as coastal shipping. More specifically, citing data of the Bank of Greece, INSETE said that the country’s travel […]
Greek hotels saw their turnover in 2020 drop by 78 percent to 1.83 billion euros compared to 8.35 billion euros in 2019, as a result of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and its impact on travel and tourism, according to a report by the Institute for Tourism Research and Forecasts (ITEP). ITEP said that only one […]


















