Study: Greek CEOs Optimistic About post-Covid Future

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Greek CEOs who participated in a recent KPMG survey appear to be optimistic about the day after Covid-19 with 82 percent expressing confidence in the country’s future potential for growth compared to 66 percent before the pandemic. The 7th CEO Outlook study carried out in July and August this year on 50 Greek executives active […]

Greece Posts Weak Jan-July 2021 Tourism Revenue

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© GTP Greece’s tourism revenue was down by 62.9 percent in the first seven months of 2021 compared to pre-Covid-19 2019, which was also a record year, according to the SETE Intelligence (INSETE) monthly report released this week. More specifically, tourism receipts in the January-July 2021 period came to 3.383 million euros. According to INSETE, […]

Condé Nast Traveler Readers Place 7 Greek Islands Among Europe’s Best

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Mykonos, Greece Seven Greek islands – Mykonos, Zakynthos, Hydra, Rhodes, Paros, Crete and Santorini – are included on the “Top 20 Islands in Europe” list of Condé Nast Traveler’s (CNT) Readers’ Choice Awards 2021. Published annually by CNT, the Readers’ Choice Awards aim to recognize the world’s best hotels, cities, islands, cruises, and resorts, as […]

Jan-Aug Tourist Arrivals in Greece Down By 51.2% Compared to 2019

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The number of travelers to Greece in the first eight months of the year remained down over pre-Covid-19 levels to 7.7 million compared to 15.8 million in 2019, according to the monthly report released on Thursday by SETE Intelligence (INSETE). More specifically, according to the research department of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), international

US-Europe Air Travel Reopening Announcement Brings Surge in Bookings

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Photo source: Lufthansa The news that most vaccinated European travellers will be able to fly to the US again from November brought a strong surge in ticket sales, according to recent data. More specifically, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said the announcement brought the rate of change versus 2019 in line with that of […]

Santorini Breaks Tourist Records Despite Covid-19

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The world-famous island of Santorini broke all tourism records last month despite Covid-19, according to data released by the South Aegean Tourism Initiative. More specifically, Santorini exceeded 2019 pre-pandemic passenger figures in September by 17,000, welcoming a total of 97,038 international visitors who flew in on 815 direct flights. Top source markets were the

Greece Moves up ‘World’s Most Powerful Passport’ Ranking

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Photo source: @Henley & Partners The Greek passport has moved up one place, ranking seventh on the Henley Passport Index 2021, offering its holders visa-free access to 185 countries. The Henley Passport Index compares the visa-free access of 199 different passports to 227 travel destinations. The Greek passport previously held the eighth spot on the Henley […]

UNWTO Poll: Experts Expect 2019 Tourism Levels in 2024

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Photo source: UNWTO Nearly half of sector experts (45 percent) expect to see international tourism returning to pre-pandemic 2019 levels in 2024 or later with 43 percent expecting better days in 2023, according to the latest UNWTO Panel of Experts released this week. A closer look at the data reveals that experts forecasting a 2024 […]

Athens Airport Sees Slowdown in September’s Passenger Traffic

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Photo source: Shutterstock Athens International Airport (AIA) on Tuesday said its passenger traffic during September continued to be substantially affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic crisis and its impact on air travel. According to AIA, last month’s passenger traffic was below the respective September 2019 levels by 34.1 percent. “The specific level of decline

Greek Hoteliers Expect Tourism Normalcy in 2022

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Greek hoteliers are expecting tourism normalcy in 2022, according to Hellenic Hoteliers Federation (POX) President Grigoris Tasios. Speaking recently to the Athens News Agency (ANA), Tasios said he expected tourism-related revenues for 2021 to reach 50 percent of 2019 levels – some 10 billion euros or even more when taking into account September and October […]