DRV: German Demand for Travel to Greece is High for Summer 2021

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Photo: GTP Demand for Greek destinations remains high among German travelers for the 2021 summer season, German Travel Association (DRV) President Norbert Fiebig said during the opening press conference of the ITB Berlin NOW 2021 Virtual event on Tuesday. According to Fiebig, bookings for the 2021 summer season are slowly increasing with German travelers remaining […]

Covid-19 Travel Restrictions Keep One in Three Tourism Destinations Completely Closed

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Photo source: UNWTO One in three destinations worldwide are now completely closed to international tourism due to travel restrictions, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) said on Monday. According to the 9th UNWTO Travel Restrictions Report, the emergence of new variants of the coronavirus (Covid-19) virus has prompted many governments to reverse efforts to ease

NBG: Liquidity Pressures Dropping in 2021 but Tourism Under Strain

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The liquidity gap for Greek businesses will be halved this year with tourism-related activities remaining under strain, said the National Bank of Greece (NBG) in a sectoral report released this week. Source: NBG After taking a blow in 2020 due to Covid-19, 2021 is expected to be a year of gradual recovery for Greek businesses […]

EU: Over Half of Workers in Knowledge-Intensive Services Are Women

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Women account for over half of workers in knowledge-intensive Services – also known as KIS – in the European Union but hold less managerial positions than men, according to Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU. KIS are services and business operations heavily reliant on professional knowledge*. According to a Eurostart report, published ahead of International

INSETE: Greek Tourism 2020 Performance in Numbers

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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 […]

Covid-19 Vaccine will Fuel Travel Industry Recovery, Says Expedia

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People miss traveling and long to reconnect with their friends, family, and colleagues once a Covid-19 vaccine is widely available, an Expedia Group report has highlighted. Expedia recently released its 2021 Travel Trends Report, highlighting the critical role travel will play in bringing people together following nearly a year of relative isolation. The report contains

KEPE: Greek Tourism Improvement Hinges on Vaccination

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Greece may see growth in the third quarter of the year provided a large part of its population and of its tourism source markets are vaccinated against Covid-19 by June, said Greece’s Center of Planning & Economic Research (KEPE) in its new report this week. “If all goes well, there will be a possibility of […]

Greece Moves into Top 20 Places to be in During Covid-19 Times

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Greece moved up a list of best places to be in during Covid-19 times, according to Bloomberg’s Covid Resilience Ranking published recently. More specifically, Greece moved up 11 spots in the Bloomberg rating for February garnering an overall rating of 55.7 and entering the top 20 in 20th spot for the first time. Bloomberg’s montly […]

Italians will Book Travel to Greece ‘at the Last Minute’, Say Experts

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Travel from Italy to Greece for the summer of 2021 will depend on last-minute bookings, according to Italian tourism experts and tour operators. Reservations are close to zero at the moment due to the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, as well as the measures undertaken in Italy and the international travel restrictions. “All reservations this year […]

Dutch Travelers Eager to Visit Greece this Summer

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Greece is among the first holiday destinations that Dutch travelers will visit this summer, according to Dick Gussen, the brand and marketing manager of Corendon, a leading tour operator in The Netherlands. Speaking during the Greek Panorama Virtual Expo last month, Gussen said that a recent survey conducted among Corendon’s customers shows that Greece ranks […]