MICE SETE Analyzes Greek Tourism And Economy by Nikos Krinis 1 December 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 December 2009 Next year will not be an easy year as the recuperation from the global economic crisis may possibly be sluggish, said the UNWTO’s Secretary General Taleb Rifai on the first … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Attica Hotel Revenue Down in Jan-Sep 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 December 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 December 2009 Hotels in Attica saw their average hotel occupancy rates drop by 13.62 percent, 9.26 percent and 9.25 percent in five-, four- and three-star hotels respectively during the first nine months … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Sojourn Tax Again Causes Friction by Nikos Krinis 1 December 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 December 2009 The increase of the sojourn tax—imposed on hotels and other private businesses that operate in tourist regions by local governments—is unconstitutional and without substantial benefit, said the Hellenic Chamber of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Philoxenia 2009 Hangs On Strong by Nikos Krinis 1 December 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 December 2009 The 25th Philoxenia International Tourism Exhibition, held together with the hotel furnishing exhibition Hotelia, saw trade visitors increase this year by some 28 percent compared to last year’s exhibition as … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Greece Outlines Tourism Targets At WTM ’09 by Nikos Krinis 1 December 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 December 2009 Travel and tourism, as an industry, has faced pandemics, natural disasters, escalating fuel prices and 9/11 but one of the World Travel Market’s greatest strengths is its ability to mirror … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Agones Grammes Interim Tender Causes Clashes by Nikos Krinis 1 December 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 December 2009 MIG President Andreas Vgenopoulos recently criticized Transport Deputy Minister Nikos Sifounakis as he made reference to a “scandalous government inability” and “lack of specific policy in air transports” in regards … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Minister Promises Review Of Yacht Tax by Nikos Krinis 1 December 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 December 2009 It is not rational for marine tourism to be taxed differently than other tourism sectors especially in the time of crisis, Economy, Competitiveness and Shipping Minister Louka Katseli recently said. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Qatar Airways: New Athens Flight To Doha by Nikos Krinis 1 December 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 December 2009 Qatar Airways recently announced its second daily non-stop flight from Athens to Doha, which would gradually integrate into the existing flight schedule from Athens by March 2010. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Olympic Air Officially Takes Off by Nikos Krinis 1 December 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 December 2009 Marfin Investment Group will continue to place public interest above short-term business interests for as long as Greece is tested by the crisis, said the company’s President Andreas Vgenopoulos during … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Initiatives Aquis Hotel CEO Funds Tourism Institute by Nikos Krinis 1 December 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 December 2009 Bournemouth University’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Curran recently announced the establishment of “The John Kent Institute in Tourism,” which will be funded through a substantial donation made to the University by … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov New Government Merges Culture With Tourism by Nikos Krinis 1 November 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 November 2009 Following the parliamentary elections on 4 October that were marked by the victory of PASOK, new Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou announced a new cabinet and the merging of existing … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats SETE Looks Ahead For Greek Tourism by Nikos Krinis 1 November 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 November 2009 The Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) recently announced that it is preparing the study “Greek Tourism headed for 2020,” which will include the strategy for building a new development … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Renovated Hotels Survive Crisis by Nikos Krinis 1 November 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 November 2009 The majority of hotels that modernized their operations and infrastructure and enhanced their overall presence in the domestic and international market held a strong position during the global economic crisis … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News HATTA Celebrates World Tourism Day by Nikos Krinis 1 November 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 November 2009 This year HATTA celebrated World Tourism Day by honoring the most important cultural event of the year for Greece: the opening of the new Acropolis Museum. On 28 September HATTA … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Aegean Airlines Sets The Record Straight by Nikos Krinis 1 November 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 November 2009 Aegean Airlines last month rejected allegations from Olympic Air that the launch of the Thessaloniki-Istanbul route on 9 September was a result of a secret agreement between the airlines, the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Thessaloniki Upset Over Olympic Route Cuts by Nikos Krinis 1 November 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 November 2009 The necessary route cuts to and from Athens were covered by alliances that Olympic Air secured with other airlines but a similar move was not made for Thessaloniki, which adds … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Olympic Air Takes Off by Nikos Krinis 1 November 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 November 2009 Olympic Air, the successor of former state-run carrier Olympic Airlines, made its first official flight to Thessaloniki on 1 October with an Airbus 320. The first route symbolically retraced the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Cabotage Abolition Monopolizes Tourism Forum by Nikos Krinis 1 November 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 November 2009 Greece could reap in some one billion euros annually; 14,000 new job positions would open; and the local economies of tourist areas would have a huge increase in income from … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Amadeus Announces New Initiatives by Nikos Krinis 1 November 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 November 2009 The new distribution platform “Content Inn by Amadeus” has come to Greece to fill the gap in customer demand for quick and easy access to hotel suppliers and other travel … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Navarino Dunes Project In Final Phase by Nikos Krinis 1 November 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 November 2009 The Navarino Dunes resort, part of one of the biggest investment projects under construction in the Messinia region in the southwest Peloponnese at a cost of some 550 million euros, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
