Covid-19 Impact on tourism economy

For business travel, the return to pre-pandemic normality has been moved back two years to 2026, according to the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA).

Ιnternational bookings for business trips in Europe have recovered to some 60% of their pre-pandemic levels, according to data released by GBTA.

The Greek tourism ministry has released a video with actions taken over the year that helped the sector recover after Covid-19.

Almost one-in-three industry bosses does not expect the travel sector to get back to 2019 levels before 2024 at the earliest, according to a report released during the World Travel …

Some 13.2 million travelers made their way to Greece over the January-July 2022 period boosting inbound flows by 191.4% compared to 2021, according to Bank of Greece data.

Restaurants and hotels in Greece benefited from the strong tourist flows in July reporting an increase in turnover by 33% and 59.7%, respectively.

Air transport seat capacity and passenger totals globally have reached an estimated 80 percent of pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest analysis of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

ACI Europe is calling for the reinstatement of standard airport slot rules which would see airlines operating at least 80% of every planned slot sequence this winter.

The performance of airlines in July continued to be strong with some markets approaching pre-COVID levels, according to IATA.

The latest Economic Trends Report by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) reveals the world’s biggest and most powerful Travel & Tourism market.

The Greek passport remains among the strongest in the world ranking eighth on the Henley Passport Index, offering its holders visa-free access to 185 countries.

Airlines and associated enterprises have reduced the number of their employees during the last two years due to Covid-19, particularly affecting younger workers, according to data released by Eurostat.

TUI Group is seeing its first near-breakeven quarterly result since the onset of Covid-19, expecting strong demand for travel to generate positive results full year.

Global air travel was back on track in June reaching 70.8% of pre-Covid-19 levels and driven by strong passenger demand despite the challenging times for the sector.

Global tourism managed in the first five months of the year to recover almost 50% of pre-pandemic 2019 levels with Europe leading the way.

Hotels in the Greek capital are still struggling to increase occupancy levels, which suffered a blow after the onset of Covid-19, according to the Athens-Attica & Argosaronic Hotel Association.

Increasing international arrivals to Greece boosted travel receipts by 536.4% in May and by 547.9% in January‑May exceeding respective 2021 levels.

Greek airports recouped 90.6% of passenger traffic in the first six months of the year compared to the first half of 2019, according to data by the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority …

IATA has expressed concern that a “premature return” to pre-pandemic slot use rules for airlines in the EU this winter risks continuing disruption to passengers.

People need to travel and when governments remove Covid-19 restrictions, they do, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).