Covid-19 Impact on tourism economy

The president of AEGEAN, Greece’s largest airline, Eftychios Vassilakis. expects a good year ahead despite Russia’s invasion on Ukraine and increasing fuel costs.

Serbian travelers are looking towards Greece to spend their summer vacations this year, according to the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO).

Travel receipts in Greece increased by 309.8% in the first month of the year generated by a 256.7% rise in inbound traveler flows, according to data released by the Bank …

Global international tourist arrivals increased by 130% in the first month of the year over January 2021 to 18 million more visitors, according to the UNWTO.

Greek hotel turnover in 2021 came to 3.8 billion euros demonstrating the hospitality sector’s significant contribution to the economy.

One in five hotels located in remote regions in Greece remained closed in the December 2021-February 2022 period, says research carried out by ITEP.

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) have welcomed the steady lifting and easing of the travel restrictions introduced in response to the Covid-19 …

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) sees increasing momentum towards the reopening of borders and the relaxation of travel restrictions, as Covid-19 moves into the endemic phase.

Greece is among the countries that recorded the largest increases in the number of nights spent in 2021 compared to 2020, says Eurostat.

International arrivals to Greece increased sharply in the first two months of 2022, recording a 261.6% rise over 2021 to 2.6 million passengers.

Customers of global leisure travel giant TUI Group have selected Crete as their favorite destination overall for 2022.

Greece’s tourism industry is slowly but steadily recouping losses incurred by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to data by INSETE.

International passenger volume is forecast to be only slightly above 2 billion in 2022, corresponding to 53.8% of 2019 volume, according to ACI World.

Last-minute decision-making and workations are among the top trends in tourism as the industry looks to achieve 46% growth in 2022, says data presented at the virtual ITB Berlin.

Eight Greek destinations, including Mykonos, Paros and Santorini, are among 30 in the Mediterranean ensuring the highest returns and keeping strong investment dynamic, according to a report by Algean Property.

Greek tourism enterprises found it hard to find employees to meet the demands of the tourism season in 2021, according to a report released by INSETE.

Total passenger numbers to and from Europe are expected to reach 86 percent of pre-Covid 2019 levels in 2022, before making a full recovery in 2024, says IATA.

The appetite for travel continued to grow globally during the fourth quarter of 2021, according to Expedia Group’s Q4 Travel Recovery Trend Report.

Greece is gaining ground as an attractive investor destination recording a 74.3% increase in foreign direct investments (FDI) in 2021.

Attica’s coastal area and islands are still unknown to many of the Greek capital’s foreign visitors, according to a survey by GBR Consulting.