Covid-19 Impact on tourism economy

Investment activity in Athens’ hospitality industry is picking up pace with some 5,000 hotel rooms currently under construction, says GBR Consulting.

Greece managed in 2021 to recover more than half of 2019 tourism revenues and double the number of arrivals by extending the tourism season.

Athens’ tourism industry will cover lost ground and start to rebound during the second semester of 2022, according to Athens International Airport CEO Yiannis Paraschis.

ACI EUROPE and IATA are urging member states to follow the EU Council’s recent recommendation for external travellers entering the European Union.

Athens’ cultural sites and Covid-19 safety measures were among the main reasons why leisure travelers chose to visit the Greek capital in 2021, a survey reveals.

Only 4% of tourist guides in Europe expect their work to pick up in 2022, according to a survey released by the European Federation of Tourist Guide Associations (FEG).

Hospitality service providers in Greece saw turnover rise by 118.3% in 2021 over a year earlier with the popular island of Mykonos leading the way.

The CDC has lowered the risk level for cruise travel but advises travelers to make sure they are up to date with Covid-19 vaccines before boarding a cruise ship.

With Greece’s early booking levels in January up 30% over the same month in pre-pandemic 2019, the Tourism Ministry expects a considerable increase for the months ahead.

Tourism flows to Thessaloniki, Greece, picked up in 2021 with the number of overnight stays increasing by 50.63% over 2020, according to the city’s hotels association.

The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) is urging the EU and its member states to take a coordinated approach to the validity period of the European Digital COVID Certificate.

Travelers from Germany, the UK and the US were the top spenders in pre-pandemic 2019, according to a report by SETE Intelligence (INSETE).

Greece is the third most desirable European destination for travel in 2022 for people from the UK, The Netherlands, Germany, Poland and Russia, says a study by Accor.

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic is pushing Greek hoteliers to their limits, with hospitality professionals expecting 2022 to be one more challenging year.

The Greek Travel Pages (GTP) is providing a timeline with select moments of the Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on the Greek tourism sector.

The travel and tourism industry appears to be getting closer to recovery this year, according the findings of a new study by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC).

After two years of enduring a global pandemic, people value travel more than ever, ranking ‘flex travel’ at the top of their priorities for 2022, a new report by Expedia …

IATA announced full-year global passenger traffic results for 2021 showing that demand fell by 58.4% compared to 2019.

The Greek Migration Ministry in 2021 recorded a significant increase in investment interest for real estate in Greece through the golden visa program.

The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) sees 2022 as a pivotal transition year for the cruise industry and expects full recovery in 2023.