Hospitality Greek Hoteliers Give Negative Economic Outlook In Survey by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 Greece was the least optimistic in Europe as 59 percent of Greek hoteliers from large properties said they believed the economy would get worse, according to the “Mid-year TripAdvisor Industry … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Greece Is The Word For Hollywood Celebrities by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni will consider adding another form of tourism to the Tourism Ministry’s portfolio, that of cinematic tourism, the Greek press reported last month. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Greece’s Two Major Cities Report Low Bookings by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 Although bookings in Greece were reported to have increased following the June elections, the same cannot be said for reservations in major cities such as Athens and Thessaloniki due to … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Domestic Tourism Decrease Brings Drop In Greek Tourism Complaints by GTP editing team 24 August 2012 by GTP editing team 24 August 2012 Consumer complaints in regards to tourism services amounted to 56 reports from 1 July-15 August 2012 compared to 154 complaints filed last year for the same period, the Consumers’ Protection … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy 10 Tourism Priorities, Greek PM by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 Last year, while representing the main opposition of the Greek Government, today’s Prime Minister Antonis Samaras promised a room full of hoteliers (during the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels’ first general … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Hotel Chamber: Increased Post-Election Bookings Not Enough by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 “The Greek tourism market was significantly affected by the political uncertainty that intensified after the (first) elections of 6 May,” the president of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, Yiorgos Tsakiris, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Greek Homeporting Sees Decline, European Cruise Council by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 The number of passengers that disembarked on Greek cruise destinations from circular cruises that homeported in Greece continued to drop in 2011, according to a report presented during the sixth … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Greeks Expected To Stay Home This Summer by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 The prolonged recession of the Greek economy and the country’s unpopular austerity measures that have included tax hikes, salary and pension cuts, high income tax payments and soon the second … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Greece Attracts Conference Interest After Elections by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 An interest in holding international conferences in Greece has been recorded following a sudden increase in cancellations in May due to the political and economic instability of the country, Greek … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Athens’ Hotels Bookings Continue To Drop by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 The “highly disappointing” figures of hotel occupancy in the Greek capital were confirmed late June by the Athens-Attica Hotel Association in collaboration with GBR Consulting. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Athens Center On Ministry’s Priority List by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 The Tourism Ministry and the City of Athens last month said they would join forces and soon announce measures aimed for the tourism development of the Greek capital, which sees … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Bookings To Greece Pick Up Pace After Elections by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 “The political stability that has resulted from the 17 June elections and the formation of the Government already has influenced recent reservations on a positive level,” Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Athens City Center Hotel Occupancy In Trouble by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 “At the beginning of the year I referred to a particularly difficult tourism season but now, based on the rate bookings are moving in Athens, I will now refer to … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Yachting Tourism Down In 2012 by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 Yacht reservations dropped some 30 percent in May only, compared with the same period in 2011, while the industry expected better results from last minute bookings, according to the general … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Tourism Falls Victim To Greece’s Political Scene by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 International bookings dropped some 50 percent only a few days after Greece’s general elections, according to Andreas Andreadis, president of the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE). 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE German Tour Operators On Low Bookings To Greece by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 A 30-percent-drop forecast for bookings was made last month for this tourism season by Greek tourism professionals, during a workshop held by Germany’s leading travel industry media group FVW Mediengruppe … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Greece Slumps In Global Competitiveness by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 Greece ranked 100th place in its global competitiveness compared to the 101st position the previous year, according to the results of the annual World Bank Group “Doing Business Report 2012” … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats SETE Survey Shows Falling Business Expectations by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 Business expectations in Greece’s tourism sector continued to decline in the first quarter of 2012 compared to the previous quarter, according to a recent survey conducted by the Association of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Russian Arrival Increase Expected This Year by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 Over one million Russian tourists are expected to visit Greece this year, according to predictions made at the Greek Forum 2012 held in Rodos recently. The forum was organized by … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Mixed Forecasts For Greek Tourism by GTP editing team 1 May 2012 by GTP editing team 1 May 2012 “It is unrealistic to expect an increase in arrivals to Greece this year,” Taleb Rifai, the secretary general of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) said last month during a joint … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
