Surveys, Trends & Stats Greeks Stayed Home For The Holidays by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 Many Greeks chose to stay home this past holiday season and avoided traditional Christmas and New Year domestic destinations as travel within the country declined some 25 percent, Yiorgos Telonis, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Athens’ Hotels See Improved Figures For October by GTP editing team 1 January 2011 by GTP editing team 1 January 2011 Hotel occupancy in October 2010 may have dropped 4.4 percent, compared with the same month in 2009, but it was considered an improvement as in September 2010 the hotel room … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Greek Tourism Expected To Rise In 2011, Deputy Minister by GTP editing team 1 January 2011 by GTP editing team 1 January 2011 The Greek government places great importance on the tourism sector as it can help the country survive the economic crisis, Deputy Tourism and Culture Minister George Nikitiadis told journalists during … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Greek Capital Sees Poor Customer Satisfaction by GTP editing team 1 December 2010 by GTP editing team 1 December 2010 The city of Athens continues to attract visitors despite the serious problems experienced in 2010, according to the Athens-Attica Hotel Association’s latest study on customer satisfaction and performance of hotels … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Slight Recovery Expected For Greek Tourism In 2011 by GTP editing team 1 November 2010 by GTP editing team 1 November 2010 Foreign arrivals at 13 of Greece’s main airports increased by 0.85 percent year-on-year in September while the number of foreign visitors in Greece dropped 0.57 percent during the first nine … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Athens’ Hotels See Poor Occupancy Results by GTP editing team 1 November 2010 by GTP editing team 1 November 2010 Hotels in the Greek capital saw a 6.1 percent revenue drop for the first eight months of the year while Attica is going through two of the most difficult months … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Greece Lags Behind In Competitiveness by GTP editing team 1 October 2010 by GTP editing team 1 October 2010 Greece dropped 12 places in the Global Competitiveness Report 2010-2011, released by the World Economic Forum last month, as it slid from 71st place to 83rd in the global ranking … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Athens Hotels Experience A Cruel Summer by GTP editing team 1 October 2010 by GTP editing team 1 October 2010 Tourism revenue in the Greek capital during August decreased by 14 percent following a 15 percent drop in July, Athens-Attica Hoteliers Association President Yiannis Retsos recently told Greek journalists. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Greek Tourism Sees Steady Arrivals But Less Revenue by GTP editing team 1 October 2010 by GTP editing team 1 October 2010 Greek tourism managed to withstand obstacles this season despite the economic crisis and hardships created by demonstrations and strikes, Deputy Culture and Tourism Minister Yiorgos Nikitiadis said last month. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Germans Snub Greece For Their Holidays by GTP editing team 1 September 2010 by GTP editing team 1 September 2010 The Germans are traveling with more enthusiasm than ever with the largest number of bookings made mainly to Turkey and Egypt, while Greece and Portugal have seen a drop in … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Overnights And Revenue Down At Athens-Attica Hotels by GTP editing team 1 September 2010 by GTP editing team 1 September 2010 Athens suffered the biggest losses during the first seven months of the year in regards to the number of tourists visiting Greece, the latest figures released by the Association of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Summer Passenger Traffic Produces Slight Increase by GTP editing team 1 September 2010 by GTP editing team 1 September 2010 Passenger traffic during July and August at the three major ports of Athens (Piraeus, Lavrion and Rafina) did not reach desired expectations despite tempting ticket discounts made by shipping companies … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Rodos And Kos See Major Non-Resident Arrival Increase by GTP editing team 1 September 2010 by GTP editing team 1 September 2010 Although non-resident arrivals showed a 1.3 percent decrease from last year levels in the first seven months of 2010, Greek islands Kos and Rodos enjoyed more visitors despite the economic … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Greeks Stay Home This Summer by GTP editing team 1 September 2010 by GTP editing team 1 September 2010 Six in 10 Greeks said they would not take a vacation this summer due to the financial crisis, a recent nationwide survey conducted recently by the General Consumer Federation of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Greek Tourism Revenue Drops, Arrivals Improve by GTP editing team 1 September 2010 by GTP editing team 1 September 2010 Greece’s tourism revenue dropped 11.9 percent during the first six months of the year and 15.7 percent in June, according to data from the Bank of Greece. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Greece Gets Negative Tourism Outlook For 2010 by GTP editing team 1 September 2010 by GTP editing team 1 September 2010 Prospects for Greek tourism in 2010 are anything but promising as the volatile and uncertain economic climate will leave no room for improved figures but only a qualitative approach in … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats SETE’s Facts And Figures On Greek Tourism by GTP editing team 1 August 2010 by GTP editing team 1 August 2010 “Our statistical data on Greek tourism clearly shows that the country’s tourism is entering a new state of recession of unknown duration,” General Manager of the Association of Greek Tourism … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Riots And Volcanic Ash Hurt Tourism, ATEM by GTP editing team 1 August 2010 by GTP editing team 1 August 2010 The April and May incidents in Athens reduced initial encouraging expectations for Greek tourism, according to the six-month analysis of Greek tourism activities, released by research group Academy of Tourism … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Tourists Have Second Thoughts On Visiting Athens by GTP editing team 1 August 2010 by GTP editing team 1 August 2010 The revenue of Athens-Attica hotels (3-, 4-, and 5-star) fell by 3.6 percent from last year’s January-June period as a result of a 1.2 percent drop in the average hotel … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Tourism Arrivals Down 10 Percent, Hotel Chamber Says by GTP editing team 1 July 2010 by GTP editing team 1 July 2010 Tourism arrivals are down 10 percent so far this year, while hotel room prices are also down by 10 percent, President of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels Yiorgos Tsakiris said … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
