Surveys, Trends & Stats “You In Greece” Campaign Kicks Off Online by GTP editing team 1 July 2010 by GTP editing team 1 July 2010 The “You in Greece” online campaign is the new tool to promote tourism in Greece and aims to show that, besides sea and sun, Greece is also a country of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel AIA Reports Positive Q1 Figures by GTP editing team 1 June 2010 by GTP editing team 1 June 2010 Despite difficulties the air transport industry is facing due to the crisis, Athens International Airport (AIA) Eleftherios Venizelos last month reported improved passenger traffic and air flight figures. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Volcanic Ash Outcome On Tourism by GTP editing team 1 June 2010 by GTP editing team 1 June 2010 From 15 April until 21 April a total of 1,177 flights to and from Greek airports were canceled due to the volcanic ash cloud from Ireland, according to Civil Aviation … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Athens Hotels Show Low Occupancy In Q1 by GTP editing team 1 June 2010 by GTP editing team 1 June 2010 Athens hotel revenue decreased by seven percent during the first quarter of 2010 with the average revenue per available room shaped at 49.46 euros, according to official statistics of the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Hotel Chamber: Tourist Arrivals Drop In Greece by GTP editing team 1 June 2010 by GTP editing team 1 June 2010 Tourist arrivals have dropped 10 percent throughout Greece, President of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels Yiorgos Tsakiris said at a press conference in mid-May while presenting data gathered from the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Drop in Easter Holiday Overnights Creates Skepticism by Nikos Krinis 1 May 2010 by Nikos Krinis 1 May 2010 The total outcome in regards to hotel bookings during this year’s Easter holiday did not satisfy Greek hoteliers but hasty conclusions should not be made in regards to the season’s … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news German Arrivals Fall in Greece by GTP editing team 1 May 2010 by GTP editing team 1 May 2010 German bookings to Greece are in a standstill, tourism professionals in Germany told the foreign press last month. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Greece’s Reputation Hits Bookings by GTP editing team 1 May 2010 by GTP editing team 1 May 2010 Each country’s views on the crisis in Greece directly affects the tourist flow to the country, according to recent figures of research company GfK’s Tourism Panel. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Greek Hotels Expensive For U.K. Visitors by GTP editing team 1 May 2010 by GTP editing team 1 May 2010 Greek hotels produced a two percent increase in the average price per room in 2009, according to the Hotel Price Index (HPI) survey released recently by U.K. website Hotels.com. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Athens Hotel Revenue Expected To Take A Plunge by Nikos Krinis 1 April 2010 by Nikos Krinis 1 April 2010 As a destination Athens is deteriorating and losing any grounds it had intended to gain and this ultimately cannot be considered a result of the global economic crisis, according to … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Greece Fourth Place On E.U. Preference List by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 Greece is the fourth most popular tourism destination in the European Union for 2010, according to the Eurobarometer survey on the attitudes of Europeans towards tourism that was released last … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Niche markets SETE Promotes Gastronomy Tourism by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 With a 400,000-euro marketing investment, Greek gastronomy over the next five years could become one of the main reasons to choose Greece as a holiday destination, the Association of Greek … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Subsidized Holidays Program Recipients Reduced by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 The Hellenic Federation of Hoteliers recently questioned a government decision that sees a 26 percent reduction of beneficiaries for the Workers’ Welfare Foundation’s social tourism program (subsidized holidays). 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Greece Sees Drop Of Non-Resident Arrivals by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 A rrivals of foreigners to Greece have recorded a 6.7 percent decline for the first nine months of 2009, according to figures recently released by the National Statistical Service of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats ITEP: Arrivals To Make Weak Recovery In 2010 by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 Foreign arrivals to Greece are expected to rise slightly by some two to three percent this year, while repercussions from the 2008 economic crisis will result to tourism revenue continuing … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE ITB Berlin 2010 Ready To Open by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 ITB Berlin, the world’s leading travel trade show, on 10-14 March will await the whole variety of the international travel sector on the fairgrounds of Messe Berlin: destinations, tour operators, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Bank Of Greece Survey Shows Drop In Foreign Arrivals by GTP editing team 1 February 2010 by GTP editing team 1 February 2010 The first half of 2009 saw foreign arrivals decline by 10.3 percent compared with those of the first half of 2008, according to a survey on nonresident arrivals from abroad … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Athens Hotel Industry In Free Fall by Nikos Krinis 1 January 2010 by Nikos Krinis 1 January 2010 Athens hotel bookings have been in “free fall” as of December 2008, which translates to a 12 percent decrease up until September 2009 and an eight percent drop in the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Greece Sees Drop In Air Arrivals by GTP editing team 1 January 2010 by GTP editing team 1 January 2010 Air arrivals to Greek airports appeared reduced by 7.8 percent for the January-October 2009 period while for the month of October the decline reached 6.2 percent, the Institute of Tourist … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats SETE’s 2009 Overview Not A Pretty Picture by Nikos Krinis 1 January 2010 by Nikos Krinis 1 January 2010 Greek tourism seems to be headed in the same direction it always has, the president of the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE), Nikos Angelopoulos, said last month while addressing … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail