Surveys, Trends & Stats Attica Hotel Revenue Down in Jan-Sep 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 December 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 December 2009 Hotels in Attica saw their average hotel occupancy rates drop by 13.62 percent, 9.26 percent and 9.25 percent in five-, four- and three-star hotels respectively during the first nine months … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats SETE Looks Ahead For Greek Tourism by Nikos Krinis 1 November 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 November 2009 The Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) recently announced that it is preparing the study “Greek Tourism headed for 2020,” which will include the strategy for building a new development … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Renovated Hotels Survive Crisis by Nikos Krinis 1 November 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 November 2009 The majority of hotels that modernized their operations and infrastructure and enhanced their overall presence in the domestic and international market held a strong position during the global economic crisis … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Domestic Tourism Shows Losses by Nikos Krinis 1 October 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 October 2009 Overnight stays of Greeks at various destinations in the country reported significant reductions, which in some cases reached over 20 percent, the Research Institute for Tourism and Forecasting (ITEP) and … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Greek Ports Report Summer Traffic Drop by Nikos Krinis 1 October 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 October 2009 Greek shipping recorded a small drop in passenger and freight traffic during the summer period when compared with the same period in 2008, the Ministry of Mercantile Marine, The Aegean … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Greek Tourists Opt For Turkey by Nikos Krinis 1 October 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 October 2009 Turkey has emerged as one of the most popular tourism destinations abroad for Greeks, according to tourist arrival figures recently released by Turkey’s statistical office. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel IATA: Uncertainty Prevails In Airline Industry by Nikos Krinis 1 October 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 October 2009 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) last month released the international scheduled IATA, which showed a passenger demand decline of 2.9 percent compared with the same month in 2008 while … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Thessaloniki Displays Poor Transport System by Nikos Krinis 1 October 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 October 2009 Thessaloniki presents a significant setback in air transport and shipping, according to a research study conducted recently by the Professional Chamber of Thessaloniki. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Greek Tourism Services Cause Complaints by Nikos Krinis 1 October 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 October 2009 Consumer complaints in regards to tourism services amounted to 230 reports from 1 July-15 August compared to 184 complaints filed last year for the same period, the Consumers’ Protection Center … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats GNTO Doubles Inspections To Tourism Firms by Nikos Krinis 1 October 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 October 2009 Inspections to tourism enterprises throughout Greece more than doubled this year by Greek National Tourism Organization representatives the Tourism Ministry said last month. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Greece Tops Ship Purchases List by Nikos Krinis 1 October 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 October 2009 Greek shipowners have invested more than $2.3 billion for the purchase of 118 ships for the January-August 2009 period and are considered the biggest spenders on ships in the world, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Athens Not So Expensive After All by Nikos Krinis 1 October 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 October 2009 Athens may not be among the most expensive cities in the world but it is a middle-ranking one, according to the recent study “Prices and Earnings-2009 edition” published by Swiss … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Greek Tourism Up Against “Cold” Winter by Nikos Krinis 1 October 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 October 2009 Foreign arrivals at Greek airports fell nine percent year-on-year in August while the number of foreign visitors in Greece dropped 8.5 percent in the first eight months of the year, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Drop in Arrivals Slows in July by GTP editing team 1 September 2009 by GTP editing team 1 September 2009 The number of foreign tourists that arrived at Greek airports fell to eight percent in the January-July period down from 9.6 percent recorded during the first six months of the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Passenger Traffic Drops In June, H1N1 Also To Blame by GTP editing team 1 September 2009 by GTP editing team 1 September 2009 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) recently announced that international air passenger traffic fell by 7.2 percent in June when compared to the same month in 2008. However, the drop … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Greece Sees Double-Digit Revenue Decline by GTP editing team 1 September 2009 by GTP editing team 1 September 2009 Tourism revenue dropped 14.7 percent in the January-June period against the same period in 2008 as foreign visitors spent some 3.1 billion euros, the Bank of Greece recently announced. In … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Greek Tourism Industry Still Behind On ICT Use by Nikos Krinis 1 September 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 September 2009 New opportunities that will revolutionize the business profile of Greek tourism enterprises are rising through the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs), according to a recent study by the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Piraeus Sees Fewer EU-Flag Cruise Ships by GTP editing team 1 September 2009 by GTP editing team 1 September 2009 The Greek cruise industry must be liberated from the cabotage law that forbids non-European Union flag cruise ships to use Greek harbors as homeports, according to recently released official figures. … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Passenger Traffic Rises On Domestic Routes by GTP editing team 1 September 2009 by GTP editing team 1 September 2009 Despite the fears of the global economic crisis it seems that this summer is produced better results than 2008 for Greek shipping or at least for many companies that continue … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Tourism Report On Greece Not Positive by GTP editing team 1 September 2009 by GTP editing team 1 September 2009 The Greek tourism market is forecast to show further marked falls of 20 percent year-on-year in occupancy rates from the first quarter of 2009, according to official data from a … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
