Surveys, Trends & Stats Greece Possible Venue for Next Year’s WTTC Summit by GTP editing team 1 May 2005 by GTP editing team 1 May 2005 The World Travel & Tourism Council released its 2005 travel and tourism forecasts for 174 countries and the world and an assessment of the impact of the Indian Ocean Tsunami … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats European Travel Trends Released by IPK International by GTP editing team 1 April 2005 by GTP editing team 1 April 2005 Again this year, IPK International released its Global Travel Trends study during Berlin’s tourism fair International Travel Bourse. The study found that Europeans continue their strong preference for sun and … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Continued Difficulties for Athenian Hoteliers by GTP editing team 1 March 2005 by GTP editing team 1 March 2005 Hoteliers in the Athens area continue to face painful economic problems and some even face extreme difficulty when it comes to paying running monthly expenses. They say the strong investment … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats More Business Travel This Year by GTP editing team 1 March 2005 by GTP editing team 1 March 2005 Business travel is on the rise, according to recent research analyses. American Express, for example, predicts that overall travel costs for corporations will increase by around 3% this year, as … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Germans Opt for Cheaper Destinations by GTP editing team 1 March 2005 by GTP editing team 1 March 2005 It appears that Germans have turned away from Greece as a holiday destination and have headed to cheaper destinations outside the euro zone. Greek tourism professionals say the move has … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats No Increase in Arrivals from Greece’s Main Markets by GTP editing team 1 March 2005 by GTP editing team 1 March 2005 Vassilis Minaidis, president of the Panhellenic Hoteliers Federation, is not overly optimistic for tourism to Greece this year. “At the very best, foreign arrivals to our country this year should … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Institute of Tourism Research Study Shows Economic Importance of Tourism Sector by GTP editing team 1 March 2005 by GTP editing team 1 March 2005 The reduction of the current account deficit by nearly 2 billion euros during the first 11 months of 2004 underscores the leading role the service sector, or at least part … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Secrets to Perfect Business Travel by GTP editing team 1 March 2005 by GTP editing team 1 March 2005 A business travel survey has revealed a magic formula for the perfect business trip: a direct flight, flat bed, in-flight Blackberry, a friendly face at the airport, language lessons, online … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Greece’s Major Tourism Markets Depend on Internet Use by GTP editing team 1 March 2005 by GTP editing team 1 March 2005 Germany and the UK, two markets that make up more than half of all arrivals to Greece each year, have become very dependent on online travel. The German online travel … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Travelers Demand More and More from Hotels, Including Bath Fixtures by GTP editing team 1 March 2005 by GTP editing team 1 March 2005 Trendwatching.com – an Amsterdam-based independent trend agency that uncovers global consumer trends – says that the desire for a more luxurious “home away from home” has become a popular global … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Annual ABTA Report Promotes Greece and Athens City Breaks by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 Positive remarks for Greece in general and Athens in particular were included in the recent annual report of vacation preferences formulated by the Association of British Travel Agents. For 2005 … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Hotel Occupancy Rates Drop by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 November 2004 saw a considerable decline in occupancy at Athens hotels of all categories, compared with the same month in 2003, according to the Attica Hotel Association. In some categories, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Optimism for Tourism Arrival Increases by GTP editing team 1 January 2005 by GTP editing team 1 January 2005 Some local tourism professionals, but not all, foresee yet another unhealthy year for Greek tourism because of a weak dollar and stagnant European economies, all of which they say would … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Initial Indications for 2005 Tourism Not Especially Optimistic by GTP editing team 1 January 2005 by GTP editing team 1 January 2005 Members of the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises say the initial indications for 2005 do not justify any special optimism and that unless the government speeds up its promised tourism … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Niche markets Senior Travel Highly Profitable for Destinations by GTP editing team 1 January 2005 by GTP editing team 1 January 2005 Youthful elderly people in Greece, especially when they have a satisfactory pension, are beginning to change the traditional image. They now have a social life as they go to the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Implementation of Announced Tourism Development Measures Imperative by GTP editing team 1 December 2004 by GTP editing team 1 December 2004 Europe’s tourism specialists seem to be coming around to the view that the era of Greek improvisation is over and that a long-term strategy is evolving. “In 2005, you will … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Get Ready for Arrivals from China by GTP editing team 1 December 2004 by GTP editing team 1 December 2004 Sui Hui, commercial councilor in Greece for China’s embassy here, last month told delegates to the seminar “From Athens to Beijing: The Olympic Bridge” that they had best get ready … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Arrival Decline Continues by GTP editing team 1 December 2004 by GTP editing team 1 December 2004 In the recent release of their annual study on Greece’s tourism sector, the directors of Hellenic Tourism Organization offices abroad estimate that arrivals this year will drop by 5.5% against … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Benchmark Survey of Convention and Visitors Bureaus by GTP editing team 1 December 2004 by GTP editing team 1 December 2004 Α global benchmark survey of convention and visitors bureaus (CVBs) was recently released by Dr. Dimitris Koutoulas, a tourism and marketing consultant based in Athens. This survey explores the operational … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Tourism Down 8% This Year by GTP editing team 1 November 2004 by GTP editing team 1 November 2004 Most Greek destinations were disappointed this summer when arrivals failed to increase as expected during the summer months. The end result, according to trade professionals, is that Greece will post … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
