Surveys, Trends & Stats Greek Image Abroad More Than Positive by GTP editing team 1 November 2004 by GTP editing team 1 November 2004 Greece is now considered to be a safe destination and a modern European country by both Europeans and North Americans, according to a survey carried out by MRB, VPRC, Research … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Global Tourism Megatrends by GTP editing team 1 November 2004 by GTP editing team 1 November 2004 Global megatrends that are about to revolution-ize the tourism industry at the dawn of the third millennium were released recently by the director of Tourism Control Intelligence (France and USA), … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Latest ITEP Study Shows 4% Annual Increase for Tourism Sector by GTP editing team 1 October 2004 by GTP editing team 1 October 2004 Professor Panagiotis Pavlopoulos of Research Institute for Tourism explained to the press last month that his latest study shows it is possible for the tourism sector to show a 4% … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Athens 2004 Games Ensure Tourism Boom by GTP editing team 1 October 2004 by GTP editing team 1 October 2004 The promotion of Greece and the heavy investment in infrastructure that has taken place, thanks to the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, could push the number of foreign visitors from around … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Athens 2004 Should Recoup 2004 Expenses by GTP editing team 1 September 2004 by GTP editing team 1 September 2004 Counting security measures, Greece has spent a bundle when compared with other Olympic hosts – at total of five billion to seven billion euros at last count – nevertheless, if … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Hoteliers Back to Basics by GTP editing team 1 September 2004 by GTP editing team 1 September 2004 Hundreds of flights a day seen during the first 20 days of the month of August have been bringing plane-loads of Olympic visitors to Athens, especially during the days leading … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Greece’s Lodging Units Outside of Attica Slash Prices by GTP editing team 1 August 2004 by GTP editing team 1 August 2004 Negative data for the months of May and June, and a severe lack of bookings for the peak summer period, have forced lodging units outside of the Athens/Attica area to … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Niche markets New ITEP Study Focuses on Seniors by GTP editing team 1 August 2004 by GTP editing team 1 August 2004 Prospects for travel by seniors to Greece is more than optimistic, said the head of the Research Institiute for Toruism (ITEP), Professor Panagiotis Pavlopoulos, during the recent presentation of the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Investments International Investor Sees Tourism As Greece’s Only Economic Engine by GTP editing team 1 August 2004 by GTP editing team 1 August 2004 The Greek economy can advance and prosper in the international environment only if it develops itself to cater to up-market tourism and wealthy foreigners wishing to acquire holiday homes, said … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Greek Travelers Face Health Problems by GTP editing team 1 August 2004 by GTP editing team 1 August 2004 Travel agents may not be doing their job as well as they should, according to a recent study from the Center for Infectious Disease Control at the State General Hospital. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Athens International Airport Europe’s Best and Safest by GTP editing team 1 July 2004 by GTP editing team 1 July 2004 Athens International Airport’s “Eleftherios Venizelos” was recently voted the best and safest airport of its kind in Europe and the second best in the world, according to an independent survey … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Athenian Hoteliers Experience Tingle of Optimism by GTP editing team 1 July 2004 by GTP editing team 1 July 2004 Local hoteliers refuse to go out on a limb and suggest they experience anything close to optimism for 2004, but there was a slight optimistic tingle with the release of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Latest Tourism Institute Study Worrisome by GTP editing team 1 June 2004 by GTP editing team 1 June 2004 Studies released last month by the Tourism Research Institute place Greece’s tourism sector in a precarious position. Its annual study, which forecasts this year’s tourism flow and analyzes last year’s … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats 2004 Tourism Picture Remains Clouded by GTP editing team 1 June 2004 by GTP editing team 1 June 2004 When compared with last year, the drop in tourism arrivals this year is expected to reach anywhere between less than 1% to as high as 10%. It all depends on … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Greece’s eTourism Potential Remains Untapped by GTP editing team 1 June 2004 by GTP editing team 1 June 2004 The majority of Greek Internet sites are in the early stages of development concerning electronic tourism, said Dr. Dimitrios Buhalis of the University of Surrey during a seminar held last … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Drop in Bookings Encourage Tour Operators to Demand Lower Prices by GTP editing team 1 May 2004 by GTP editing team 1 May 2004 On average, Athens area hotels so far have kept overnights at last year’s level and look forward to a good summer. Not so with hotels outside the area. This season’s … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats No Increase Expected in Domestic Travel this Year by GTP editing team 1 May 2004 by GTP editing team 1 May 2004 Hoteliers that count on a substantial rise in domestic travel this year because of the Games may be disappointed. According to research released last month by Greece’s major consumer protection … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Tourism Industry Leaders Pessimistic for 2004 Season by GTP editing team 1 March 2004 by GTP editing team 1 March 2004 Greece’s tourism professionals are not in the least optimistic about the future of the country’s main currency-earning industry thus crushing earlier hopes that 2004, being the country’s Olympic year, would … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Athenian Hotels Record Major Drop in Overnights by GTP editing team 1 March 2004 by GTP editing team 1 March 2004 Overnights in the Athens area dropped an average drop of 11.5% last year when compared with 2002, according to statistics released last month by the Attica Hoteliers’ Association. The association … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Tourism Sector Lacks Pertinent Data by GTP editing team 1 March 2004 by GTP editing team 1 March 2004 The decision making process for most business enterprises and for the formation of a general economic sector policy, such as a tourism policy, begins with the attempt to obtain as … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
