Hospitality Planned New Convention Center Includes New Hotel by GTP editing team 1 February 2004 by GTP editing team 1 February 2004 The Attica hotel owners association met with the head of Hellenic Tourism Properties recently to discuss the construction of a convention center at the old Athens International Airport at Hellenikon. … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Tourism Sector Swamped in Unpaid Debts by GTP editing team 1 February 2004 by GTP editing team 1 February 2004 Foreign tourism concerns owe their Greek counterparts more than two billion euros for tourism services rendered, according to recent press reports. Although most of the debt concerns 2003, some has … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Corporate Online Travel Bookings to Double in Next Three Years by GTP editing team 1 February 2004 by GTP editing team 1 February 2004 The battlefield lines are being drawn in the evolving online corporate travel arena. Players positioned at the brink of head-to-head combat, as well as those scuffling behind the front lines, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Renewed Interest in Golf Investment by GTP editing team 1 February 2004 by GTP editing team 1 February 2004 The Greek tourism sector, struggling to defend its share of the market against cheaper rivals such as Turkey and other Mediterranean nations, is eager to stretch its season beyond the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Research Institute Sees Continual Tourism Decline by GTP editing team 1 December 2003 by GTP editing team 1 December 2003 Greece’s tourism sector continued to fall further behind its foreign competitors during the first nine-month period of this year, according to the latest report published by the Institute for Tourism … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Russian Tourism Market Continues Strong Growth by GTP editing team 1 October 2003 by GTP editing team 1 October 2003 According to figures recently compiled by the Russian Institute of Statistics, the Russian outbound travel market continues to grow. Over 20 million people travelled for business or leisure in 2002 … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Tourism Study Says Sector Prime Future Employer by GTP editing team 1 October 2003 by GTP editing team 1 October 2003 By 2010 the Greek tourism sector could create some 150,000 new jobs and thus cover 35% of today’s unemployed, according to a study released last month by the Association of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Hoteliers Blame Overnights Drop on New Hotels by GTP editing team 1 October 2003 by GTP editing team 1 October 2003 The recent increase in new hotels in the Attica area is responsible for the reduction in overnights by member units of the Attica Hoteliers Association, according to the Academy of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Tourism and Environmental Protection a Priority by GTP editing team 1 October 2003 by GTP editing team 1 October 2003 Tourism has increased by more than 100 percent between 1990 and 2000 in the world`s biodiversity hotspots, causing threat to the areas, the Conservation International (CI) and the United Nations … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Businesses Want Online Bookings by GTP editing team 1 October 2003 by GTP editing team 1 October 2003 By year’s end, more than nine in 10 companies with managed travel programs will be using an online booking tool for transient individual travel and, more than four in 10 … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Airline Traffic Continues Downturn by GTP editing team 1 October 2003 by GTP editing team 1 October 2003 The Association of European Airlines has released traffic figures for the week ending September 7. While generally an improvement on the previous week, the results gave little cause for encouragement. … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Summer Arrivals Offset Earlier Losses by GTP editing team 1 September 2003 by GTP editing team 1 September 2003 An increase in foreign arrivals during the early part of the summer so far has helped cancel the losses seen in the early part of the year. And in an … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Global Tourism Back On Track by GTP editing team 1 September 2003 by GTP editing team 1 September 2003 Global tourism is on the road to recovery despite worries over terrorism and the SARS virus, with visitor numbers expected to increase strongly for the foreseeable future, the British research … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Tourism Sector Underdeveloped by GTP editing team 1 September 2003 by GTP editing team 1 September 2003 Greece’s tourism sector causes losses some one billion dollars a year to the country’s economy because of underdeveloped tourism activities, according to a recent study by the Tourism Research and … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Turkey Plays Catch-up with Tourism Arrival Figures by GTP editing team 1 September 2003 by GTP editing team 1 September 2003 More than two million tourists arrived in Turkey for holidays during July, an increase of 10% over the same month last year, according to the Turkish government, which shows that … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Internet Success Depends On Brand Awareness by GTP editing team 1 September 2003 by GTP editing team 1 September 2003 Three years ago, some $26 billion of leisure, unmanaged business and corporate travel were purchased online worldwide. Latest forecasts by Internet specialists, such as U.S.-based PhoCusWright, see global online travel … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Airline Industry Performance Improving by GTP editing team 1 September 2003 by GTP editing team 1 September 2003 The airline industry turned the corner in June, according to Giovanni Bisignani, IATA`s Director General and CEO. “Although we are still well below where we were at the same time … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Worst Tourism Season in 30 Years by GTP editing team 1 August 2003 by GTP editing team 1 August 2003 Greece’s tourism enterprises haven’t felt such negative pressure in 30 years, says the Hellenic Association of Travel & Tourism Agents. “The negative economic effects experienced thus far have reached dangerous … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality New Hotel Study Released Shows Major Drop in Hotel Profits by GTP editing team 1 August 2003 by GTP editing team 1 August 2003 Hotel Study 2003, which has just been released by JBR Hellas, shows that the gross operating profit of Greek hotels last year dropped by some four points. Resort and first-class … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Overnights Down 16% in Athens/Attica Region by GTP editing team 1 August 2003 by GTP editing team 1 August 2003 For the first five months of this year, overnight stays in the Athens region dropped by 16% when compared with the same period last year, according to the latest statistics … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
