Surveys, Trends & Stats Tourism Olympic Games Winner by GTP editing team 1 August 2003 by GTP editing team 1 August 2003 Next year’s Olympic Games are expected to not only increase Greece’s gross domestic product by as much as 1.4% but also continue to so after the Games are over. The … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Cruise Sales At Home Drop Significantly by GTP editing team 1 August 2003 by GTP editing team 1 August 2003 It’s not only local cruise companies — for the first half of this year cruise passengers on Greek vessels are down some 30% over the same period last year — … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Albania, Greece’s Newest Tourism Competitor by GTP editing team 1 August 2003 by GTP editing team 1 August 2003 According to recent press reports, the Albanian government has launched a radical drive to attract a thriving international tourist trade by bulldozing hundreds of kiosks, shops and hotels along the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Athens One of World’s Most Expensive Cities by GTP editing team 1 July 2003 by GTP editing team 1 July 2003 Athens ranks as the 71st most expensive city worldwide, according to the Mercer Human Resource Consulting’s first cost of living survey for 2003, against a placing of 111th last year. … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Low Cost Carriers Not Necessarily Cheap by GTP editing team 1 July 2003 by GTP editing team 1 July 2003 A Carlson Wagonlit Travel study showed that potential cost savings on low-cost carriers (LCCs) for large multinationals are, in at least half the cases, just 10% off normal costs. Carlson … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Over-reaction to SARS Outbreak by GTP editing team 1 June 2003 by GTP editing team 1 June 2003 The impact of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak on many tourism destinations is already greater than last year’s terrorist attack on Bali, while airlines have been hit harder … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Athens International Airport World’s Best by GTP editing team 1 June 2003 by GTP editing team 1 June 2003 Athens International Airport is the new leader in the world in its category, according to the annual results of International Air Transport Association’s independent survey “Global Airport Monitor” for 2002. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Tourism Sector Hopes For Last-minute Bookings by GTP editing team 1 June 2003 by GTP editing team 1 June 2003 The tourism sector had best hope for a barrage of last-minute bookings if Greece’s consumers’ federation is correct in its forecasts. Four out of every 10 Greeks will not take … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Pessimism Prevails In Tourism Sector by GTP editing team 1 June 2003 by GTP editing team 1 June 2003 Greece’s public sector tourism leaders continue their attempts to support tourism sector moral in the face of what appears to be a very difficult year for the sector. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Europe Embraces Internet as Greece Waits in the Wings by GTP editing team 1 June 2003 by GTP editing team 1 June 2003 With about one-third of the European population connected to the Internet, the popularity of low-cost carriers and the emergence of dynamic packaging, the European online travel market is finally taking … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Online Travel Continues To Rise by GTP editing team 1 May 2003 by GTP editing team 1 May 2003 Despite tough economic conditions, a tense political climate and fewer travelers, the online travel market in North America performed surprisingly well in 2002. According to a new report from PhoCusWright … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Athens 2004 Games to Host A Million Visitors by GTP editing team 1 May 2003 by GTP editing team 1 May 2003 More than a million visitors are expected to flock to Athens to watch the action at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. According to the Athens 2004 committee, foreign visitors during … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Greek Hotel Sector Improves Financial Picture by GTP editing team 1 April 2003 by GTP editing team 1 April 2003 There are a plethora of complaints coming from Greece’s hotel sector regarding difficult times, desperately low room rates and a severe drop in business. Perhaps so. Figures released recently by … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Air Traffic Remains Volatile by GTP editing team 1 April 2003 by GTP editing team 1 April 2003 The first AEA traffic report for 2003 shows an increase in passenger-km of 6.4 percent over January of last year. This brought traffic volume back to within 1.5 percentage points … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Prolonged Iraqi War Requires Contingency Plans by GTP editing team 1 April 2003 by GTP editing team 1 April 2003 A prolonged war in Iraq would destroy more than three million jobs in the global travel and tourism industry and eliminate more than $30 billion of economic value (gross domestic … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Tourism Sector Weakened By Strong Euro by GTP editing team 1 March 2003 by GTP editing team 1 March 2003 The strength of the euro against the dollar brings some opportunities to the forefront for Greek travelers to countries outside of the EU. The same applies to travelers from other … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Tourism to Greece at Satisfactory Levels Says WTO by GTP editing team 1 March 2003 by GTP editing team 1 March 2003 Tourism arrivals to Greece in 2002 remained at a satisfactory level, said the Word Tourism Organization’s secretary general, Francisco Frangialli, during the recent Fitur travel fair held in Madrid. He … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Travel Trade Concerned But Optimistic For 2003 Tourism Year by GTP editing team 1 February 2003 by GTP editing team 1 February 2003 Despite ominous forecasts, Greek hoteliers and travel agents are somewhat optimistic for this year’s tourism sector. They feel Greece this year most likely will have fewer than anticipated losses thanks … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Internet Bookings Continue to Rise by GTP editing team 1 February 2003 by GTP editing team 1 February 2003 Holidaymakers throughout Europe are showing a greater preference for booking travel online. In particular, Western Europe is set to see a dramatic increase in the number of hotel reservations made … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats SETE Pessimistic For Sector Tourism This Year by GTP editing team 1 February 2002 by GTP editing team 1 February 2002 Nikos Angelopoulos, vice president of the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises, told its annual Christmas press gathering that he and the association were not optimistic for tourism possibilities in 2002. … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
