Industry Reports & Trends by elpidoforos Manolesakis Piraeus Port Records Drop in Cruise Passenger Figures by GTP editing team 22 July 2009 Piraeus Port saw a 24 percent decrease in passenger traffic as recent data showed that 84,274 cruise passengers boarded from Piraues Port during the first five months of 2009 against 111,559 passengers in 2008. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Hotel Brands in Greece On The Rise by GTP editing team 1 July 2009 Over the past years hotel brands in Greece have expanded although their share still remains low when compared with other European countries, says tourism and hospitality consultant, Dr. Dimitris Koutoulas. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Foreign Arrivals To Greece Drop by GTP editing team 1 July 2009 International arrivals at major airports of Greece for the first five months of 2009 showed a decrease of 8.85 percent over the same period of 2008, the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises recently announced. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Athens Surpasses London As A Convention Destination by GTP editing team 1 July 2009 Athens moved up 10 places–from 25th to 15th– in the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) global city ranking for 2008. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Athens Hoteliers Want A Safer Capital by GTP editing team 1 July 2009 Along with the side effects of the economic crisis Athenian hotels now must deal with criminal acts against tourists (hotel guests) and employees of certain hotels in the city center, the Athens-Attica Hotels Association recently stressed. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Greek Tourism Makes Bad Start by GTP editing team 1 June 2009 The Bank of Greece recently released data that shows a 20.2 percent reduction in tourism revenue for the first two months of 2009 over the same period last year. January … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Unemployment to Rise as Arrivals Are Seen to Drop by Nikos Krinis 1 May 2009 The Research Institute for Tourism and Forecasts (ITEP) expects arrivals to fall at least by 4.24 percent this year, while tourist traffic from traditional markets are predicted to drop by 4.58 percent. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail SETE Sees a Gloomy Tourism Season by Nikos Krinis 1 May 2009 The Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises painted a black picture at a press conference last month and called on to the government for additional measures to support the tourism industry. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Hotel Federation Straightens Out Data Mix Up by Nikos Krinis 1 May 2009 The Hellenic Federation of Hotels recently “corrected” false data over price increases of Greek hotels in 2008 distributed by Hotels.com website. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Economic Crisis Affects Business Travel by Nikos Krinis 1 May 2009 The expectations of business travelers are in a turnaround as the economic pressure has made them care less about luxury and more about the basics a hotel delivers, a recent survey said. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 1 … 430 431 432 433 434 … 460 Share FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Piraeus Port Records Drop in Cruise Passenger Figures by GTP editing team 22 July 2009 Piraeus Port saw a 24 percent decrease in passenger traffic as recent data showed that 84,274 cruise passengers boarded from Piraues Port during the first five months of 2009 against 111,559 passengers in 2008. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hotel Brands in Greece On The Rise by GTP editing team 1 July 2009 Over the past years hotel brands in Greece have expanded although their share still remains low when compared with other European countries, says tourism and hospitality consultant, Dr. Dimitris Koutoulas. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Foreign Arrivals To Greece Drop by GTP editing team 1 July 2009 International arrivals at major airports of Greece for the first five months of 2009 showed a decrease of 8.85 percent over the same period of 2008, the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises recently announced. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Athens Surpasses London As A Convention Destination by GTP editing team 1 July 2009 Athens moved up 10 places–from 25th to 15th– in the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) global city ranking for 2008. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Athens Hoteliers Want A Safer Capital by GTP editing team 1 July 2009 Along with the side effects of the economic crisis Athenian hotels now must deal with criminal acts against tourists (hotel guests) and employees of certain hotels in the city center, the Athens-Attica Hotels Association recently stressed. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Greek Tourism Makes Bad Start by GTP editing team 1 June 2009 The Bank of Greece recently released data that shows a 20.2 percent reduction in tourism revenue for the first two months of 2009 over the same period last year. January … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Unemployment to Rise as Arrivals Are Seen to Drop by Nikos Krinis 1 May 2009 The Research Institute for Tourism and Forecasts (ITEP) expects arrivals to fall at least by 4.24 percent this year, while tourist traffic from traditional markets are predicted to drop by 4.58 percent. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
SETE Sees a Gloomy Tourism Season by Nikos Krinis 1 May 2009 The Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises painted a black picture at a press conference last month and called on to the government for additional measures to support the tourism industry. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hotel Federation Straightens Out Data Mix Up by Nikos Krinis 1 May 2009 The Hellenic Federation of Hotels recently “corrected” false data over price increases of Greek hotels in 2008 distributed by Hotels.com website. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Economic Crisis Affects Business Travel by Nikos Krinis 1 May 2009 The expectations of business travelers are in a turnaround as the economic pressure has made them care less about luxury and more about the basics a hotel delivers, a recent survey said. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
