Industry Reports & Trends by elpidoforos Manolesakis Ministry Announces Initial 2008 Tourism Data by Nikos Krinis 1 October 2008 Prior to an agreement between state tourism officials and the private tourism sector (see page 3), Geece’s tourism ministry expressed its satisfaction with this year’s tourism figures. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Airlines to Lose Billions This Year by Nikos Krinis 1 October 2008 The International Air Transport Association recently announced a revised industry financial forecast for airline losses this year and 2009 and evaluated that the difficult business conditions will remain. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Positive Tourism Trend to Athens Continues by Nikos Krinis 1 October 2008 A recent study shows that tourists to Greece’s capital spend more money, visit more sites and keep hotels more profitable, and it appears that the trend will continue. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Fewer Ferry Routes and Higher Fares Affect Tourism by Nikos Krinis 1 October 2008 Fare increases in conjunction with route cuts had a negative impact on traffic to the Aegean and Ionian islands. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Greek Hotel Profits by Nikos Krinis 1 October 2008 A recent survey by Stat Bank characterized the Greek hotel sector as a “two-speed industry” since 58 percent of hotels showed profits and 42 percent reported losses in 2007. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Travelers Prefer to Book On-line by Nikos Krinis 1 October 2008 Travelers on a global scale are more secure on making on-line reservations, according to a recent survey. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Ministry Denies Slip in Greek Tourism by Nikos Krinis 1 September 2008 The tourism ministry recently released tourist traffic figures, which contradicts newspaper reports that refer to a ‘freefall’ of Greek tourism. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Greek Tourism in Numbers by Nikos Krinis 1 September 2008 According to the latest figures of the National Statistical Service of Greece, 44.2 percent of arrivals in 2007 were those made by Greek nationals and 55.8 percent were made by foreign visitors. As for overnights, 26.5 percent were comprised by Greeks (2.5 nights on average) and 73.5 percent were comprised by foreign nationals (with 5.4 nights on average). Last year 62 percent of total arrivals were divided in four regions, namely Attica (22.1 percent), Crete (13.9 percent), the South Aegean (13.3 percent) and Central Macedonia (12.6 percent). 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Athens Hotels’ Occupancies Trend Downward by Nikos Krinis 1 September 2008 June 2008 saw a 1.9 percent drop in average hotel occupancy rates in the Athens Attica region, according to recent figures released by the Hellenic Hotels Federation. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Bad British Behavior in Greece by Nikos Krinis 1 September 2008 The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) recently released its third annual ‘British Behavior Abroad’ report in an effort to deal with thousands of UK citizens who continue to attract trouble when on holiday overseas. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 1 … 433 434 435 436 437 … 460 Share FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Ministry Announces Initial 2008 Tourism Data by Nikos Krinis 1 October 2008 Prior to an agreement between state tourism officials and the private tourism sector (see page 3), Geece’s tourism ministry expressed its satisfaction with this year’s tourism figures. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Airlines to Lose Billions This Year by Nikos Krinis 1 October 2008 The International Air Transport Association recently announced a revised industry financial forecast for airline losses this year and 2009 and evaluated that the difficult business conditions will remain. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Positive Tourism Trend to Athens Continues by Nikos Krinis 1 October 2008 A recent study shows that tourists to Greece’s capital spend more money, visit more sites and keep hotels more profitable, and it appears that the trend will continue. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Fewer Ferry Routes and Higher Fares Affect Tourism by Nikos Krinis 1 October 2008 Fare increases in conjunction with route cuts had a negative impact on traffic to the Aegean and Ionian islands. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Greek Hotel Profits by Nikos Krinis 1 October 2008 A recent survey by Stat Bank characterized the Greek hotel sector as a “two-speed industry” since 58 percent of hotels showed profits and 42 percent reported losses in 2007. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Travelers Prefer to Book On-line by Nikos Krinis 1 October 2008 Travelers on a global scale are more secure on making on-line reservations, according to a recent survey. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Ministry Denies Slip in Greek Tourism by Nikos Krinis 1 September 2008 The tourism ministry recently released tourist traffic figures, which contradicts newspaper reports that refer to a ‘freefall’ of Greek tourism. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Greek Tourism in Numbers by Nikos Krinis 1 September 2008 According to the latest figures of the National Statistical Service of Greece, 44.2 percent of arrivals in 2007 were those made by Greek nationals and 55.8 percent were made by foreign visitors. As for overnights, 26.5 percent were comprised by Greeks (2.5 nights on average) and 73.5 percent were comprised by foreign nationals (with 5.4 nights on average). Last year 62 percent of total arrivals were divided in four regions, namely Attica (22.1 percent), Crete (13.9 percent), the South Aegean (13.3 percent) and Central Macedonia (12.6 percent). 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Athens Hotels’ Occupancies Trend Downward by Nikos Krinis 1 September 2008 June 2008 saw a 1.9 percent drop in average hotel occupancy rates in the Athens Attica region, according to recent figures released by the Hellenic Hotels Federation. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Bad British Behavior in Greece by Nikos Krinis 1 September 2008 The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) recently released its third annual ‘British Behavior Abroad’ report in an effort to deal with thousands of UK citizens who continue to attract trouble when on holiday overseas. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
