Industry Reports & Trends by elpidoforos Manolesakis SETE Pessimistic For Sector Tourism This Year 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. He said association sources foresee a possible drop in arrivals from both of Greece’s major markets, Germany and the United Kingdom. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Internet Travel Purchases Continue Rapid Increase Home And Abroad by GTP editing team 1 February 2002 Internet may account for one in every four travel purchases in the main generating markets within the next five years, according to a recent report issued by the World Tourism Organization Business Council. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Women Strongest Clients For Business Travel by GTP editing team 1 February 2002 The number of women that travel for professional reasons continue to increase and now reaches some 50% of total business travelers, compared with a meager 1% back in 1970, said Josiane Loutfi, president of the International Federation of Women’s Travel Organizations during a recent visit to Athens. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Marine Development Profitable by GTP editing team 1 January 2002 The first phase of the bidding process for the privatization of the Alimos, Floisvos and Zea marinas conducted by the Hellenic Tourism Properties is completed. And some very powerful business groups are among those that will continue to participate in the final stage. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Still No Master Plan For Greek Tourism by GTP editing team 1 January 2002 Greece can expect to see a 5- percent increase in tourist arrivals next year based on the double premise that the global economy recovers from the current uncertainty and the government takes steps to boost the industry, according to a study released last month by the Tourism Research Institute, which is funded by the Greek Hotel Chamber. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Europe Still The World’s Convention Continent by GTP editing team 1 December 2001 Congress and convention specialist, Wolfram D. Svoboda, the head of marketing at the International Congress Center Berlin, said he’s very optimistic on the future of congresses as people always will have the demand for personal contacts and personal exchange of thoughts. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail WTO Chief Foresees Positive Tourism Growth by GTP editing team 1 December 2001 The global tourism industry is projected to grow by 1 to 1.5 percent this year, down from an original forecast of 3 percent, due principally to the global crisis brought on by the attacks on the USA on September 11, said Francesco Frangialli, secretary-general of the World Tourism Organization (WTO). 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Smaller Airlines Preferred By Travelers by GTP editing team 1 November 2001 It looks like the average flyer believes that the smaller airlines are safer than the big named companies. September’s passenger load factor figures were down for Greece’s largest airline, state-owned Olympic Airways, as well as major international carriers out of Athens, but Greece’s private airline companies have taken up the slack. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Online Travel Sites Continue To Increase Popularity by GTP editing team 1 October 2001 Online travel website Expedia reported better than expected earnings for the first half of this year. In a press release announcing the earnings, Expedia CEO Richard Barton boasted that his company had not only earned more but had continued to gain market share. Gross bookings were up 78 percent from a year earlier; revenues were up 112 percent. (USA networks has announced plans to buy a controlling stake in Expedia from its parent company, Microsoft.) 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Increase In Number Of British Tourists To Greece by GTP editing team 1 October 2001 Tourist arrivals from the UK rose by 7 percent this year belying an initial projection of a 4 to 5 percent increase, the Hellenic Tourism Organization announced last month. The … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 1 … 455 456 457 458 459 460 Share FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
SETE Pessimistic For Sector Tourism This Year 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. He said association sources foresee a possible drop in arrivals from both of Greece’s major markets, Germany and the United Kingdom. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Internet Travel Purchases Continue Rapid Increase Home And Abroad by GTP editing team 1 February 2002 Internet may account for one in every four travel purchases in the main generating markets within the next five years, according to a recent report issued by the World Tourism Organization Business Council. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Women Strongest Clients For Business Travel by GTP editing team 1 February 2002 The number of women that travel for professional reasons continue to increase and now reaches some 50% of total business travelers, compared with a meager 1% back in 1970, said Josiane Loutfi, president of the International Federation of Women’s Travel Organizations during a recent visit to Athens. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Marine Development Profitable by GTP editing team 1 January 2002 The first phase of the bidding process for the privatization of the Alimos, Floisvos and Zea marinas conducted by the Hellenic Tourism Properties is completed. And some very powerful business groups are among those that will continue to participate in the final stage. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Still No Master Plan For Greek Tourism by GTP editing team 1 January 2002 Greece can expect to see a 5- percent increase in tourist arrivals next year based on the double premise that the global economy recovers from the current uncertainty and the government takes steps to boost the industry, according to a study released last month by the Tourism Research Institute, which is funded by the Greek Hotel Chamber. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Europe Still The World’s Convention Continent by GTP editing team 1 December 2001 Congress and convention specialist, Wolfram D. Svoboda, the head of marketing at the International Congress Center Berlin, said he’s very optimistic on the future of congresses as people always will have the demand for personal contacts and personal exchange of thoughts. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
WTO Chief Foresees Positive Tourism Growth by GTP editing team 1 December 2001 The global tourism industry is projected to grow by 1 to 1.5 percent this year, down from an original forecast of 3 percent, due principally to the global crisis brought on by the attacks on the USA on September 11, said Francesco Frangialli, secretary-general of the World Tourism Organization (WTO). 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Smaller Airlines Preferred By Travelers by GTP editing team 1 November 2001 It looks like the average flyer believes that the smaller airlines are safer than the big named companies. September’s passenger load factor figures were down for Greece’s largest airline, state-owned Olympic Airways, as well as major international carriers out of Athens, but Greece’s private airline companies have taken up the slack. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Online Travel Sites Continue To Increase Popularity by GTP editing team 1 October 2001 Online travel website Expedia reported better than expected earnings for the first half of this year. In a press release announcing the earnings, Expedia CEO Richard Barton boasted that his company had not only earned more but had continued to gain market share. Gross bookings were up 78 percent from a year earlier; revenues were up 112 percent. (USA networks has announced plans to buy a controlling stake in Expedia from its parent company, Microsoft.) 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Increase In Number Of British Tourists To Greece by GTP editing team 1 October 2001 Tourist arrivals from the UK rose by 7 percent this year belying an initial projection of a 4 to 5 percent increase, the Hellenic Tourism Organization announced last month. The … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
