Greece Road Arrivals Grind to a Halt Due to Covid-19 Crisis by GTP editing team 6 October 2020 Arrivals to Greece by road in Q3 2020 reached only 580,000, accounting for a mere 8% of total arrivals recorded in 2019. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Study: Greek Tourism Sees Severe Losses in the ‘New Normal’ by Eleftheria Pantziou 6 October 2020 Greek tourism revenue and employment have been hit hard by Covid-19, according to “The New Normal – Short- & Long-term Effects” study by Ira Media. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Crete Makes Good Impression Despite Covid-19 Impact on Arrivals by GTP editing team 6 October 2020 Crete made a good impression this year despite the ongoing Covid-19 crisis and a considerable drop in arrivals, with 8 in 10 saying health protocols were satisfactory. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Germany, UK, France Top Tourism Markets for Greece in Summer 2020 by GTP editing team 5 October 2020 Visitors from Germany, the UK, France, Poland and Italy made up the bulk of incoming travelers in the 2020 summer season. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
IMF: Greek Economy to Shrink by 9.5% by GTP editing team 5 October 2020 The Greek economy is expected to shrink by 9.5 percent in 2020 due to the Covid-19 shock, which has interrupted the country’s economic recovery, the IMF said. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Athens Airport: Int’l Passenger Traffic Down by 72.3% in September by GTP editing team 5 October 2020 Substantially hit by the Covid-19 impact on air travel, international passenger traffic at Athens Airport in September was down by 72.3% compared to the same month last year. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
KLM Submits Restructuring Plan to Dutch Government for €3.4bn Loan by GTP editing team 5 October 2020 KLM has submitted a restructuring plan to The Netherlands Ministry of Finance in order to obtain a government loan and guarantees to the value of 3.4 billion euros. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Greece’s Small Tourism Accommodations to Get Access to EU Funds by GTP editing team 2 October 2020 Small tourism accommodations in Greece are expected to have access to EU funds in the first quarter of 2021, according to the hospitality body SETKE. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Covid-19: Tourism Minister Expects Greece to Recover 20% of Last Year’s Revenue by GTP editing team 1 October 2020 Tourism-related revenues are expected to reach 20% of last year’s earnings by the end of 2020, according to Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Greek Hoteliers Brace Themselves for a Tough Winter Due to Covid-19 Impact by Nikos Krinis 1 October 2020 Hellenic Chamber of Hotels President Alexandros Vassilikos sees a tough winter ahead for hotels in Greece due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EBRD: Slow Economic Recovery Due to Covid-19 Uncertainty by GTP editing team 1 October 2020 The EBRD estimates that Greece’s GDP will shrink by 9.5 percent in 2020 and record a 4 percent recovery in 2021. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Coronavirus Hits Greek MICE Industry Hard by Eleftheria Pantziou 1 October 2020 Greece’s MICE industry has been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic and sector professionals are predicting a severe drop in arrivals and revenues for 2020. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
