The UNWTO presented data on the impact of Covid-19 on travel and tourism, during a webinar held in cooperation with the Thessaloniki Tourism Organization.

The South Aegean Region won over Greece’s highest spending travelers in 2019 marking a 12.7% increase against the previous year, says INSETE.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says it now expects full-year 2020 air traffic to be down 66% compared to 2019, due to the impact of Covid-19.

Covid-19 has cost Thessaloniki hotels more than 1.05 million overnight stays in the first eight months of 2020, a decline of nearly 80%.

Impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and the slowdown in global travel, Greek carrier AEGEAN recorded a 64% drop in turnover in the first half of 2020.

Greece’s economic activity in July-August recorded an upturn with a positive impact of tourism, according to the country’s national bank.

In an attempt to win back reluctant travelers due to Covid-19, Europe’s airline companies are bringing down their rates for September through to December.

Europe’s Transport and Tourism Committee is calling for immediate action to save the tourism sector and some 22 million jobs that are at risk due to Covid-19.

Greece’s travel receipts from abroad are expected to reach only €3 billion in 2020 due to the impact of Covid-19, according to SETE President Yiannis Retsos.

Greece’s accommodation and food services activities in July suffered the biggest blow to turnover, down by 71.4% as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The lingering uncertainty which has resulted from the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has forced CEOs in Greece and abroad to redefine future priorities, a KPMG study reveals.

Two studies released by INSETE reveal the significant role the tourism sector had on growth and employment in Greece in 2019, before the Covid-19 outbreak.