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GNTO to Key on Culture for Greece’s Tourism Promotion
Cultural activities and events in Greece will play a huge part in the country’s promotion as a tourism destination, according to the GNTO.
INSETE Report Spotlights Greece Tourism Employment
Greece tourism employment now represents 10.6 percent of all jobs in the country, according to figures from the Bank of Greece and INSETE.
Watercooler: New Tax Cuts for Greek Tourism Sector
“I am committed to fewer taxes, many investments, for good and new jobs, and growth which will bring better salaries and higher pensions in an efficient state.” Kyriakos Mitsotakis Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis winds up his foreign visits, returning to Athens from The Hague. Rumors have it that more tax cuts are in the […]
Dimitris Fragakis Named Secretary-General of GNTO
Dimitris Frangakis is the new Secretary-General of the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO).
Greek Hoteliers Get Ready for 2020 Season Balancing Act
Greece’s 2019 tourism season warns of a disastrous 2020. Unless stakeholders think outside the box, Crete and other markets will suffer.
Greece’s New Government Ramps Up Delayed Seaplane Network
The Greek government is about to retable plans for a network of seaplanes that would facilitate travel and transportation between the smaller Greek islands. According to the news, the framework of operation and new planning is going forward with streamlined licensing procedures to spur investors. Deputy Infrastructure and Transport Minister Yiannis Kefalogiannis met recently with Nicolas Charalambous, who […]
INSETE: Greek Hotel Performance in Decline First Half of 2019
The Greek Tourism Confederation’s (SETE) research body INSETE reported an increase in tourist arrivals but hotels showed low performance.
Overnight Stays at Thessaloniki’s Hotels Decline First Half of 2019
According to the Thessaloniki Hotels Association, overnight stays in hotels in have dropped by 16,486 in the first half of 2019.
Bank of Greece Reports Rise in Greek Balance of Travel Services Surplus
The Bank of Greece has reported a significant increase in Greece’s balance of travel services surplus for the first five months of 2019.
Incoming Greek Tourism Minister Lays Out Strategic Objectives
Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis has presented the Greek Parliament his ministry’s strategic objectives for going forward.
Prime Minister Mitsotakis Names Harry Theoharis Tourism Minister
Newly elected Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has appointed Harry Theoharis as Tourism Minister of Greece.
Greek Tourism Ministry Gives Okay for Leros Marina
eece’s Tourism Minister Thanasis Theocharopoulos has approved an agreement for the construction of a marina on the island of Leros.
Greece Tourist Arrivals Outpacing Most of the World
The growth in tourism arrivals in Greece early in the 2019 season is double the world average according to data from the World Tourism Organization of the United Nations (UNWTO). In the period starting January of 2019 until March, international touristic flows have slowed overall. According to the UNWTO figures, global arrivals increased only 4 […]
Investors Eye Greek Tourism and Property Markets
Growing tourism has spurred Greece’s economy and attracted investor interest in large projects with high-profit potential.