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New INSETE Study Points Greek Tourism Into the Future

2021-12-11 by Argophilia Travel News

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A new study by INSETE digs deep into global trends that affect future tourism development, and suggest proper actions.

Tags: Aegean tourism, Greece data, Greece tourism, Greece travel, INSETE, SETE, tourism, Tourism Aegean

INSETE Unveils Markets to Drive Greek Tourism in 2020

2020-05-29 by Argophilia Travel News

SETE President, Yiannis Retsos

News from SETE Intelligence (INSETE) says Germany, Israel, Cyprus, Balkan countries, Romania and Poland show potential for Greek tourism.

Tags: coronavirus response, COVID-19 effects, Greece 2020, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Greek vacations, GTP, INSETE, SETE, travel data

Greece’s Tourism Geniuses: Still Swimming Upstream

2019-12-08 by Phil Butler

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The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) and other tourism geniuses in Greece continue losing their collective minds over Airbnb’s successes.

Tags: AirBnb, Crete rentals, Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, HomeAway, hotels, INSETE, rental market, Richard Branson, SETE, short-term rentals, tourism, vacation rentals

Athens Becomes Top European City Break Destination

2019-11-29 by Argophilia Travel News

The Institute of the Greek Tourism Confederation (InSETE), aays Athens is becoming a leading European city break destination.

Tags: Athens, Athens travelers, city breaks, Greece cities, Greece destinations, Greece tourism, Greek capital, Greek tourists, Greek travel, INSETE, tourism to Greece

INSETE Report Spotlights Greece Tourism Employment

2019-09-02 by Argophilia Travel News

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Greece tourism employment now represents 10.6 percent of all jobs in the country, according to figures from the Bank of Greece and INSETE.

Tags: Greece economy, Greece jobs, Greece tourism, Greece tourists, Greek employement, Greek tourism, INSETE, tourism jobs

INSETE: Greek Hotel Performance in Decline First Half of 2019

2019-08-06 by Argophilia Travel News

Fodele Beach Resort

The Greek Tourism Confederation’s (SETE) research body INSETE reported an increase in tourist arrivals but hotels showed low performance.

Tags: Greece bookings, Greece hotels, Greece overnights, Greece tourism, Greek hotels, hotel beds, hotel nights, hotel statistics, INSETE, SETE

UK Travelers Top Greece’s Hotel Bookings in June

2019-07-31 by Aleksandr Shatskih

British tourists

According to data from INSETE, UK tourists lead all others in June for Greece hotel demand. Italians and Germans came in second and third.

Tags: Athens, Chania, Egypt tourism, Fira, Greece, Greek tourism, HOSBEC, INSETE, Kamari, Mykonos, Oia, Rhodes, Santorini, Turkey resorts, UK tourists, UK travelers

INSETE Frames Greece’s Prime Tourism Woes

2019-05-24 by Phil Butler

According to figures compiled by INSETE, per capita spending by holidaymakers to Greece has declined drastically these last 15 years.

Tags: Greece tourism, Greek travel, Greek visitors, Ilias Kikilias, INSETE, Luxury Villa Omikron, prime tourism, tourism marketing

Crete Rakes in 1/3 of All Greek Tourism: But Beware a Foreboding

2018-12-26 by Phil Butler

Over tourism

The island of Crete experienced a stellar tourism season for 2018 with roughly €5 billion euro being spent from January through October, according to figures from the Bank of Greece. Overall, Greece saw travel receipts exceed €15.6 billion, which is an increase of 9.9%, compared to the same period of 2017 and is primarily due […]

Tags: Bank of Greece, crete, Crete tourism, Crete tours, Egypt tours, Greece tourism, Greek tourism, INSETE, SETE, TUI, Turkey tourism

INSETE Study Lays Groundwork for Truly Sustainaable Greece Tourism

2018-11-18 by Phil Butler

Katerini

Numbers from a new study released by INSETE, the Greek Tourism Confederation’s (SETE) intelligence body show big growth on lesser returns. According to the study arrivals in Greece increased by almost 90% in the period 2005 – 2017. Meanwhile, the average tourist spend dropped by 30% on the view of source markets. Once again, however, sustainability for Greece’s tourism seems a highly subjective case in point. Here’s the report, followed by some objective observations.

Tags: crete, German tourists, GNTO, Greece sustainable, Greece tourism, INSETE, sustainable tourism, sustainable travel, thomas cook, tourism revenue, travel agencies, TUI, Visitor Exports, Visitor spend, WTTC

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