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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

As the Omicron Variant Spreads – Must the Media Marketing Go On?

2021-11-30 by Phil Butler

Omicron

When will we all get on the same page concerning the worldwide health emergency threatening everything we’ve built for centuries?

Tags: Arnie Weissmann, Greece travel, GTP, International Publications Ltd., Japan travel, Omicron, Omicron dangers, Omicron strains, Omicron variant, Omnicron, Op-Ed, pandemic dangers, pandemic issues, PhoCusWright, SETE, tourism marketing, travel advisory, Travel Weekly, WHO

Greece Hospitality Decisionmakers Fist Bump “Sustainability” Some More

2021-10-14 by Phil Butler

Greek Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias

Greek hoteliers and hospitality stakeholders have been pumping sustainability for all it’s worth for years now. And there’s no sign of letup.

Tags: Alexandros Vassilikos, Greece 2.0, HCH, Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, SETE, sustainability, Sustainable Greece, sustainable tourism, Vasilis Kikilias

Greece’s Hoteliers Say Tourism Numbers May Reach Half of 2019 Levels

2021-09-08 by Argophilia Travel News

American tourist at Oia village

Hellenic Hoteliers Federation President Grigoris Tasios said this week foreign arrivals to Greece are approaching half of 2019 numbers.

Tags: Greece 2021, Greece tourism, Greece tourists, Greek hotels, Grigoris Tasios, Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, SETE

Greece In Prayer Mode Over 2021 Tourism Dice Roll

2021-05-21 by Phil Butler

Agia Pelagia Beach

The reality of Greece’s 2021 tourism restart begins to sink in. Chances are, this season will end up no better than 2020.

Tags: "Blue Freedom", Agia Pelagia, Agia Pelagia Beach, Almyra Seaside Food & Cocktails, Crete beaches, Fraport, Fraport AG, Fraport Greece, Grigoris Tasios, Harry Theoharis, Hellenic Federation of Hoteliers, hotels, Mitsotakis administration, SETE, TUI, Yiannis Retsos

Alexandros Vassiliko Says the Pandemic Is a Natural Disaster

2021-02-12 by Phil Butler

Alexandros Vassilikos

The president of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels (HCH), Alexandros Vassilikos, is calling for an injection of capital.

Tags: Alexandros Vassilikos, COVID-19 Greece, Greece hotels, Greek hotels, HCH, Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, hotel industry, SETE, Sustainable Greece, sustainable hotels

A Pandemic Lesson Greek Hoteliers Refuse to Learn

2020-12-30 by Phil Butler

Ironman on Falasarna

Greek thought leaders are not really thinking ahead where sustainability is concerned. The pandemic “pause” opportunity is being wasted.

Tags: Bank of Greece, degrowth, Greece agrotourism, Greece competitiveness, Greece Ministry of Tourism, Greece tourism, overtourism, pandemic, Rachel Dodds, Retsos, SETE, Tanja Mihalic, UNWTO, wellness tourism, world crisis, Yannis Retsos

Lockdown II: On the Trail of Greece’s COVID-19 Fumblefest

2020-11-05 by Phil Butler

Vancouver Rally

Greek decision makers have been crazily optimistic since the first COVID-19 lockdown. Their optimism seems misplaced now.

Tags: COVID-19, COVID-19 deaths, Destination Greece Health First, Endless Greek Summer, Greece from Home, Greece lockdown, GTP, Harry Theoharis, Kathimerini, Minister Harry Theoharis, Mitsotakis administration, SETE, TUI, Vassilis Kikilias, Yiannis Retsos

SETE Chief & Greek PM Agree: Greece Needs “Mature” Tourism Strategy

2020-06-27 by Phil Butler

SETE President Yiannis Retsos

Greece’s PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and SETE President Yiannis Retsos discussed creating a 10-year strategic tourism development plan.

Tags: Greece economc, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, local economy, Next Generation EU, SETE, sustainable tourism, tourism, Visit Greece, Yiannis Retsos

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

Aegean Airlines Seeks Government’s Help to Weather Pandemic

2020-05-06 by Delia Gavrilescu

Greece’s AEGEAN is asking the government’s help after the company suffered massive losses due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.

Tags: Aegean Airlines, airfares, Airline stocks, coronavirus Greece, Credit, Eftichios Vassilakis, flights, Greece airlines, Greek business, Greek Tourism Confederation, SETE, stocks

Is Greece’s Tourism Future Drowning in a COVID-19 Tsunami?

2020-04-11 by Phil Butler

Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Here’s a story of brilliant Greek swimmers caught in a brutal coronavirus pandemic’s undertow. It’s to wake up and witness a new way.

Tags: crete, Harry Theoharis, Incredible Crete, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Marketing Greece, SETE, Theoharis, Visit Greece, Yiannis Retsos

SETE Calls for Emergency Measures Over Covid-19 Pandemic

2020-03-13 by Argophilia Travel News

COVID-19

The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) has called on the Greek government to implement a series of COVID-19 related emergency measures.

Tags: Coronavirus 2019, COVID-19, economic emergency, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Greek tours, Greek travel, hotels, SETE, tourism, travel ban, travel emergency

Greece’s Tourism Geniuses: Still Swimming Upstream

2019-12-08 by Phil Butler

Greek beach resort

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

Oops! SETE is Redefining Realities: Stay Tuned for Comic Sustainability

2019-10-22 by Phil Butler

Greece reenvisioned

At the annual Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), stakeholders discussed a new era of tourism. Or, are they redefining realities?

Tags: Alejandro Barrera, David Rowan, Greece conferences, Patrik Gustavsson, Paul Papadimitriou, SETE, sustainability, sustainable business, sustainable hotels, sustainable tourism, sustainable travel, Yiannis Retsos

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