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Will the Greek Paradise Be Paved Over Like Florida Was?

2019-10-16 by Phil Butler

Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens

In Athens, tourism decision-makers are poised to turn Greece tourism into a Florida clone. Key leaders want investment to double visitors.

Tags: Bank of Greece, Brookings Institute, climate change, environmental concerns, Florida, Fulbright Scholar, Greece, Greece development, Greek tourism, NATO scholar, SETE, sustainable tourism, sustainable travel, Theodore Pelagidis, University of Piraeus, Yiannis Retsos

EyeWide to Manage the Performance Marketing of CRETAquarium

2019-08-09 by Argophilia Travel News

EyeWide Digital Marketing

EyeWide and CRETAquarium expand cooperation into fields of digital marketing including performance marketing (Google Ads & Facebook Ads).

Tags: Cretaquarium, Crete businesses, Crete marketing, EyeWide Digital Marketing Agency, Greece marketing firms, Greek marketers, Heraklion businesses, marketing campaign, Premier Google Partner, sales management, SEO, SETE, webdesign

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

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

For Sustainable Crete: A Last Chance for Philoxenia

2018-11-20 by Phil Butler

Heraklion shopping

The recent FVW Workshop hosted on Crete may serve as a warning that government and corporate interests care little for the island’s future.

Tags: all inclusive, business travel, crete, Crete sustainability, German tourists, MICE, Michalis Vamiedakis, SETE, sustainable tourism, thomas cook, tour companies, TUI

SETE Chief Says Short-term Rental Market Needs Regulating

2018-09-19 by Argophilia Travel News

SETE president

Regulation, implementation, and supervision of the short-term rental market in Greece are key to maintaining balance in the tourism sector, said Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) President Yiannis Retsos

Tags: AirBnb, Greece rentals, holiday rentals, SETE, Yiannis Retsos

Greece Too Big a Bargain According to Bank of Greece

2017-01-24 by Rhett Butler

Santorini

Greece’s tourism revenues for 2016 slumped below those of 2015 and 2014 according to figures from the Bank of Greece. Traveler spending dropped by double digits, which accounted for the losses even amidst stellar tourist arrivals.

Tags: crete, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Greek Islands, SETE

Greece’s Zakynthos and Navagio Welcome Visitor Boom

2014-08-08 by Delia Gavrilescu

Navagio Beach

From Travel Daily News we learned today of impressive July numbers for tourists headed top the island of Zakynthos. According to the Hotel Chamber of Greece, arrivals at Zakynthos airport for the month increased by some 18,09%.

Tags: Crete tourism, Greek tourism, SETE, Smugglers' Cove, Zakynthos, Zakynthos travel

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