Tourism cannot be the pillar of long-term economic growth for Greece. The sector cannot keep pace to grow the country’s GDP.
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We’ll Soon See the Effects of Greece’s “All or Nothing” Tourism Strategy
As Greek officials continue a blame game, hoteliers and other businesses will very soon tell the tale on the all or nothing tourism scheme.
Tour Operators Turn Trollish Over Critical COVID Conditions
The convergence of coronavirus vaccine necessity and marketing practice reveal just how desperate the tourism situation is in the EU.
Mitsotakis: “ Greece must not become low-cost investment destination”
Prime Minister Mitsotakis says “Greece needs to become attractive to investors in five ways, not simply over low labor cost. Now what?
Europe Travel and Tourism Bodies Demand End to COVID Quarantines
20+ travel and tourism bodies including unions across Europe demanded the European Commission leadership replace quarantine restrictions with a common EU testing protocol.
Tourism Minister Tells CNN He’s Proud Greece Reopened to Tourists
Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis says he’s proud of tourism season redux. Citizens not so proud with COVID-19 cases rising.
A Return to Travel As It Once Was Is An Unattainable Fantasy
The world wants tourism to be what it was before the pandemic, but there’s no indication thins will ever return to what the world thought was “normal”.
EU Plan Leaves Saving Summer Vacations to the Member States
The EU has published key guidelines to help member states save summer vacations, but most feel they’ve been left to their own devices.
TUI Group to Cut 8,000 Jobs as Stocks Plummet Farther
TUI Group has announced cutting 8,000 jobs in an effort to reduce costs amid the coronavirus crisis, even as stocks plummet farther.
The Day After the Tourism Industry Grinds to a Halt
Yesterday, thousands of tourism businesses canceled millions of reservations. Tomorrow, every cruise line, hotel, and air carrier will wake to a new world.
Covid-19: Greece Tourism Sector to Receive Financial Support
Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras has announced new measures to support Greece tourism in the wake of the impacts of COVID-19.
Will the COVID-19 Outbreak Reset the Airline Industry?
Flybe, Europe’s biggest regional airline has folded because of COVID-19. How many more transportation and tourism related business will fail?
Foreign Tourists Numbers for Romania Rise for Q II 2018
Foreign tourists spent more than €660 million euros in Romania in the first half of 2018, up 16% over 2017 y on y.
Henley & Partners Welcomes New “Citizenship by Investment” Program in Montenegro
Henley & Partners, the leading global investment migration firm, welcomes today’s announcement by the Government of Montenegro that it will be launching a citizenship-by-investment program in October. It follows the decision a few weeks ago by another European nation, Moldova, to award Henley & Partners the mandate to design, implement, and promote its much-anticipated Moldova Citizenship-by-Investment (MCBI) program.
Bulgaria, India Seek Tourism Win for 2018
Last month in Bulgaria’s capital of Sofia, Minister of Tourism, Nikolina Angelkova, held a work meeting with HE, Pooja Kapur, ambassador of India in Bulgaria. The highlight of the meeting was work to promote opportunities offered by Bulgarian tourism for Indian tourists.