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Covid-19 Impact on the Tourism Economy

Greek Travel Pages and GTP Headlines present a collection of updates for the tourism and travel industry concerning the COVID-19 impact on the tourism economy. Readers can catch up on the latest news and data concerning the trouble the evolving Covid-19 pandemic has caused to the sectors of the travel and tourism industry, including aviation and hospitality, in Greece and globally.

Xenia Tourism Expo Postponed for 2021

The Xenia 2020 tourism expo in Greece has been postponed for 2021 due to the extraordinary circumstances caused by...

Europe’s Airlines and Airports Urge EU to Extend Waiver of Slot Use Rules

Europe’s airlines and airports are calling for the European Commission to extend the suspension of EU regulations...

Airports: Vanishing Traffic, Collapsing Revenues – Analysis

The global airport industry is confronted with vanishing traffic and collapsing revenues as a result of the...

Lufthansa Group Pays €2.6 Billion in Ticket Refunds for First Half of the Year

The airlines in the Lufthansa Group have so far reimbursed around 2.6 billion euros to a total of 6 million...

Tourism Minister Tells CNN he’s Proud of How Greece Reopened to Visitors

Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis told CNN that he is proud of how Greece reopened to tourism, given the difficult...

Greek Economy Shrinks by 15.2% in Q2

Greece saw its GDP plunge by 15.2% in the second quarter of 2020 compared to the same period a year ago, affected...

Passenger Traffic Still Down at Athens Airport Due to Covid-19

Passenger traffic at Athens International Airport (AIA) in August was below the respective 2019 levels by 60.4%,...

Greek Conference Organizers Say Covid-19 Measures an ‘Obstacle‘

Greece’s meetings and events organizers are concerned that constantly changing measures to address the coronavirus...

IATA: Air Passenger Demand Plunges in July

Air passenger demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometers, dropped by 79.8% in July compared to the same month...

Eurostat: Greece Unemployment at 17% in May

Greece’s jobless rate increased from 15.7 percent in April 2020 to 17 percent in May, according to the latest data...

TCB Calls for Measures to Revive Thessaloniki’s MICE Industry

The Thessaloniki Convention Bureau (TCB) is calling on the government to implement support measures that will help...

Moody’s: Greece’s Debt Durable Despite Tourism Decline

Despite the slowdown in tourism and the far-reaching repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic, Greece’s debt...

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