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Greece Sees Double-Digit Revenue Decline

Tourism revenue dropped 14.7 percent in the January-June period against the same period in 2008 as foreign visitors spent some 3.1 billion euros, the Bank of Greece recently announced. In June receipts were down 10.4 percent to 1.39 billion euros.
Posted On 01 Sep 2009
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During his speech at the workshop, Tourism Minister Kostas Markopoulos refered to the GNTO's new portal www.mygnto.gr that is under pilot version but will eventually become
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Workshop Enlightens Hoteliers

An electronic register of all Greek tourism businesses will be prepared and presented by the end of the year, Tourism Minister Kostas Markopoulos said at a marketing workshop held recently in Chania, Crete, by the Hellenic Hotels Federation.
Posted On 01 Sep 2009
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Aris Ikkos (GBR Consulting); Giannis Kofinis (GNTO); Andreas Andreadis (Hellenic Hotels Federation); and Grigoris Tasios (Halkidiki Hotel Association), formed the panel of the workshop held recently in Chalkidiki.
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Chalkidiki Hoteliers Attend Workshop

The profile of today's visitor and ways of approaching the Greek tourist were analyzed last month in Chalkidiki at a workshop organized by the Hellenic Hotels Federation and the Halkidiki Hotel Association.
Posted On 01 Aug 2009
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Hotel Federation Straightens Out Data Mix Up

The Hellenic Federation of Hotels recently "corrected" false data over price increases of Greek hotels in 2008 distributed by Hotels.com website.
Posted On 01 May 2009
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Among parallel events at MITT 2009 was the presentation of the Chalkidiki prefecture, which attracted some 420 tourism professionals, tour operators and representatives of the media. A workshop was held between Russian tour operators and members of the Chalkidiki Hotel Association where it was mentioned that one third of the Russian tourist flow to Greece prefers Chalkidiki. According to tourism professionals, Chalkidiki will possibly not see a reduction of tourists from the Russian market despite the economic crisis that has plagued the global economy. Some even spoke of a possible 10 percent increase. The presentation was held under the auspices of the Chalkidiki Prefecture and Mouzenidis Travel.
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Greece Targets Russian Market

The 16th Moscow International Travel and Tourism (MITT) exhibition ran from 18-21 March in the atmosphere of the world economic crisis and analysts wondered of overall consumer demand and, first and foremost, if the demand for traveling had dropped.
Posted On 01 May 2009
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At the conference the president of the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Konstantinos Michalos, referred to the issue of the tourism chamber and stressed that its creation would not be an advisable solution to fight the crisis.
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Hotel Suppliers Face Economic Crisis

Hotel suppliers in the tourism industry may count up to a 275-million-euro fall in revenue this year if, according to a possible scenario, Greek tourism slumps 10 percent in overnights, GBR Consulting reported recently.
Posted On 01 Apr 2009
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Hoteliers Claim Investment Law Unfair

Following the recent amendment of the new investment incentives law, Greek hotel owners requested the withdrawal of two "unfavorable" provisions.
Posted On 01 Mar 2009
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Prime Minister Announces Tourism Measures

Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis in late December announced 14 measures to support the Greek tourism industry.
Posted On 01 Feb 2009
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Athens Hotels’ Occupancies Trend Downward

June 2008 saw a 1.9 percent drop in average hotel occupancy rates in the Athens Attica region, according to recent figures released by the Hellenic Hotels Federation.
Posted On 01 Sep 2008
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Difficult Times for Tourism and Maritime Sector

Andreas Andreadis, chairman of the of the Hellenic Hotels Federation, recently informed the Business & Travel show on “sbc” that a drop in arrivals is expected for 2009 as the tourism sector will be up against a difficult period until 2010, when the market will pick up its...
Posted On 01 Aug 2008
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Hellenic Hotel Federation Submits Boutique Hotels Study

The Hellenic Hotel Federation (POX) recently completed and submitted to the Greek National Tourism Organization, a study for the construction of boutique hotels. The study consists of prerequisites for the infrastructure and services of boutique hotels as defined by international...
Posted On 01 Jan 2008
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Aristotelis Thomopoulos, first vice-president; Spiros Galiatsatos, general secretary; Andreas Andreadis, president; Kostas Leventis, third vice-president; and Maria-Eleni Mamidakis, director of public and international relations.
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Bankcards & Internet Portal Priorities for Hoteliers

Bankcards for members and an internet portal are among the priority plans presented by Andreas Andreadis, president of the newly elected board of the Panhellenic Federation of Hoteliers (POX).
Posted On 01 Jul 2006
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Drop in Bookings Encourage Tour Operators to Demand Lower Prices

On average, Athens area hotels so far have kept overnights at last year's level and look forward to a good summer. Not so with hotels outside the area. This season's holiday bookings are down 15 to 20% against last year, according to reports from Hellenic Tourism Organization...
Posted On 01 May 2004
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Tourism Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos, 51, a political science major from Athens Law School, began in the diplomatic corps in 1980 and from 1995 to 2002 was the mayor of Athens. He is married, has two sons and speaks English, French and Italian as well as his native Greek.
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Tourism Sector Gets Promised Ministry

As promised, the new government has created a Greek tourism ministry. The newly appointed minister, Dimitris Avramopoulos, and his deputy, Anastassios Liaskos, for the moment are the "guests" of Development Minister Dimitris Sioufas until appropriate tourism ministry offices are...
Posted On 01 Apr 2004
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Tourism Industry Leaders Pessimistic for 2004 Season

Greece's tourism professionals are not in the least optimistic about the future of the country's main currency-earning industry thus crushing earlier hopes that 2004, being the country's Olympic year, would provide the much-needed shot in the arm to the sector.
Posted On 01 Mar 2004
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Greece’s Tourism Sector Fighting to Survive

Greek hoteliers described tourism as being at its lowest ebb in 30 years, “and the government is doing nothing to help,” said Vassilis Miniades, president of the Panhellenic Hoteliers' Association, during a recent press call.
Posted On 01 Dec 2003
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Panhellenic Hoteliers Federation President Vassilis Minaides, Economy and Finance Minister Nikos Christodoulakis, Hotel Federation's Georgos Kalligeris, and Athens Mayor Dora Bakoyiannis.
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Hoteliers Must Become More Competitive

Panhellenic Hoteliers Federation President Vassilis Minaides believes that the Greek hotel sector, even though it has made major improvement strides over the past couple of years, is not competitive enough.
Posted On 01 Mar 2003
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Arrival Figures Remain Steady

Greece's tourism industry is expected to host about the same level of visitors as last year, but prospects regarding revenue are less certain.
Posted On 01 Sep 2001
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