TUI Group is seeing its first near-breakeven quarterly result since the onset of Covid-19, expecting strong demand for travel to generate positive results full year.
Hit by inflation, hotel prices in Europe this year have dropped below 2019 levels with the exception of Greece, according to data by tourism intelligence provider Mabrian.
Greek tourism stakeholders are welcoming the return of key source markets such as US, Australia and Canada, which are contributing to the sector’s post-Covid-19 recovery.
Tourist arrivals to destinations in the South Aegean in Greece are soaring as through to July 31 more than 3 million people have visited islands in the region.
A study found hotel stays in Athens more affordable compared to most other European destinations with average room rates much lower than those offered in rival cities.
Strengthening the link between culture and tourism will bring added value to local communities and in turn boost the national economy, says Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni.
Hotels in the Greek capital are still struggling to increase occupancy levels, which suffered a blow after the onset of Covid-19, according to the Athens-Attica & Argosaronic Hotel Association.
Greek airports were the only ones in Europe together with those in Luxembourg to have fully recovered their pre-Covid 2019 passenger traffic volumes in June, according to ACI Europe.
The Greek government will allocate a new round of EU funds known as “ESPA” to remote islands for the construction or modernization of key infrastructure.
The Greek Health Tourism Council Elitour has teamed up with the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels for the creation of travel packages offering health, spa and wellness tourism options.
As part of efforts to extend Greece’s tourism season beyond the traditional summer months, the Tourism Ministry is hoping to keep inbound flights from the US coming until the end of the year.
Greece is aiming to utilize to the fullest a total of 320 million euros in recovery funding for tourism to upgrade infrastructure and meet the demands of investments.
Although overnight stays of travelers from Israel dropped this year in Thessaloniki, the country has remained among the northern Greek city’s top international source markets.
