George Grafakos, CEO of Aqua Vista Hotels, informs us on the company’s success in 2022, a year which turned out to be the best for turnover and occupancy of all hotels under its portfolio.
The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) has an ambitious plan to further develop tourism in Athens and in the wider area of the capital (Athenian Riviera and Argosaronic islands).
Tourist arrivals from France to Greece in 2022 so far are up by 23% over the record-breaking year 2019, Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias announced from the IFTM-Top Résa expo in Paris.
Revenues from Greek tourism this year may even exceed 2019 levels although 2022 is a “difficult, complicated and unpredictable” year, according to SETE President Yiannis Retsos.
Autohellas, a Greek company that provides short-term car rental and long-term leasing services, recorded an increase in net results during the first quarter of 2022 year-on-year.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed confidence that tourism this year will show positive signs of post-Covid recovery in view of growing demand for the summer ahead.
ECTAA will promote Greece as its preferred travel destination in the next 12 months among its 70,000 member travel agents and tour operators in Europe.
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic is pushing Greek hoteliers to their limits, with hospitality professionals expecting 2022 to be one more challenging year.
Athens and Attica have great potential to evolve into sustainable tourism destinations linking culture with travel, says Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias.
Greek hoteliers in major winter destinations are calling on the government to take immediate action as occupancy levels remain low due to the fast-spreading Omicron variant.
Airlines have increased seats to Greek destinations for 2022 to 50% of pre-Covid levels, said Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias, expressing his confidence that 2022 will be a good year.
