Athens’ foreign visitors belong to many different “tribes,” based on their different interests and not their nationalities, forming an interesting sum.
REIMAGINE TOURISM IN GREECE
Three in four Greek hotels belong in lower categories of one to three stars, representing 50% of the country’s total capacity in terms of rooms, according to data from the Institute of Tourism Research and Forecasts (ITEP) of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels.
Following Halki and Astypalaia, Poros is now poised to become Greece’s third “green island” under the GR-Eco Islands initiative.
“We shouldn’t be complacent,” notes the president of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), Yiannis Paraschis.
Natural disasters in Greece and the limitation of foreign visitors’ disposable income due to inflation and rising interest rates cost the country 500,000 foreign arrivals.
This year is expected to be the best since Fraport Greece took over the management of the 14 regional airports.
Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni this week presented four actions to strengthen integrated and sustainable tourism development.
After a temporary dip in August, price increases at Athens hotels resumed in September.
The tender for the concession of Lavrio port is set to begin in the next few weeks.
Greece is the fifth most popular European destination for trips that Europeans intend to make between now and spring of 2024, according to a major pan-European survey carried out on behalf of the European Travel Commission (ETC).
Grivalia Hospitality’s new ultra-luxury resort is opening its doors on November 11, after its formal launch on Monday afternoon in Glyfada, southern Athens.
Greek travelers are turning to European destinations off the usual list but more affordable, as shown by the air booking data for the upcoming national holiday on October 28.
Thessaloniki stands to suffer most from the halt in Israeli tourism flows due to the war in the Middle East.
Despite their increased prices, Greek hotels achieved occupancy rates this summer that in many cases exceeded 90%.
If prolonged for long, the war in Israel could deal a blow to Greece’s tourism industry, with the total number of arrivals and travel receipts likely to drop by up to 2%, according to market sources who spoke to Kathimerini.
Nearly one in four storefronts in Athens’ so-called commercial triangle, a traditional hub of economic activity bounded by Omonia, Syntagma and Monastiraki squares, are shuttered and its traditional commercial activity is waning in favor of businesses and services catering to the capital’s increasing tourist population, research shows.
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