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  1. Greece's latest tourism industry news by Greek Travel Pages

    The latest news on Greece's tourism industry, including articles on hotels, investments, airlines, destinations, B2B events and trends, by Greek Travel Pages. ... Greece's tourism industry is among the country's leading employers, with the hospitality and F&B sectors offering the most jobs. Posted On 31 May 2024, ...

  2. Greece Heading for a New Record Breaking Tourism Year in 2024

    The island of Ios. Credit: Greek Reporter. Greece is heading for a new record year in tourism in 2024, industry officials say, pointing to early bookings. The current trajectory of airline reservations, encompassing both sold tickets and seats allocated by airlines for the upcoming season, indicates a potential tourism surge of up to 10 percent ...

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    Greece Rises Five Places in Travel and Tourism Index. Matthew Norman - May 23, 2024. Greece has moved up five places in the 2024 World Economic Forum's (WEF) Travel & Tourism Development Index (TTDI), putting the country in 21st out of 119 countries in total. This year's is the second-ever edition of the TTDI, evolving...

  4. Greece's Tourism Figures Skyrocket in 2023

    The town of Lindos on Rhodes. Credit: Wikipedia/ Jebulon /Public domain. Greece's tourism figures have soared in the first 10 months of the year, as the air and road arrivals data published by the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) show.. Specifically in the January-October 2023 period, 23 million international air arrivals were recorded, surpassing the January-October 2022 figures, showing ...

  5. Wildfires in Greece Raise Fears of Tourism Collapse

    Greece's tourism minister, Olga Kefalogianni, organized an emergency meeting, ... Emma Bubola is a Times reporter based in London, covering news across Europe and around the world.

  6. Overtourism at the Acropolis: How is Greece handling booming visitor

    With Greece relying on tourism to revive its economy after the decade-long debt crisis, officials hope to surpass the record-breaking 31.3 million arrivals recorded in 2019. Visitor numbers to the ...

  7. Greece promotes smaller islands in post-Covid tourism push

    Greek tourism is rebounding from its pandemic collapse. More than 18 million people holidayed in Greece in 2021. But visitor numbers last year were more than 34% below 2019 levels.

  8. 'Without rules we cannot live': Greece seeks ways to tackle

    Oia, Greece - As the mythical Greek summer season winds up, visitors pack the small, white-washed streets of one of the country's most iconic destinations: the island of Santorini.. Tourism is ...

  9. Tornos News

    Climate Perception: Greece most resilient to global warming among Med destinations. Arrivals and nights in Greek tourist accommodation rise 3.5% and 4.9% in March. Greece and Santorini clinch top ...

  10. Covid: Greece ends lockdown measures and opens to tourists

    Covid: Greece ends lockdown measures and opens to tourists. Greece has launched its tourist season, lifting most remaining restrictions on movement and declaring "we are putting the lockdown ...

  11. Is it safe to travel to Greece? Tourism minister makes plea ...

    As wildfires sweep across Greece the effect on tourism is being felt. The industry accounts for a large part of the country's GDP, making up 18.5 per cent of the Greek economy last year. Fires ...

  12. Record-Breaking Projections: Greek Tourism Outlook For 2024

    Greek tourism is poised to break records for arrivals in 2024, according to a survey by the National Bank of Greece (NBG). Projections indicate that the number of visitors will exceed 35 million, as reported by tovima.com.. Analysts at the National Bank of Greece (NBG) forecast that in 2024, the sector could achieve new records, with arrivals reaching 35 million tourists (a 7% increase ...

  13. Latest Travel & Tourism Updates

    Read all the latest Greek Travel & Tourism market news with daily updates on hospitality, aviation, destinations, trends, statistics, technology and more. ... United Airlines recently launched a new direct flight from Athens to Chicago, increasing its flights to Greece by 30% for 2024.

  14. Greek Tourism 'Success Story' Attracting More Visitors

    Greece's unprecedented tourism performance this year set the foundations for the upgrade of the tourism product and the extension of the season while attracting strategic investors, said Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias this week.. Addressing the Athens International Tourism Expo 2022, Kikilias said that Greece's "success story" was appealing to international tourism and hospitality ...

  15. As Development Alters Greek Islands' Nature and Culture, Locals Push

    Published Jan. 15, 2024 Updated Jan. 16, 2024. With a deluge of foreign visitors fueling seemingly nonstop development on once pristine Greek islands, local residents and officials are beginning ...

  16. 'Not only islands': Greece asks tourists to explore beyond ...

    Greece has long been committed to promoting sustainable tourism in its territory and tackling the environmental impact of contemporary travel. But for the country, sustainability means more than ...

  17. Overtourism in Greece: Locals protest against influx of summer visitors

    The Greek island of Paros, in the Cyclades, is a popular tourist destination during the summer season, when around 450,000 visitors flock to the picturesque island of 12,000 inhabitants. But ...

  18. Latest News From Greek City Times

    ChatGPT. Greek tourism is expected to reach unprecedented heights in 2024, surpassing previous records, according to a survey conducted by the National Bank of Greece (NBG). Projections indicate that the number of visitors will exceed 35 million, with anticipated earnings of around 22 billion euros.

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    TRAVEL NEWS. Did you know that Greece has around 6,000 islands, islets and rocky islets? 2,000 of them are islands and only 107 of them are inhabited! travel news,mykonos, santorini, europe, hotels, travel agents, agencies, travel guides, athens guide, hotels, beaches, party islands, sailing,greece travel.

  20. Insolvency of Germany's FTI comes at critical time for Greek tourism

    03.06.2024 • 18:58. The announcement that Germany's FTI Group, Europe's third-largest tour operator, has filed for insolvency and will cancel or scale back trips that have not yet started comes at a critical time for Greek tourism as the main summer season begins. FTI brings hundreds of thousands of Germans and other visitors to Greece ...

  21. Inside One&Only Kéa Island, an All-Villa Resort Now Open in Greece

    A 45-minute boat ride from the capital city, the all-new One&Only Kéa Island is set on 65 beachfront acres on the west coast of Kéa in the Cyclades. In terms of accommodations, the resort ...

  22. Here It Comes: Another Hot Summer in Europe

    May 24, 2024. Europe, the world's fastest-warming continent, is headed for another scorching summer, meteorologists warn. And travelers, once again, are heading to the hot spots. Last year ...

  23. Greece Rises Five Places in Travel and Tourism Index

    Besides Greece, other southern European countries also performed well, with Spain ranking 2nd, Italy ranking 9th, and Portugal 12th. Cyprus fell to the 30th position with a score of 4.37. Record year for tourism in Greece. Greece is heading for a new record year in tourism in 2024, industry officials say, pointing to early bookings.

  24. U.S. planning to refer some migrants for resettlement in Greece and

    Mayorkas discusses dramatic decrease in illegal border crossings 05:49. The Biden administration is planning to refer some migrants in Latin America for resettlement in Greece and Italy as part of ...

  25. England loses to Iceland in its last friendly before Euro 2024. Host

    Updated 1:55 PM PDT, June 7, 2024. LONDON (AP) — England was booed by some of its own fans after losing 1-0 to Iceland on Friday in its last friendly before the European Championship, while host nation Germany recovered from a goal down to beat Greece 2-1. Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson left defender John Stones standing as he scored for Iceland in ...

  26. A 'Mamma Mia'-Inspired Packing List for Greece

    Pants, skirts, and shorts. Maxi skirts and linen pants are perfect additions to your Greece packing list. I'm especially eyeing these long, high-waisted skirts from Cuyana and Abercrombie. They ...

  27. Michael Mosley: British TV doctor missing on Greek island of Symi

    British journalist, writer and doctor Michael Mosley, who popularised a type of intermittent fasting known as the 5:2 diet, has gone missing on the Greek island of Symi.

  28. NBG: Greece Set to Hit New Tourism High in 2024

    The latest forecast by the National Bank of Greece (NBG) sees the country breaking a new record in tourism this year as it moves forward with the implementation of a sustainable development model.. According to the latest issue of NBG's "Business Trends" series, tourism arrivals got off to a good start up by 24 percent in the first quarter of the year compared to the same period a year ...

  29. How Is Greece Affected by the Bankruptcy of Tour Operator FTI

    June 4, 2024. An estimated 7,500 people on holiday in Greece with the German FTI. Credit: GreekReporter / Dimitra Damian. The third-largest travel agency in Europe, the German FTI, filed for bankruptcy on Monday, affecting an estimated 7,500 people on holiday in Greece and tens of thousands in other Mediterranean resorts.

  30. Clarence Thomas, in Financial Disclosure ...

    The second trip, listed as a visit to Monte Rio, Calif., appears to be an excursion to Bohemian Grove, an exclusive retreat held on a 2,700-acre property in Sonoma County, north of San Francisco ...