tourism

The CEO of tour operator firm TUI Peter Long was in Athens today for a scheduled meeting with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and the Minister of Tourism Olga Kefalogianni. After the meeting ended, Mrs. Kefalogianni commented that it was very important that TUI, the world’s largest tour operator, had a strategic cooperation with Greece. The […]

According to ELSTAT, the recession in Greece was estimated to be 3.8% GDP during the second semester (April-June 2013), which is less than the original 4.6% estimation. This difference is attributed to data not available at the original evaluation, such as monthly import/export data or the quarterly turnover rates in various sectors. The greatest improvement […]

According to the Bank of Greece on the balance of trade, the revenue from travel bookings increased by 21% to 1.59 billion euros in June, confirming estimations that the sector of tourism is on the rise. Compared to 2012, the revenue from tourism in the first half of 2013 has increased by 18% to 3.32 […]

Tourists visiting Attica will be able to make the most of public transport with a new tourist ticket, which lasts for three days and costs 20 euros. The ticket is valid for multiple rides on all three lines of the Metro (up to “Koropi” station), buses, trams, trolleys, the suburban rail network on the “Magoula […]

A 19-year-old British tourist was killed during a brawl between tourists in Malia, Crete at around 3:30 am on Tuesday. According to information of the Athens News Agency, the 19-year-old was stabbed with a knife or sharp object during a brawl between two groups of British tourists. Both groups were out parting in town and […]

The government Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs Evangelos Venizelos departed for Ankara this morning, where he will meet his Turkish counterpart Ahmed Davutoglu. Mr. Venizelos’ visit will last one day. The schedule includes a face-to-face meeting between the two Ministers and a meeting of representatives from both Ministries, followed by a press conference […]

The Governor of the Bank of Greece Giorgos Provopoulos spoke at a tourism conference and claimed that Greek tourism must become more competitive. Mr. Provopoulos referred to stabilizing the seasonal nature of Greek tourism, which in turn would allow Greece to become a model tourism center for the greater region. The banker also expressed the […]

While speaking at the 1st Greek Russian forum in Thessaloniki, the Consul General of Russia Alexei Popov expect there is a good chance that up-for-privatization DEPA and DESFA will be acquired by Gazprom and Sintez “should business criteria prevail”. Mr. Popov considered a “historical achievement” the fact that thanks to its oil, natural gas and […]

On Thursday Ryanair’s deputy CEO Michael Cawley will present his company’s “rescue plan for Greek tourism”. The low-cost airline recently chose the airport of Chania as one of its bases and hopes to service over 500,000 customers, generating 160 million euros and 500 jobs for the local economy. Mr. Cawley promised that Ryanair can bring […]