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At sidelines of UNGA, Mitsotakis talks up Greece’s prospects as energy, tech hub
PoliticsGreek Politics, and with UAE Minister Sultan Al Jaber, who reaffirmed the Emirates’ commitment to expanding
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Study shows 341 mln a year in tax lost from short-term rentals
EconomyFeatures, imposing a uniform system of tax for hotels and hotel-like accommodation could generate at least 341... in the Greek hotel industry for better regulation of short-term rentals which they say attracts... and 6.8 percent. The effect is overall lower profit margins in the Greek hotel industry. Grant
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PM adds minimum wage hike to pre-election promises, with hints of more to come
PoliticsGreek Politicsbe reallocated to represent expat voters. Evros retraction German magazine Der Spiegel’s decision
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Kasselakis offers more hints of a positive narrative for SYRIZA's post-Tsipras era
PoliticsGreek Politicswas wrong because it disadvantaged expat Greeks, suggesting that he would change the law to only apply
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Investigations into voter email leak continue despite denials from government
PoliticsGreek PoliticsProtection Authority, while several expat Greeks have filed separate lawsuits against the Greek state
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Post-election blamestorming or Why Harris lost and the Democrats should nominate Oprah
AgoraAs an American expat in Europe, it is a familiar quadrennial exercise to be called upon to explain to friends, colleagues, and even random strangers in shops why America elected who they did as president. The reasons this year are both complex and simple. Complex, because there was a general sense
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Tourism could give economy annual 5 bln boost, NBG report finds
EconomyFeaturesseason between June to September resulted in annual Greek hotel occupancy rates of 27 percent... investments of around 1.2 billion are required annually. This would essentially return hotel investments...). An upgrade in infrastructure is in turn likely to attract higher income tourists and thus boost both hotel
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Short-term rentals raise rents by average of 8.3 pct, study indicates
EconomyFeatureshaving been captured by the hotel industry such as hotel tax, the study showed that the net loss... lost was connected to hotels, and would therefore have generated jobs in the hotel industry, Grant... in the short-term rental market and hotel industry and reduce their negative social impact
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Newsletter 222 -04/10/2019
to a convergence in the future. Athens looks to overcome APS snags Hotel owners sound warning over... Chamber of Hotels (HCH) who outlined the immediate impact on the Greek hotel sector. Alexandros Vassilikos, warned that no Greek hotel would be left unaffected by the demise of the British travel giant
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Covid-19 impact on tourism sector set to be extensive, report suggests
EconomyFeatures. Domestic flight spending is expected to drop by 79 percent and spending on hotel and resort stays... on domestic flights. Spending on hotel and resort stays is expected to fall by 79 percent. In addition... hotel industry. It showed that 65 percent of year-round hotels and 52 percent of seasonal hotels felt
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