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  1. ND wrong-foots SYRIZA with call to lift expat vote restrictions
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The expat vote has become the latest pretext for a flare-up between the New Democracy government and opposition SYRIZA, as a new bill proposes to open up remote voting to the Greek diaspora... for their own version of the expat vote. The initiative is staunchly opposed by Communist Party KKE

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  2. Hotel industry sees investment in high-end units, but hampered by seasonality
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    EconomyFeatures

    The Greek hotel sector reported strong performance in 2019 as revenues rose by 7.3 percent year... on the latest available data from 2018, the HCH showed that hotels and hotel chains captured... of stays and 5.4 percent of revenue). In 2019, a total of 9,971 hotel units were registered in Greece

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  3. Loosening of restrictions on expat vote fails to secure Parliament's approval

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    and diaspora Greeks alike, tabled the legislation after SYRIZA’s spokeswoman on expat affairs made

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  4. Hotel guest numbers up 8.7 percent in 2014

    Economy

    represents an increase of 4 million on 2013, pushing hotel bed occupancy up from 45.2 to 47.3 percent... – that is, someone who has lived for at least a year in Greece, regardless of nationality. Their share of hotel... of nights). Of these countries, the biggest increases in hotel arrivals were recorded for the US

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  5. Hotel owners sound warning over Thomas Cook revenue losses
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    EconomyFeatures

    impact of the collapse of Thomas Cook on the Greek hotel sector. The president of the HCH, Alexandros Vassilikos, warned that no Greek hotel would be left unaffected by the demise of the British... at 516 million euros for the hotel industry, and 929 million for the wider industry. When the tourism

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  6. Greek hotel industry reports COVID-19 related losses of half a billion to date
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    EconomyFeatures

    The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels (HCH) has released a survey showing the first estimations of the impact on Greece’s hotel industry due to the coronavirus epidemic. The survey was carried out... will directly threaten 38,234 jobs, which represents 20.5 percent of total hotel employment unless

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  7. Turnover in tourism drops by 6.5 pct in Q1, reflecting hotel closure impact
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    -related hotel closures, while the food service index decreased at a slower rate by 1.6 percent

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  8. Hotel and catering jobs propel May hiring balance to new record

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    , followed by cooks with 19,294 and hotel cleaners with 11,172. For the first five months of 2024

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  9. Greek travel receipts rise 9.1 pct in January as surplus doubles
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    to 277 euros. The breakdown of incoming tourist activity by country showed strong growth in arrivals... of 14 billion euros. SETE noted that a stable tax framework, mainly related to VAT on islands and hotel

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  10. Reactions to reshuffle continue as government seeks fast track prosecution of former minister
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . On Monday, Deputy Energy Minister Nikos Tsafos came under fire from opposition parties over... to show understanding for some of Turkey’s claims in the Aegean make Tsafos unsuitable to hold such a sensitive post. Tsafos, who had previously served as Mitsotakis’s advisor on energy, was forced

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