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Hotel owners sound warning over Thomas Cook revenue losses The head of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels (HCH) on Tuesday presented data outlining the immediate impact of the collapse of Thomas Cook on the Greek hotel sector.
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EconomyFeatures
Calls for measures to lessen impact of Thomas Cook collapse in Greece The collapse of British travel firm Thomas Cook on Monday left around 50,000 tourists stranded in Greece, mainly on the country’s islands.
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EconomyMacroeconomy
Travel balance up by 9.6 pct in July, German visitors continue to fall Greece’s travel balance rose to 3.40 billion euros in July from 3.10 billion a year ago, Bank of Greece (BoG) data has shown. This equates to an increase of 9.6 percent year-on-year (YoY).
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EconomyMacroeconomy
Turnover in tourism rises by 12.9 pct in Q2 The turnover index in accommodation and food services rose by 12.9 percent year-on-year (YoY) in the second quarter (Q2), reversing a negative reading of 19.2 percent in Q1, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) figures showed on Wednesday.
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EconomyMacroeconomy
Travel balance rises 15.7 pct in June, aggregate visitors drop 0.5 pct Greece’s travel balance rose to 2.42 billion euros in June from 1.36 million euros in May, Bank of Greece (BoG) data has shown. This reflects an annual rise of 15.7 percent.
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Society
Despite recent improvement, more than half of Greeks unable to afford one-week holiday Data from Eurostat has shown that over half of Greeks could not afford to go on a week’s holiday away from home in 2018.
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EconomyFeatures
Eight in 10 tourist visits to just five regions, six nationalities generate half of receipts The research arm of the Greek tourism institute, INSETE, has released a study breaking down the nature of tourism to Greece by geographic area and type of tourist.
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Economy
New government sets sights on sustainable and wide-reaching tourism industry Greece’s new tourism minister, Haris Theocharis, has said that Greece needs a ten-year plan to boost the country’s vital tourism sector.
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Society
Study outlines economic potential of targeting senior and health tourism Senior citizen tourism and health tourism are a lucrative market that needs to be better exploited by the Greek market according to research by the diaNeosis thinktank.
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EconomyMacroeconomy
Travel balance up by 7.8 pct in May, aggregate visitors edge down 0.9 pct Greece’s travel balance rose to 1.36 billion euros in May from 200.3 million euros in April, Bank of Greece (BoG) data has shown. This reflects an annual rise of 7.8 percent.