Greek Prime Minister
Kyriakos Mitsotakis invited the country’s main bodies, federations, chambers and institutions to come up with ways to tap into Greece’s
significant potential in the next 20 years – ideas which will be presented during the
Greece 2040 Forum scheduled for October 19-21.
The event is being organized by the Greece 2021 Committee, the organizing body of the 1921-2021 bicentennial events marking the 200-year anniversary of Greek Independence.
The
Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) was among the 14 participating bodies which will be called on to identify the necessary interventions and initiatives required so that the country can meet the future challenges and claim a leading role in developments.
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The rising performance Greek tourism was recording up until 2019 was cut short by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, according to research findings from 13 reports released by SETE Intelligence (INSETE) that focus on the tourism progress of the country’s 13 regions between 2017-2019. INSETE is the research department of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE).
“The extent of the decrease of tourism figures in 2020 was unprecedented, both for global and Greek tourism. In light of this,
2019 will be a reference year for future comparisons within the context of the effort to return tourism to pre-crisis levels,” INSETE said.
Tourism performance of 13 Greek regions in 2017-2019
The Greek government may take further actions to support the country’s tourism sector in the near future, according to the newly-appointed labor minister, Kostis Hatzidakis.
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Tourists from the United Kingdom arrive at Athens International Airport after pandemic-related restrictions were lifted by Greece, at Spata, east of Athens on July 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) 1/14/2021 Athens News Agency
ATHENS The coronavirus pandemic put the brakes on the positive performance of Greece s tourism industry in 2017-2019, INSETE Intelligence - the research body of the Greek Tourism Confederation SETE - said in a report on Thursday.
In an analysis of tourism trends in the 13 regions of the country, INSETE said that the number of visits in the 13 regions of the country in the 2017-2019 period rose 18 pct to 36.6 million, while tourism revenue grew 24 pct to 17.7 billion euros. Average spending per visit per region in Greece grew 5.0 pct in 2019 compared with 2017 to 482 euros, with all regions with the exception of Central Greece, Epirus and Eastern Macedonia-Thrace recording a positive percentage change in average spendi
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Establishing Athens into an attractive destination for investors, visitors and residents, and tapping into new forms of tourism are the city authority’s priorities for the next day, said Athens Mayor
Referring to the lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic, Bakoyannis said adaptability was key to moving forward and referred to the initiatives taken by the municipality to address the impact and plan ahead.
“Apart from being an ideal tourist destination, Athens can evolve into a hub of innovation and entrepreneurship in the Southeastern Mediterranean for investments and talent,” he said speaking during the virtual conference titled
“Destination Greece | Communication in Challenging Times”.