ATHENS – Not even the slowing COVID-19 pandemic is cutting into prospects for 2022 being a record year for tourism, on a curve to reach 19 billion euros ($18.71 billion) to surpass the 2019 levels.
Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) President Yiannis Retsos gave the news during the Ellada Meta co
ATHENS – Not even the slowing COVID-19 pandemic is cutting into prospects for 2022 being a record year for tourism, on a curve to reach 19 billion euros ($18.71 billion) to surpass the 2019 levels.
Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) President Yiannis Retsos gave the news during the Ellada Meta co
Overall, the areas with the highest number of infections, per 100,000 people, include Western Greece, Attica, Thessaly in central Greece and the South Aegean.
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Greece Hopes to Double Tourism Revenues Over 2020 ” width=”696″> Temple of Promethean Zeus from the Acropolis. Greece tourism revenues are set to increase a great deal over the plunge they took last year. Credit: Patricia Claus/Greek Reporter As Greece finally reopens to the world on Friday, tourism officials state they are expecting to double the amount of tourists and revenues over last year, when the pandemic gutted this vital sector of the economy. This sector accounts for about one fifth of its economy directly– and undoubtedly much more indirectly. ” width=”1080″> The Greek island of Mykonos saw the first air arrivals from central Europe on Thursday as the islands opened up to foreign tourists who were either completely vaccinated, tested negative for the virus or could show that they had antibodies against it.
Photo taken on May 9, 2021 shows the Establishment of the Poseidoniasts at night on the island of Delos, Greece. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos) The arrival of the first charter flights from central Europe on Friday coincided with the easing of restrictions against the novel coronavirus. Greece aspires to build on last year's unexpected success of securing more than 6 million tourist arrivals and over 4 billion euros (4.84 billion U.S. dollars) in.
The recovery of Greece’s tourism industry – from the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic – will be a gradual, slow process that will take three to four years, Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) President Yiannis Retsos said on Wednesday, during an online discussion with representatives of the country’s banking and industrial sector. According to Retsos, the year 2021 will be difficult, with the pandemic’s effect on tourism proving worse than expected as indicated by the epidemiological data. However, he expressed certainty that the tourism industry would eventually recover and estimated that it may take up to four years for the sector to reach the record levels of 2019.
14shares Greece’s tourism businesses, including hotels and travel agencies, are among those eligible for a reduction in two monthly lease payments due to the country’s lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19). The measure, announced initially by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in parliament, concerns an 80 percent reduction to the January 2021 and February 2021 lease payments and will apply to more than 200,000 Greek businesses that were forced to remain closed by state order after December 16. According to an announcement by the Greek Finance Ministry, tourism businesses – hotels, travel and tourism agencies and transport services – are also eligible as they are considered to be