Greek Tourism Confederation

The advance of the ruble against the euro, which has come to about 30 percent in the last year, constitutes the main factor behind the forecast increase in arrivals and revenues from Russia in 2017, according to the head of the Greek Tourism Confederation, Andreas Andreadis.

Greece is set to experience a recovery in its tourism revenues this year after the notable decline registered in 2016, while it is also poised to chalk up a new record in international arrivals, according to the president of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), Andreas Andreadis.

Greece is the second most popular tourist destination for Germans after the Balearic Islands. The President of the German Travel Association (DRV), Norbert Fiebig nearly 70% more Germans had picked Greece as their holiday destination compared to last year in January. The booking data of Germans revealed that Turkey was hit the most, as it recorded a 60% drop in demand from Germany. Mr.

A total of 28 million arrivals to Greece, including cruises, that will bring approximately 14,2 to 14,5bn Euros is the estimate of the Greek Tourism Confederation (GTC) in the International Tourism Exhibition in Berlin.

In an effort to gauge the likelihood of incoming tourism per country to Greece, the Greek Tourism Confederation’s (SETE) Intelligence unit has incorporated the Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) in its analytics arsenal.

Despite the positive estimates regarding tourism in 2017, the sum of arrivals from abroad was negative in the first month of the year.

A law passed two months ago to regulate the taxation of apartments and houses leased to tourists through online platforms like Airbnb has yet to be put into effect, as the government delays implementation due to objections from certain cabinet members.

Investment interest in Greek tourism has shifted over the last 25 years toward the creation of luxury hotels, a survey by the Institute of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) has found.

The availability of air seats to regional airports in Greece from foreign markets this year will only rise by 1 million over 2016, and not 3.5 million as carriers had originally planned for, according to data from the Institute of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE).

International arrivals in Greece by road and air rose considerably last year from 2015, according to data from the Institute of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE).