Hospitality management

This year is emerging as the best historically for Athens tourism, as demand for travel to the capital and coastal Attica appears practically inflexible. Despite the increase in hotel prices and short-term rental accommodation, the occupancy rates in the former remain at high levels and in the latter a very large part of the supply is absorbed.

The growth in room prices in Athens and the region of Attica is continuing, while the occupancy rates of hotels of all categories are also expanding, according to January-May 2024 data.

Antalya, Türkiye's famous holiday destination, led the increase in hotel prices last year, according to the data from the Hotel Association of Türkiye (TÜROB).

The average daily rate (ADR) was 172.1 euros in 2023 at Antalya's hotels, up 19.35 percent from the previous year. Revenue per available room (RevPAR) rose 8 percent to 96.8 euros.

The hotel occupancy rate was 68.8 percent in September, declining by 12 percent from a year ago, says Müberra Eresin, the president of the Hotel Association of Türkiye (TÜROB).

The occupancy rate also fell by 12 percent in the January-September period compared with the first nine months of 2022 to 59 percent, she added.

The latest data for incentive certificates issued by authorities show that appetite for hotel investments remained strong in the first half of 2023, says Müberra Eresin, the president of the Hotel Association of Türkiye (TÖROB).

From January to September, 131 hotel projects with 23,725 rooms in the country's 29 of all 81 provinces received investment incentives, according to Eresin.

The Swiss Education Group on Tuesday announced the addition of two more courses to its hotel management programs in Switzerland, which are also open to Greek citizens: the Diploma in Vegetarian Culinary Arts, in two terms totaling 22 weeks, and the two-week Certificate in Wine Business Management.

The hotel occupancy rate across Turkey reached 67.6 percent in 2019, up 2.4 percent from the previous year, a hotel association said.

The sector's revenue per available room (RevPAR) and average daily rate (ADR) for rooms hit the three-year high in 2019, the Turkish Hotel Association (TÜROB) reported.

The third "Tomorrow's Hospitality Leaders Workshop" will take place in Athens next month, organized by the Swiss Education Group.
The workshop, which is in the form of a summer camp, is aimed at young people aged between 16 and 18 who are eager to enter the hospitality and tourism sector.

An expo spotlighting the MICE (meetings, incentives, conferencing, exhibitions) sector started on Feb. 20 in Istanbul.

According to data compiled by GBR Consulting, the number of visitors to Athens and the revenues for hotel owners might be on the rise, but the overall satisfaction of tourists in the city is on the decline.