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Tourism in Greece Hit by Staff Shortages

Tourism in Greece for summer 2022 is threatened by staff shortages and spiraling energy costs, officials have warned. Tourism is Greece's key industry providing a quarter of Greece's national income. A record number of tourists are expected this year following...

Greek PM Tsipras: Tourism on a Constant Rise

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said that the tourism industry is constantly on the rise, during a meeting with Hellenic Tourism Confederation President Andreas Andreadis on Monday. Regarding tourist arrivals, 2016 was a record year as tourist arrivals rose to...

SETE Anticipates New Record High of 28 Million Tourist Arrivals This Summer

The amount of tourists arriving in Greece this year is expected to set a new record of 28 million, according to the president of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), Andreas Andreadis who commented from the sidelines of the ITB...

Andreadis: SETE Aims to Make Greece One of the World's Top 10 Tourism Destinations

Greece’s largest tourism business association (SETE) aims to make the country one of the top 10 tourist destinations worldwide, its chief Andreas Andreadis said on Friday at the Delphi Economic Forum, taking place at European Cultural Centre of Delphi. “SETE...

Autumn Tourism in Greece to Yield More Than 3 Billion Euros

The snap elections announced mid-August in Greece have caused great concern across the country. However, Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) president Andreas Andreadis believes that the country’s tourism sector will continue to grow if the election results in a...

Greek Island Tourism Drops in April

As Greece is struggling to emerge from its liquidity trap and panic is spreading across the globe over a potential default, Greek islands saw a considerable drop in tourism. ​The arrival figures at some of the country’s top tourist...

Political Uncertainty May Hurt Greek Tourism

"The last bastion of Greek economy will collapse, unless politicians rise to the occasion," said the president of the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) Andreas Andreadis yesterday. The president of SETE talked about cancellations in bookings due to the...

Slowdown in Greek Hotel Bookings for 2015

Greek hotel bookings for 2015 have dropped due to the uncertainty over political developments, said President of the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE), Andreas Andreadis. According to Andreadis, foreign tour agencies are expressing concern to Greek hoteliers over deposits they...

Greek Tourism Minister: The Unpleasant Possibility of New Taxation Does Not Facilitate Our Plans

Her optimism regarding the counterbalance of possible new taxation in the tourism industry expressed yesterday, during the budget debate in the Greek Parliament, Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni, declaring at the same time that the Ministry is in constant communication with...

Planned VAT Increase in Hotels Disastrous, Say Tourism Professionals

The strong reaction of Greek tourism industry professionals caused the scenarios that leaked lately regarding a possible rise in the VAT rate for hotels, from the current 6.5% to 13%. Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) chief Andreas Andreadis characterized such...