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SETE: 'Increase in Taxes Hurt Greece's Touristic Competitiveness'

The Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) has estimated that the additional taxes imposed over the last 12 months, have reduced Greece’s competitiveness in the sector of tourism by 10%. This was revealed in the first issue of a new series...

Greece Is Entering a New Era of Growth, Tsipras says

Greece is entering a new era of growth and optimism, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Thursday, addressing the 24th Convention of the Association of Greek Tourist Enterprises (SETE), in Athens. Tsipras spoke of the upcoming conclusion of the country’s...

World Travel Awards Held This Year in Athens

World Travel Awards will take place in Greece, Athens, on August 1 to August 3. “Divani Apollon & Thalasso” hotel will host the ceremony of the Awards and all visitors will have the chance to enjoy various activities. Senior representatives...

Tourism Revenues Rising in 2014

According to Reuters, the revenues from Greek tourism will rise to 13% in 2014, reaching 13 billion euros. This will help Greece emerge from the deep recession. Tourism is the main industry of Greece, accounting for about 17 percent of its...

Greek Tourism Breaks Another Record

After the very good course of the Greek tourism in the period January to September, there were  ─in comparison with last year─ around 1 million more tourists who visited Greece by air. According to data released by the Association of...

Kalamata, Santorini, Heraklion Champions in Tourist Arrivals

The arrivals of foreign tourists at the airports around Greece recorded an important increase, according to the first (temporary) data for September 2013 that were published by the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE). According to the data for the...

Austria’s Tribute to Tourism in Greece

The Austrian national daily newspaper Der Standard, in its insert Voyages, published a tribute to Greece, Three thousand  islands, sun and sea. The tribute begins, "Greece comes back as a favorite holiday destination and no wonder why, as the crystal...

Stamatopoulos Says Ties Tight With Bulgaria

“No matter the economic and political difficulties  that Greece and Bulgaria face at the moment, their bilateral friendship  and cooperation will not be hampered," Greece's Ambassador to Bulgaria, Thrasyvoulos Stamatopoulos, said in an interview with the Bulgarian English-speaking magazine...

SETE: Political Turmoil Brings 50% Decline in Tourism

Greek tourism seems to be paying the price for the unending political turmoil in Greece. Recent developments urged agents to ring the alarm bell for the future of tourism, the most lucrative business sector of the country. The president of...