Tour Operators
Greece
C'est Magnifique: French Tourist Arrivals hit Record Numbers in 2017
France and Greece have enjoyed a healthy political and cultural alliance for 40 years, and this year's tourist figures have just confirmed these close ties.
Arrivals of French tourists in Greece have reached double-digit numbers for 2017, according to a...
Business
Foreign Airlines Will Only Accept Credit Card Payments from Greece
Greek tour operators received a letter from British Airways and Spanish Iberia airlines notifying them that from now on they expect tickets to be booked with credit cards only through the special GDS system.
A few days ago, Turkish Airlines also issued an...
Europe
Up to 40% Less Russian Tourists Will Arrive in Greece
The summer tourist season has finally started, however tour operators reported a significant decline in tourists arriving from Russia. The tourist flow from Russia to Greece could drop by 35-40% this year, according to estimates provided by Tez Tour...
Greece
Ukrainian Travel Agency Shutdown, Major Hit for Greek Tourism
Ukrainian travel agency “News Travel,” which used to provide services to 120,000 Ukrainian tourists per year, organizing trips to 31 destinations, has shut down. Several popular Greek destinations such as Crete, Halkidiki, Corfu, Rhodes and Kos were included in the...
Greece
TUI Promotes Greek Tourism
During his visit to Athens, Peter Long stated that by next year TUI Tour Operators will increase the number of visitors to Greece by 300,000, in this way bringing the total number to more than two million tourists.
Speaking to...
Europe
400% Increase in Russian and Ukrainian Reservations
According to tour operators specialized in tourists’ movement from countries of the former Soviet Union, an increase of 400% was observed in bookings mainly from the Russian and Ukrainian market, as well as from Belarus.
Although reservations represent a small...
Business
Greek Tourist Chief Kefalogianni Visits Berlin
Greek Minister of Tourism Olga Kefalogianni traveled to Berlin to meet with political, tourist and media representatives and boost her country's hopes of attracting more visitors to help offset a crushing economic crisis.
Kefalogianni also met with representatives of the...