emg home
Serbia world leader in raspberry export Grawe profit up 63 percent Serbia to join PayPal Serb Refugees: Forgotten by Croatia? Average take-home salary in February RSD 32,336 Application for consumer loans within ten days Construction of low-cost houses to start end of July Business council for small, medium-sized enterprises founded Government adopts text of Zemun–Borca Bridge construction contract Deadly blasts hit central Moscow metro system Medvedev, Obama to sign new START treaty in Prague Apr 8 Montenegro: Podgorica would not extradite former Thai PM Taksin Shinawatra Albanian opposition to fight in parliament, no boycott Bomb explodes in Athens Srebrenica Declaration in Parliamentary procedure
RSS

News Archive

Greece: Tourist arrivals at 2009 levels

25. March 2010. | 06:45

Source: ANA

This year's tourism arrivals are expected at the same level as last year's but at the same time tourist sector revenues are expected to be slightly down, Hellenic Chamber of Hotels president Giorgos Tsakiris predicted on Tuesday.

This year's tourism arrivals are expected at the same level as last year's but at the same time tourist sector revenues are expected to be slightly down, Hellenic Chamber of Hotels president Giorgos Tsakiris predicted on Tuesday.

Speaking at a press conference, he called on all those involved in the tourism sector to join forces in an effort to reverse the negative picture.

On their part, Greek hotel owners have responded to the sector pleas for a 5-pct reduction in their prices, which in certain cases is larger than 15 pct, according to the chamber.

In an effort to boost tourist arrivals in Athens, the chamber again touched on the issue of cabotage, requesting the lifting of restrictions still in effect concerning the scheduling of cruises from Greek seaports (Piraeus in particular) suggesting that Piraeus be turned into a cruise ship hub.

As a result of such a move, the annual revenues are estimated to top the 500-million-euro mark with the prospect to exceed 1 billion euros.

Share:

Del.icio.us
Digg
My Web
Facebook
Newsvine

Enter text:

<<

29. March - 04. April 2010.

>>