Hellenic Chamber of Hotels
Greece
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...
Greece
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...
Economy
Tax Evasion from Greek Tourism to Reach €1.5 Billion in 2014
Tax evasion from the tourism industry will cost Greece 1.5 billion euros in lost revenue in 2014, said the President of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels (CHC), Giorgos Tsakiris.
According to iefimerida.gr, Tsakiris made the blunt statement during an international tourism forum...
Greece
40,000 Illegal Accommodations Damage Tourism
The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels sounds the alarm on the issue of illegal accommodation which has greatly damaged the Greek tourism sector, with losses reaching 1 billion euros.
The Chamber President, George Tsakiris, commented on the issue, saying that at...
Greece
Greece Launches Large-scale Private Scheme to Lure Tourists
An association of private business activists has started an unparalleled image campaign in Greece with a view to further boosting tourism in the cash-strapped nation. The scheme is also meant to fuel employment.
For the first time in its history,...
Greece
Greek Breakfast Brings Millions to Greek Hotels
The program, Greek Breakfast, a Hellenic Chamber of Hotels initiative, proved to be an important tool for the enrichment of Greece’s tourist product.
According to a relevant research carried out by the University of Patras, the total revenues for hotels...
Europe
Germans Like Greece, Unless Its Free
Germans may not want to come to Greece even for a free holiday. However, they do not exclude Greece as a holiday destination, according to the research conducted by the Institute of Business Administration and Tourism of the Westküste...
Greece
Senior Tourism "Pure Gold" for Greece
Greece is hoping to tap one of its most lucrative markets for tourists, senior citizens who have money and time on their hands and like to travel. The elderly are expected to will represent 24% of the global market...
Greece
Bookings Show Tourists Coming Back
General Secretary for Tourism Apostolos Liaskos said that after a big downturn in crisis-stricken 2012 that visitor bookings show an increase of 15-20 percent, encouraging news for the country's most important revenue driver.
Addressing a general meeting of the Hellenic...
Greece
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...