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Greece Expects Record 32M Tourists in 2018, Says Tsipras

Greece's tourism industry is expected to draw 32 million visitors in 2018, in what will be a record year for the sector, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has said. Speaking at a general meeting of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), Tsipras said...

Greece at the Bottom of Mediterranean Countries in Luxury Tourism

Greece is the last choice destination in luxury tourism due to the lack of adequate infrastructure and poor promotion, according to the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE). Greece is fourth in attracting tourists, after Spain, Italy and in a...

Greek Tourism Ranks 14th Worldwide in 2016

Recession-battered and bailout-dependent Greece has managed to attract up to nine million more tourists (not counting cruise ship arrivals) over the past five years, bringing the country to 14th place on the World Tourism Organization’s list for 2016. The performance...

More Than 26 Million Tourists Expected in Greece in 2017

Tourist arrivals are expected to exceed 26 million this year from 24.8 million in 2016, the Institute of Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) said in a report on Greek tourism. The report says that if sea cruise arrivals are included, the...

PM Tsipras: Greece Will Break Through the 30 Million Visitor Barrier

Greece will break through the 30 million visitor barrier this summer, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in a meeting with the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) on Thursday. On his part, SETE president Yiannis Retsos said that "the current good circumstances...

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...

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...

Increase in Arrivals at Athens Airport is Due to Greeks Who Moved Abroad

Traffic growth at the Eleftherios Venizelos airport is attributed mainly to Greeks who have moved abroad and visit their homeland, said Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) President Andreas Andreadis. Andreadis made the comment via Twitter, where he wrote, "But all the...

SETE Reports Tourism Air Arrivals Increase 9 Percent in 2016

As the final numbers are tallied, data released from the Institute of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) shows that 2016 was a fruitful year for tourism in Greece. In fact, the rates at which tourism rose from 2015 was at...

International Arrivals to Greek Airports Soar in Sept

International arrivals to Greek airports “soared” from January to September, according to data released by the Greek Tourist Organisation (SETE). More specifically, arrivals to the main airports of the country rose 7.6 percent in the 9-month period compared to...