Andreas Andreadis

By Stathis Kousounis

The political turmoil of the last 10 days has led to a decline in new tourism bookings for next year by as much as 50 percent, said the head of the Association of Hellenic Tourism Enterprises (SETE), Andreas Andreadis, on Tuesday.

By Stathis Kousounis

The bad press Greece has received in the last week owing to possible political and economic developments has had an immediate impact on tourism bookings for 2015, according to the president of the Association of Hellenic Tourism Enterprises (SETE), Andreas Andreadis.

 Increase of tax on accommodation could wipe 3.8 bln euros off the country’s GDP and cause job losses

Tourism professionals vehemently oppose the government’s intention to raise the value-added tax on accommodation from the current 6.5 percent to 13 percent.

A rise in the value-added tax rate for hotels from 6.5 percent to 13 would be a “suicidal” move for Greek tourism, the Association of Hellenic Tourism Enterprises (SETE) chief Andreas Andreadis said on Monday.

Andreadis was reacting to reports that the government has proposed the measure as part of an effort to bridge its differences with the troika over next year’s fiscal gap.

By Stathis Kousounis

In a message to mark World Tourism Day on Saturday, Association of Hellenic Tourism Enterprises (SETE) president Andreas Andreadis estimated that tourism’s contribution to Greece’s gross domestic product has risen considerably in 2014 and will come close to 20 percent, from just over 16 percent previously.

By Stathis Kousounis

Greece is set to become an even more popular destination for British and German tourists next year, according to provisional data on the back of a record season that is now nearing its end.

By Stathis Kousounis

The Greek hotel market is wary of any more bad news regarding Russian tour operators going bankrupt, as the collapse that began on July 16 with successive closures by travel firms appears unabating.

 Arrivals from abroad to add up to a record 21.2 million in 2014 including cruise passengers, SETE estimates

By Stathis Kousounis

Foreign tourists visiting Greece this year are expected to add up to a record 21.2 million, including cruise visitors, Andreas Andreadis, the president of the Association of Hellenic Tourism Enterprises (SETE), said on Wednesday.