Tourism: “Siege” of foreigners in winter – Bookings in Athens-Thessaloniki are heating up
Warm known to be this winter for Greek tourism, with foreigners stating in large proportions, in proportion, that they plan to visiting Greece.
They take the baton from the islands the big cities and other destinations, mainly of archaeological interest. Significant mobility is already observed with bookings showing a significant increase, not only compared to last year, but also in 2019 in hotels in Athens, Thessaloniki etc.
The more vaccination progresses in Europe, the more it shows that it is opening up the appetite of Europeans for travel.
Europeans want to keep traveling
According to her research European Travel Commission, the main markets from the well-known to the travel flows in Europe until March is the Poland, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain and Italy, countries where more than 68% of respondents said they intend to make at least one trip.
The survey captures the sentiment and short-term intentions of domestic and intra-regional travel within Europe and is the 9th wave of market research to be launched. in September 2020. The collections are collected by Europeans in 10 large-volume shopping responses, in the light of the pandemic, and this wave was given by 5,769 people.
Impressive are the findings from the relevant research, with two thirds of Europeans planning to travel until March 2022.
The COVID-19 vaccine maintains its key role in travel:
- 58% of Europeans are in favor of the COVID-19 digital certificate of the EU,
- 55% state that or an available vaccine boosts his travel confidence and
- 48% plan to plan a trip once vaccinated.
According to the same travel survey, Europeans say that:
- 16% miss “enjoying life in a relaxing environment”.
- 16% also to “get out of the routine” and
- 14% for “spending quality time with family or friends”.
Also based on the same survey two out of five who traveled home, especially for holidays in the sun and at sea (45%), while city breaks remain a strong choice for those traveling with their partner (34%).
Kikilias: The summer tourist season will start earlier in 2022
The Positives are the messages from the international markets for the new tourist year, as he emphasizes in an interview with APE-MPE the Minister of Tourism Vassilis Kikilias, stressing at the same time that for the next year the strategic planning and its gradual implementation has already begun. In fact, earlier than any other year, the new tourist season for Greece should start in mid-March, with the Minister of Tourism noting that he has stays with the Greek hoteliers but also in the municipalities and regions, that we must be “ready” at that time.
The Ministry of Tourism is currently preparing for the London International Tourism Fair, WTM, with the Vassilis Kikilias to express his optimism that there will be good agreements for Greece. At the same time, he emphasizes that and in WTM, as in all tourism markets, emphasis will be placed on special forms of tourism, such as city breaks and high end tourism, while the lesser known destinations.
In his interview, the minister gives his position actions of the ministry on the issue of the seasonality of the tourism product, but also how to meet its challenges sustainable tourism.
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