Articles tagged “greece”

A summer influx of refugees would have devastated an already fragile Greek economy, but the offseason unrest will have an still unknown impact for the coming months.

Cruise lines have spent most of the year dealing with economic and geopolitical crises in Europe, so they're prepared to make a profit regardless of continued chaos in the Mediterranean. A worst-case scenario is a messy incident involving a cruise ship and migrant vessel, however, that could scare the public away from European cruises.

Greek Tourism and Athens International Airport have done their part for the Greek economy. We hope the momentum will continue over the summer.

We need more than a few digital stickers to show travelers the innovation and entrepreneurship that's turning Athens into a should-go destination again.

Relaxed visa regulations, affluent visitors, and a boost of German tourists will provide Greece’s economy a much-needed boom this summer and pave the way to more efficient tourism marketing moving forward.

It’s equated to selling the family jewels, but selling state assets to foreign investors for privatization will fuel job growth and improve infrastructure as Greece continues its economic rebound.

Locals indeed have reason to accommodate foreigners with an influx of arrivals this summer season expected to push tourism’s GDP contribution to almost 20 percent.

It’s not CEO Michael O’Leary who’s put his foot in his mouth this time. Ryanair is looking to take advantage of the recession to bolster its own business and, in true Ryanair fashion, classy enough to publish it in a press release.

When tourism is your country's dominant industry with few other businesses waiting in the wings a drop in visitors hits that much harder.