The current tourist season is expected to be a positive one, the president of the Hellenic Hoteliers Federation Yiannis Retsos said to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency.
However, he explained that the revenues will be lower than the estimates of the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises which spoke for an additional 1 billion euros compared to last year.
Retsos expressed his concern and warned the government and tour operators that Greece has benefited from the recent developments (Turkey and Middle East) but this will change in the future. Certainly, he said, “Turkey, which this year lost 10 million tourists, will make a strong rebound next year.”
The president of the Hoteliers Federation underlined that the average number of stays in a hotel has been reduced, adding that this has an impact on annual revenues. Moreover, he stressed the need for investments to improve tourist infrastructures and to upgrade destinations.
However, the lack of an investment law is a problem, Retsos added.
In terms of arrivals, Greek tourism is close to a new record this year. Arrivals rose by 753,000 or 6.5 percent in the eight month period from January to August compared to last year.
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