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Why tourism in Greece dropping?
Attica Hoteliers Association warned of declining tourist activity in the region of up to 6 percent, in terms of both bookings and prices on May 15. According to the association, the messages coming so far from all tourist markets are discouraging.

The tourist inflow from the United States is expected to drop by as much as 30 percent, while markets such as Germany, Britain and France were also following a downward course. A likely increase is expected from certain unpredictable markets whose tourist behavior is not affected by economic factors such as Russia and Bulgaria.

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- 29 May 2008, 10:51 am
Amarendra Dhiraj wrote: > Attica Hoteliers Association warned of declining tourist activity in > the region of up to 6 percent, in terms of both bookings and prices > on May 15. According to the association, the messages coming so far > from all tourist markets are discouraging. > > > The tourist inflow from the United States is expected to drop by as > much as 30 percent, while markets such as Germany, Britain and France > were also following a downward course. A likely increase is expected > from certain unpredictable markets whose tourist behavior is not > affected by economic factors such as Russia and Bulgaria. > > Every one is invited to share his/her idea...
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Re^2: Why tourism in Greece dropping?
HI Monika,

Greece is on course for a disappointing tourist season with regard to US scenerio (a dropping dollar), But, A busy international sports timetable this year, with the Olympic Games in Beijing and the world soccer cup in Austria and Switzerland, also coincides with the tourist season to Greece's disadvantage.

Tourism accounts for 23 percent of Greece's gross domestic product, which the government wants to increase to 35-40 percent in the next decade. The industry employs about 1200,000 people around the country.

a sharp increase in hotel prices
an expensive holiday destination
Govt. is unable to keep pace with inflation
forced to spend more every week for the same necessities

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- 03 Jun 2008, 2:24 pm
Amarendra Dhiraj wrote: > HI Monika, > > Greece is on course for a disappointing tourist season with regard to > US scenerio (a dropping dollar), But, A busy international sports > timetable this year, with the Olympic Games in Beijing and the world > soccer cup in Austria and Switzerland, also coincides with the > tourist season to Greece's disadvantage. > > Tourism accounts for 23 percent of Greece's gross domestic product, > which the government wants to increase to 35-40 percent in the next > decade. The industry employs about 1200,000 people around the country. > > a sharp increase in hotel prices > an expensive holiday destination > Govt. is unable to keep pace with inflation > forced to spend more every week for the same necessities > > Cheers > > Amarendra > www.ceo-world.biz
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Re^6: Why tourism in Greece dropping?
HI Mikeal and Monika,

Here I tried to put across SWOT analysis for Greek tourism. Please comment on it if u disagrees.

Strengths
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Flexibility
Tailor-made product delivery
Entrepreneurial activity
Family involvement
Natural and cultural resources
Strong local character
Personalised relationships
Labour loyalty and low turnover

Weaknesses
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Management
Marketing
Information technologies illiteracy
Dependence upon tour operators
Supporting markets
Lack of economies of scale
Human resources management
Education and training
Transportation and accessibility
Financial management and resources
Seasonality
Lack of standardisation
Lack of quality assurances

Opportunities
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European Union support
European redistribution of labour
Increase in tourism demand size
Trends in tourism demand
Low cost of living in periphery
Information technology
Infrastructure development
Transportation

Threats
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Environmental degradation
Concentration and globalisation
Oversupply
Lack of visibility in CRSs
Infrastructure
Wars/terrorism
Political intervention

I will try to explain all the point as discussion moves on.

Amarendra
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- 05 Jun 2008, 10:01 am
Amarendra Dhiraj wrote: > HI Mikeal and Monika, > > Here I tried to put across SWOT analysis for Greek tourism. Please > comment on it if u disagrees. > > Strengths > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Flexibility > Tailor-made product delivery > Entrepreneurial activity > Family involvement > Natural and cultural resources > Strong local character > Personalised relationships > Labour loyalty and low turnover > > Weaknesses > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Management > Marketing > Information technologies illiteracy > Dependence upon tour operators > Supporting markets > Lack of economies of scale > Human resources management > Education and training > Transportation and accessibility > Financial management and resources > Seasonality > Lack of standardisation > Lack of quality assurances > > Opportunities > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > European Union support > European redistribution of labour > Increase in tourism demand size > Trends in tourism demand > Low cost of living in periphery > Information technology > Infrastructure development > Transportation > > Threats > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Environmental degradation > Concentration and globalisation > Oversupply > Lack of visibility in CRSs > Infrastructure > Wars/terrorism > Political intervention > > I will try to explain all the point as discussion moves on. > > Amarendra > www.ceo-world.biz
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Why tourism in Greece dropping?

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