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Features and Trends of Greece Tourism Industry

Authors:
Papakonstantinou Efstathios Marios

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Papakonstantinou Efstathios Marios
Professor, Business College of Athens (BA Hospitality & Tourism Management), 205 Alexandras Ave, Athens, Greece

MLA 8
Marios, Papakonstantinou Efstathios. "Features and Trends of Greece Tourism Industry." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 10, no. 1, Jan. 2025, pp. 58-77, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2025.v10i01.004. Accessed Jan. 2025.
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Marios, P. (2025, January). Features and Trends of Greece Tourism Industry. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 10(1), 58-77. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2025.v10i01.004
Chicago
Marios, Papakonstantinou Efstathios. "Features and Trends of Greece Tourism Industry." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 10, no. 1 (January 2025), 58-77. Accessed January, 2025. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2025.v10i01.004.

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ABSTRACT:
The purpose of this paper is to provide a general outlook of the hospitality industry in Greece and demonstrate how the travel and tourism industry contributes to the economy and employment of Greece. In this paper, it is presented and analyzed all the relevant information regarding the trends, the direct and indirect impacts of Greece's travel and tourism industry as well as the hospitality industry on Greece's GDP and employment by examining the statistics about travel, tourism and hospitality in Greece, bank of Greece, Eurostat, Insete Regional and National Data and Elstat - the Hellenic Statistical Authority. Tourism is an activity linked to many sectors of the economy. It requires the contribution of economic, social, technological, cultural and environmental factors and is therefore described as an extremely multifaceted field. Below are research and statistics on tourism's economic impact, spending and attendance. Hospitality and tourism are a vital sector for the economy of many countries, offering significant opportunities for growth and prosperity. The provision of hospitality services to visitors traveling for leisure, business or cultural reasons has become a large-scale industry.

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