Revista Tinerilor Economiºti (The Young Economists Journal)

Revista Tinerilor Economişti (The Young Economists Journal)
(Q4/2010)” show that Greece has registered low rates both in foreign visits and hotel
occupancy (figure 2 and figure 3).
Source: TourMIS, ETC,*Date varies by destination
Figure no. 2 Foreign visits to selected destinations, 2010
As regards foreign visits, Greece has experienced low rates in the last quarter of
2010 – almost 2%. Aside from the economic crisis, another reason could be country’s
orientation towards summer tourism. The hotel occupancy rates registered negative
values – almost -5%, unlike most of the European countries.
Source: STR Global
Figure no. 3 Hotel occupancy rates in different countries, 2010
3. Study among romanians regarding the impact of the economic crisis on greek
tourism
3.1 Purpose
The purpose of this study is to describe the extent to which the economic crisis
in Greece has changed Romanians perceptions about traveling to this country.
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