The 17 million tourists who came to Greece showed that the organized efforts of public - private partnerships bring results!
"Sun, sea, monuments' continues to attract hordes of tourists, but from what seems the Greek gastronomy, not exhausted in tzatziki-skewer-moussaka, constantly gaining ground in foreign visitors. The Greek hotel breakfast and Cretan cuisine attract lovers of taste, while the "Sea of Love", as it is called in Chinese the Aegean, still creates greater potential for Greece to get to the wedding Asian destinations.
Chinese Wedding in Santorini
The tour operators of our country made a titanic effort in recent years: They reduced prices, there was government intervention to reduce VAT in foodservice and workers put back with wage reductions. The more than 17 million tourists who came in 2013 and more are expected for 2014, showed that the organized efforts of public - private partnerships bring results because the global market is much more demanding and tourists ever more options.
This does not mean that Greek tourism solved his problems.
Is the issue of visas, the modernization of hotel infrastructure, the fact that the Greeks did not spend any more money on holidays, which has always been the best tourists are real problems. Failure to rapid licensing, expensive air and boat tickets, difficulties in access road, bureaucracy removals in programs, remain sharp thorns.
There are things that do not cost much but show what good reception: Smile, courtesy, a refreshment or a drink for the reception, cleanliness, and now all require Internet in the rooms.
Journey to the "Tribes of tourists' out today 'CC', conversing with them: Tassios Gregory, president of the Association of Hoteliers Halkidiki Pelekanaki George, president of the Panhellenic Federation of Hotel Managers, Pericles Antoniou, President of the Hoteliers Association of Lesvos and State SETE. Here in general the profile of tourists coming to Greece:
Tzatziki, souvlaki, Sirtaki
AMERICANS: Easily recognizable by the dapple shirts, benevolent and kind, consider something like Greece Hawaii, exotic destination. Sun and sea, tzatziki, souvlaki, Sirtaki is their favorite, while it is not missing from the table of the Kalamata olives. Moderate overall, know that Greece has historical monuments and want to visit, but because they have too much time on vacation in Europe, not many days sitting in one place. In 2013 there was a significant increase in the coming American tourists, while there is much room for more to come.
Umbrella, hat and shade
CHINESE: The word culture is the first word that the Chinese, who want to be in coastal areas but not bathe. Umbrella, hat and shade for Chinese is the perfect way to enjoy the holiday Greek.
Our country in recent years "looked" the Chinese market. Penetration is not great, but there is strong and able to cruise. There was interest after the Olympics and from major financier and Chinese, who wanted to go down to private pilots. But even their expensive fuel discourage.
Particularly interested in the Greek culture, the natural environment and disturb the hassle with visa, since in other European countries earn faster. In April 2014 come 30 Chinese couples to marry in Crete. There are 200,000 Chinese couples who marry each year abroad. Previously went to Malaysia etc. and now there approach to Santorini, Crete, Halkidiki.
The Chinese eat too much seafood: octopus, squid, etc., and have a weakness for white wines of our country. In the Chinese language, the Aegean Sea means "Sea of Love".
Attraction historical monuments
IAPONES: Give them a camera and a video to keep commemorative photos from every major monument viewing. Athens, and especially the Acropolis, Delphi is attraction of Japanese tourists who are interested in our culture and nothing for our sea.
Bazaars and bouzouki
ISRAELI: The Greek music and bouzouki generally like the Israelis and lately became a best effort approach from Greek side. Fond bazaars and not buy something if you do not haggle. Both the Greek and generally local kitchens are in their interests. Bathe, but not crazy already. Hardly a tourist comes back from Israel, because everything looks to see a new destination.
generosity customers
SAOUDARAVES: Greece has recently made moves to a more substantial cooperation with Saudi Arabia. The Saudis are the tourists seeking luxury, rent suites, do not hesitate to spend and have an opinion about what they want and how. It is not the easiest customers, but generosity, inability to have specialties in Greek lamb, lobster, shrimp, crayfish and generally in large fish. Generally, do not drink alcohol.
Skafatoi to five star
Feta cheese and olives have a field day by tourists
Turkey: More high on the agenda of Turkish food, shopping and fun. Seeking evening entertainment, like the Greek ouzo, yogurt, local cheeses, such as its cheese, fried cheese, and fish. Turkish businessman "is the Greek pre-crisis." The middle income Turk can do bargain. In the islands of the Aegean, when they come, I love stuffed sfougata, local cheese, seafood, meat. Rarely sitting too long in one place and do not like particularly to salt bath. Visit by Greek Orthodox churches until museums, etc. mills and appreciate the good expensive wines. Often Turkish businessmen come "skafatoi" and go to five star hotels in Alexandroupolis, Greece, all islands of the Aegean, Crete, the Dodecanese honor.
Specific customers
Australia / New Zealand: Few, because our country has never looked eagerly this market. They seem generally to conduct the Anglo-Saxon tribes, but they are more relaxed. Not easily grumble, interested in cleanliness, courtesy and want attention like they are special customers and seek forms of alternative tourism. When it Australian tourist because of the distance, comes to stay. Prefers Skiathos, Santorini, Mykonos, Paros, Ios - especially the blue Aegean. And the surf is good, while the rich looking and diving tourism.
Fun till morning
BRITISH: The youth prefers nightlife and occasionally happened PARATRAGOUDA in Faliraki Rhodes, Malia Heraklion Sea. However, we own way, with unacceptable shopkeepers Greeks who irrigate their bombs and political leadership that does not put the 50s already land for hotel use, rather than to get 2013 to discuss it. The low income level Englishmen seeking sun, sea and skewer, while the wealthy enjoy the luxury: expensive hotel, spa, boat hire and good food.
Lovers of fine cuisine
France: Good sea and swimming, eating better. Lovers of fine cuisine, looking Cretan or Greek diet. Snails snails with rosemary, lamb in the oven, greens are delicious dishes for the French, who like vegetables, legumes, dairy, and crazy and the purslane!
Beer, spirits and snacks
German / Austrian: disciplined, always with the rules, do not say no to cold beer, the cheese and meat varieties. Most sportsmen, appreciate good food, but not their ranks, why boomerang turns. Spend, though not as old, prefer sandy beaches, without winds and winds.
When prefer to stay in the pools instead of the beach, it is usually because they want to be able to order anytime biritsa and appetizers. Ask strict timekeeping at the hotel where they are.
Around 8,000 Greek restaurants expatriates in Germany are the best ambassadors of the kitchen. Visiting archaeological sites and museums, while looking for hotels with children's activities or recreation areas for children.
Beer Greek, Greek wine, ouzo, raki enjoy them. The Germans are the customers who spend nice when in a destination come again and again and it is consistently the best customers in Greece. Austrian tourists in our country are few, but they have similar behavior and requirements with the Germans.
the unruly
Italy: They prefer pasta, risotto, have greater appeal to luxury, more unruly and have a more relaxed time. Keen on beaches and swimming pools. Good meat and good fish duly appreciate, while looking and seafood, shrimp, etc. Most look to Western Greece, due to the easy access. Sivota, Perdika, Parga, Corfu etc., and there are "skafatoi" Italians.
T.V. and ball
NETHERLANDS: Dutch and Belgians are children outside the heart. We separated the TV, like football or playing Ajax or any other group, Dutch flags hang from the balcony and bathe and plates to beaches and pools. Always with large groups, and drink a lot of fun.
"Our own people"
Balkans: Skopjans, Serbs, Bulgarians, Romanians are the Balkan rescued Lot from 2010 until today, while similar category included Poles and Hungarians. They are "our own people".
Tastes similar to the Greeks, usually vacationing family and looking hotels that have activities for children. They meet in small and large hotels and accommodation in Halkidiki, Pieria, Thessaloniki, Kavala, but interested and for rooms within settlements.
Vote "sun and sea" and came to cover the significant gap created on the market where previously declined in our country the number of British and German tourists, now recovering.
Usually come by road and therefore there should be more attention on roads, because we are talking about four million tourists who come to North Greece. They are usually middle and lower budgets tourists and visiting and local supermarket to cook food.
This year we will have losses
Ukraine: Approximately 35000-40000 Ukrainians chose to come to our country, but it is estimated that losses will occur this year, because of the bitter political situation. The Ukrainians do not come from a certain point of their country, but from different regions. But it is estimated that this year we will have losses.
Tourist «inclusive all»
Russians: In 2013, about 140,000 Russians visited Halkidiki, around 200,000 found a total of Halkidiki, Pieria, Thessaloniki etc., and there were few who visited Rhodes and the Aegean islands.
Their interest for Greece is important because the sun and sea, while attracting tourists is the religious monuments of the Orthodox tradition: Mount Athos, Meteora, Patmos etc.
At first Russians came high income budgets. Plus there massification of tourism and come and middle classes. Adventurous, seeking new experiences, buy souvenirs for friends and acquaintances, while women in their luggage at homecoming usually buy Greek furs.
They prefer flavors of their homeland, but when found in Greece tasting seafood and fish: shrimp, lobsters. Is the tourism «inclusive all» and keen to spa. On return to buy in olive rule!
Sun and sea
Scandinavia: Tourists usually come with his family to Greece. Polite, higher financial budgets, love our country and lately become more systematic effort to reach them. Make visits to monuments, like the different and diptych "sun and sea" is the most important reasons to come to our country, while keen and nightlife. The Scandinavians mostly prefer Crete, Kos and less Northern Greece. It is from tourists who cherish the natural environment and respect.
Source: enet
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