accommodation
Corfu businesses looking at extending tourist season
CORFU. An initiative for Corfu city breaks from hotels, accommodation rentals and travel agents is underway.
Corfu tourist season going well so far
CORFU. Tourism professionals have expressed their satisfaction with hotel and rented accommodation bookings.
Corfu SYRIZA MP Alexandros Avlonitis: Immediate measures to support tourist accommodation establishments
CORFU. The Corfu Tourist Accommodation Owners Federation President Pericles Katsaros presented a series of demands to the Corfu SYRIZA MP Alexandros Avlonitis regarding issues that have not been resolved despite continuous efforts in the responsible Ministries.
Register of people offering accommodation to war refugees
CORFU. The Hellenic Red Cross is creating a register of those who wish to offer accommodation to refugees.
Bookings give cause for optimism for new tourist season in Corfu
CORFU. Bookings in rented accommodation at 40-60%. 8 out of 10 hotel bookings are from the UK.
No progress regarding sheltered accommodation for those with special needs
CORFU. At the moment there is no welfare provision for children with special needs who don΄t know what will happen when they lose their parents.
Tourist Accommodation Owners Federation: Small tourist accommodation establishments excluded from state aid
CORFU. “Those who created this particular draft of the development law have excluded small tourist accommodation establishments from all kinds of aid, as if they are not the core of Greek tourism.”
Extension of deadline for classification of accommodation establishments in Key Ratings
CORFU. Statement from Corfu Federation of Tourist Accommodation Owners (OETK).
Tourist Accommodation Owners Federation calling for immediate state intervention for “Ballos” disasters
CORFU. Letter of the Corfu Federation of Tourist Accommodation Owners to the Ministers of Interior, Finance, Development and Tourism.
Four tourism bodies join forces for Corfu School of Tourism
CORFU. Corfu tourism bodies, who are joining forces for the adequate staffing of the School of Tourism, are looking to meet with the Tourism Minister.
Big increase in German arrivals in July. Gradual increase in accommodation bookings
CORFU. Tourism professionals are talking about a gradual increase in Corfu tourism over the last two weeks and data from Corfu International Airport shows that there were 1,623 international flight arrivals in July compared to 699 in June.
More independent tourists in Corfu in pandemic
CORFU. 70%-80% of international arrivals are with low-cost companies with relatively good seat occupancy.
Dispute between tourist accommodation establishments and Ministry of Tourism about lifeguards
CORFU. The Ministry is adamant but businesses warn that they will not apply the provision.
Tourist accommodation establishments obliged to obtain Health First badge by 15 June
CORFU. The obligations of tourist accommodation establishments operating this year - Updates from Corfu Federation of Tourist Accommodation Owners (OETK).
Second homeless man taken to hospital
CORFU. The possibility of placing him and Tony (the homeless man taken to hospital yesterday) in the Seniors Care Home is being looked into.
Federation of Tourist Accommodation Owners protests about condition of roads in North Corfu
CORFU. The Federation sent a letter to Mayor Giorgos Mahimaris, Regional Governor Rodi Kratsa and Corfu MPs about the condition of the roads in the Agios Georgios area.
Corfu Tourist Accommodation: Regional programme of support is good but not enough
CORFU. Corfu Federation of Tourist Accommodation Owners says funding to support businesses is not enough.
Corfu property rental prices up by 19% in 2019
CORFU. In 2019 the whole of Greece saw increases in property sales prices (8%) and rental prices (10%).
