Naftemporiki Newspaper Coverage of Last-Minute Bookings
Key findings highlighting the trend towards last-minute bookings in July and August, at the peak of this year’s tourism season, were presented by the newspaper Naftemporiki and journalist Fanis Zois. The findings are drawn from surveys conducted by the Research Institute for Tourism (RIT) on behalf of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels (HCH). Commenting on these findings, the President of the Research Institute for T…
Kathimerini Newspaper Coverage of RIT’s August Monthly Hotel Panel Survey
The performance of Greece’s hotel sector in August 2026, as reflected in the monthly panel survey conducted by the Research Institute for Tourism (RIT) on behalf of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels (HCH), was presented by the newspaper Kathimerini and journalist Ilias Bellos. Commenting on the high hotel occupancy rates recorded during this year’s tourism season, which was marked by significant uncertainty due to int…
RIT at the “European Researchers’ Night”
The Institute for Tourism Research and Forecasts (RIT) participated in the “European Researchers’ Night”, successfully organised by the National Technical University of Athens on Friday, 25 September, as part of the European celebration of research, “European Researchers’ Night”. A large number of visitors of all ages gathered at the Zografou Campus to meet members of research teams from NTUA, universities, resea…
Kathimerini Newspaper Coverage of RIT’s July Monthly Hotel Panel Survey
The performance of Greek hotels in July 2026, based on the monthly hotel panel survey conducted by the Institute for Tourism Research and Forecasts (ITEP), was featured in the newspaper Kathimerini in an article by journalist Ilias Bellos. Commenting on the findings, ITEP President Christina Tetradi noted that “despite the initial concerns that understandably emerged in the hotel market following the somewhat wea…
RIT’s Participation in the 13th International IACuDiT Conference 2026
The research team of RIT participated in the 13th International IACuDiT Conference (International Association of Cultural and Digital Tourism), held on the island of Lesvos from 1–3 September 2026, under the theme “Tourism in the Age of Transformation: Insights from the Social Sciences”.
IACuDiT 2026 – Conference Website
Professor George Petrakos chaired the main session of the second day of the conference, dur…
RIT President Christina Tetradi’s Interview on Raising Quality Standards in the Hotel Sector
Christina Tetradi, President of the Research Institute for Tourism (RIT), gave an interview to journalist Regina Savourdou for the newspaper Political. During the interview, she discussed the ongoing enhancement of quality standards in the hotel sector, which is also contributing to its economic growth, the steady strengthening of Greece’s tourism product in the face of international competition, the high profession…