{"id":6018,"date":"2025-06-30T12:53:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T09:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itep.gr\/uncategorized\/homepage-latest-news\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T11:59:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T08:59:13","slug":"homepage-latest-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itep.gr\/en\/uncategorized\/homepage-latest-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Homepage LATEST NEWS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>20-01-2026<br \/>\n<\/b>A new Board of Directors at the Institute of Tourism Research and Forecasting (ITRF) was elected following the elections held during the annual general meeting, on Friday, February 13, 2026. <br \/>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itep.gr\/en\/event\/annual-general-meeting-and-election-of-a-new-board-of-directors-new-president-of-itep-ms-christina-tetradi\/\">here<\/a>.<b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>20-01-2026<br \/>\n<\/b>A scientific article by the<b> General Director of <strong data-start=\"130\" data-end=\"137\" data-is-only-node=\"\">RIT<\/strong>, Professor <strong data-start=\"149\" data-end=\"168\">George Petrakos<\/strong>, <\/b>on sustainability in Greek hotels was published in the journal <em data-start=\"233\" data-end=\"251\">Technical Annals<\/em>. Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr\/index.php\/ta\/article\/view\/42682\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>15-12-2025<\/b><br \/>\nYou can find the presentation\u00a0<strong>by the Director General of RIT, Professor George Petrakos<\/strong>, entitled <strong>\u201cMapping the New Visitor Experience and Innovation in Tourism\u201d<\/strong>, delivered at the annual conference \u201cGreek Tourism: A National Affair!\u201d, which was held on 15-12-2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itep.gr\/en\/event\/rits-participation-in-the-annual-conference-greek-tourism-a-national-affair\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>11-12-2025<\/b><br \/>\n<strong>RIT<\/strong><b>&#8216;s President, Ms. Konstantina Svynou<\/b>, participated in the <b>51st international EIBA Conference (European International Business Academy)<\/b>, which was held at the Megaron Athens Concert Hall and co-organized by the University of Piraeus and the University of Macedonia, under the title <b>&#8220;Strategic Realities in IB Practices&#8221;<\/b>. Ms. Svynou presented the key characteristics of Greece\u2019s hotel sector, its performance, challenges, and prospects within a continuously evolving and competitive environment, as derived from the research and data produced by the <b>Research Institute for Tourism (RIT)<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/eiba2025.eiba.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">the conference website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>25-11-2025<br \/>\n<\/strong>The General Director of RIT, Professor George Petrakos, will participate as an invited speaker at the annual conference titled <strong data-start=\"356\" data-end=\"395\">\u201cGreek Tourism: a National Affair!\u201d<\/strong>, which will take place on <strong data-start=\"422\" data-end=\"442\">15 December 2025<\/strong> at the Grand Hyatt Athens, in the Parthenon Hall, <strong>under the auspices of the<\/strong> <strong data-start=\"527\" data-end=\"550\">Ministry of Tourism<\/strong>. His presentation, focusing on sustainability, new technologies, and artificial intelligence in Greek hotels,\u00a0 will be titled: <strong data-start=\"682\" data-end=\"749\">\u201cMapping the New Visitor Experience and Innovation in Tourism.\u201d<br \/>\n<\/strong>For the full programme, speakers, and additional information, please visit the Conference <a href=\"https:\/\/tourismnow.gr\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>22-11-2025<br \/>\n<\/strong>RIT successfully participated in the <strong>13th General Assembly of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels<\/strong>, with a presentation delivered by the President of RIT, Ms. Konstantina Svynou. <strong>Ms. Svynou<\/strong> presented the Institute\u2019s research activities and projects for the period November 2024 \u2013 November 2025. You may find the presentation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itep.gr\/en\/event\/13th-general-assembly-of-hch\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>18-10-2025<\/strong><br \/>\nThe participation of the <strong data-start=\"356\" data-end=\"420\">General Director of the Research Institute for Tourism (RIT)<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"422\" data-end=\"451\">Professor George Petrakos<\/strong>, as a speaker in the <em data-start=\"473\" data-end=\"496\">\u201cSustainable Tourism\u201d<\/em> session of the <em data-start=\"512\" data-end=\"536\">Development Conference<\/em> titled <strong data-start=\"544\" data-end=\"596\">\u201cIonian Islands: Progress and Development Goals\u201d<\/strong>, held on <strong data-start=\"606\" data-end=\"635\">October 18, 2025 in Corfu<\/strong>, was successfully completed.<br data-start=\"664\" data-end=\"667\" \/>You can find his presentation, <strong data-start=\"698\" data-end=\"818\">\u201cSustainable Hospitality: Key Indicators and Challenges in the Greek Hotel Sector , the Case of the Ionian Islands,\u201d<\/strong> featuring comparative data between Greece and the Region of the Ionian Islands, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itep.gr\/en\/event\/rits-participation-in-the-development-conference-ionian-islands-progress-and-development-goals\/\"><strong data-start=\"899\" data-end=\"907\">here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>15-10-2025<br \/>\n<\/strong>The <strong data-start=\"946\" data-end=\"1010\">General Director of the Research Institute for Tourism (RIT)<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"1012\" data-end=\"1041\">Professor George Petrakos<\/strong>, will participate in the <em data-start=\"1067\" data-end=\"1091\">Development Conference<\/em> titled <strong data-start=\"1099\" data-end=\"1152\">\u201cIonian Islands: Progress and Development Goals,\u201d<\/strong> to be held in <strong data-start=\"1167\" data-end=\"1199\">Corfu on October 17\u201318, 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>04-10-2025<br \/>\n<\/strong>RIT has completed its Survey on Employment Estimation and Labor Shortages in Greek Hotels.<br data-start=\"1327\" data-end=\"1330\" \/>The results will be available soon on our website.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>03-10-2025<br \/>\n<\/strong>The results of the Monthly Panel Survey presenting the performance of Greek hotels for August 2025 have been published. You can view the detailed results <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itep.gr\/en\/review\/monthly-panel-survey-july-2025\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>03-09-2025<\/strong><br \/>\nOn Wednesday, September 3, 2025, <strong>the General Assembly of R\u0399\u03a4<\/strong> was held in the conference hall of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itep.gr\/en\/event\/general-assembly-of-rit-2\/\">You can find the presentations of the President and the General Director of RIT here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>02-09-2025<br \/>\n<\/strong>The second part of the large scale European survey, focusing on Revenue Management, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and Sales, is now available online.<br \/>\nThe European survey was launched between January and April 2025 in collaboration with hotel associations from Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, and Switzerland as part of a follow-up to a 2023 baseline study. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hevs.ch\/en\/news\/european-hospitality--revenue-management-kpis-and-distribution-a-fragmented-landscape--212307\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">You can access the results of the second part of the survey here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>01-09-2025<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>The General Assembly of RIT <\/strong>will take place on <strong>Wednesday, September 3, 2025, at 2:30 p.m.<\/strong> in the conference room of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels (24 Stadiou Street, 7th floor).<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n06-08-2025<br \/>\n<\/strong>Key performance indicators remained stable in June 2025 compared to the same period last year. Both average room rate and occupancy rate remained at similar levels. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itep.gr\/en\/review\/monthly-panel-survey-june-2025\/\">Read more in the June 2025 Monthly Panel Survey.<\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>31-07-2025<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.itep.gr\/en\/?post_type=review&amp;p=5901\">The full resolution of the Society (S) and Governance (G) sections of RIT\u2019s ESG Sustainability Survey has been published.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>30-07-2025<br \/>\n<\/strong>The study on the sustainable development of Central and Northern Evia, conducted as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itep.gr\/event\/%ce%b1%ce%b5%ce%b9%cf%86%cf%8c%cf%81%ce%bf%cf%82-%ce%b1%ce%bd%ce%ac%cf%80%cf%84%cf%85%ce%be%ce%b7-%ce%bb%ce%b9%ce%b3%cf%8c%cf%84%ce%b5%cf%81%ce%bf-%ce%b1%ce%bd%ce%b5%cf%80%cf%84%cf%85%ce%b3%ce%bc%ce%ad%ce%bd%cf%89%ce%bd-%cf%80%ce%b5%cf%81%ce%b9%ce%bf%cf%87%cf%8e%ce%bd-%cf%84%ce%b7%cf%82-%ce%b5%ce%bb%ce%bb%ce%ac%ce%b4%ce%b1%cf%82-%ce%bc%ce%b5-%cf%84%ce%b7%ce%bd-%ce%b4%ce%b7%ce%bc%ce%b9%ce%bf%cf%85%cf%81%ce%b3%ce%af%ce%b1-%ce%bd%ce%ad%cf%89%ce%bd-%cf%84%ce%bf%cf%85%cf%81%ce%b9%cf%83%cf%84%ce%b9%ce%ba%cf%8e%ce%bd-%cf%80%cf%8c%cf%81%cf%89%ce%bd-%ce%ba%ce%b1%ce%b9-%cf%80%cf%81%ce%bf%cf%8a%cf%8c%ce%bd%cf%84%cf%89%ce%bd\/\">AEI<\/a> research project, has been published in the international scientific journal <em data-start=\"233\" data-end=\"239\">LAND<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itep.gr\/en\/scientific-articles\/\">You can find the article here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>20-07-2025<\/strong><br \/>\nRIT\u2019s General Director, Mr. George Petrakos, was interviewed on the show &#8220;<i>\u0397 \u03b5\u03c0\u03b9\u03c7\u03b5\u03af\u03c1\u03b7\u03c3\u03ae \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03b5\u03af<\/i>&#8221; (<em>\u201cYour Business Can\u201d)<\/em>, where he discussed the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the \u0397otel industry and \u0395ducation.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itep.gr\/en\/event\/artificial-intelligence-ai-in-the-%ce%b7otel-%ce%b9ndustry-and-%ce%b5ducation\/\">Watch the featured segment.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>09-07-2025<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.itep.gr\/en\/review\/integrating-artificial-intelligence-into-the-operations-of-greek-hotels\/\">\u03a4he Greek segment of the Artificial Intelligence survey was conducted by RIT in collaboration with the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels (HCH).<br \/>\nThe survey, titled \u201cThe Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Operation of Greek Hotels\u201d, was part of a broader European initiative carried out in cooperation with the University of Switzerland and has now been published.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>08-07-2025<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cWhat is the true state of AI adoption in the industry and what primary obstacles are impeding its progress?\u201d \u0391 large scale European survey was launched between January and April 2025 in collaboration with hotel associations from Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, and Switzerland as part of a follow-up to a 2023 baseline study. The results are clear: AI adoption is advancing, but gaps remain between intention and execution.<br \/>\nThe results of the European survey are available here:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hevs.ch\/en\/news\/how-ai-is-and-isn-t-transforming-european-hospitality-212299\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hevs.ch\/en\/news\/how-ai-is-and-isn-t-transforming-european-hospitality-212299<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>02-07-2025<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.itep.gr\/en\/?post_type=review&amp;p=5901\">The full resolution of the \u0395 (Environment) section of RIT\u2019s ESG Sustainability Survey has been published.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>20-01-2026 A new Board of Directors at the Institute of Tourism Research and Forecasting (ITRF) was elected following the elections held during the annual general meeting, on Friday, February 13, 2026. 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