SETE’s interventions on matters of tourism policy in Greece usually take the form of positios and proposals. In this section, you can access SETE’s Positions either on a specific subject or for a specific year. Careful readers will notice that some of the proposals presented below are repeated for several years; this is because little to no progress has been made.
1. The recent amendments to tourism business licensing procedures are a move in the right direction Following recent amendments to the provisions of Law 4276/2014, licensing procedures for tourism accommodation have now been greatly simplified. Major issues from the past have been dealt with. Specific deadlines for issuing the necessary
SETE believes that in modern economies, innovation and knowledge will gradually tend to become more important than traditional forms of capital and work. Research, innovation and knowledge generation are clearly the most important currency that universities trade in. Unfortunately, the current situation with tertiary education in Greece does not generate
The main focus of the new tax law should be as follows: Tax compliance can be enforced by creating a professional mechanism to combat tax evasion, staffed by well-paid technocrats. This will also require major investments in IT. Audits and cross-checks must be carried out continuously to convince citizens that
Tourists use taxis, rental cars and coaches to meet their travel needs on land. The memo outlines a series of proposals designed to improve the quality of taxi services and to upgrade the level of rental car services available, by making it possible to hire a driver along with the
The improvement in Greek tourism competitiveness ratings noted in 2011 was mostly due to the reduction in VAT on accommodation. However, the fact that the VAT rate on catering services was raised to 23% in early 2011 had negative repercussions on the competitiveness of the Greek tourist product, affecting the
One of the key benefits arising from any extension of the Athens International Airport (AIA) contract is the increase of tourism in Athens, and therefore the improvement of the economy and the employment in the wider area. Although AIA can handle 35 million passengers per year, it currently only handles
As part of its commitment to providing quality tourist services and to improving the experience of visitors in Greece, in early 2011 the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) proposed that archaeological sites and areas of general cultural interest could be also used as events venues. The idea is that they could
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