The impact of the economic crisis on tourism : the case of Greece
Rodosthenous, Natalie (2017)
Laurea-ammattikorkeakoulu
2017
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2017113019077
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2017113019077
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Tourism is a fast-growing industry and its impact on the economy, social and development of a country has been considerable. The global financial crisis has greatly affected the socio-economic sectors of many countries, but Greece has suffered in particular.
The purpose of the present paper is to examine the causes and consequences of the Greek economic crisis, focusing particularly on the tourism sector, with the aim to investigate how the Greek economic crisis affected tourism sector.
The theoretical section of this study provides a brief overview of the financial crisis in Greece as well as the importance of tourism for the economy. The next part presents the results and analysis of the research conducted by the author of this study.
The research draws on literature and is based on secondary data gathered from print and online sources, journals, and reports. Moreover, self-administrated Internet-mediated questionnaires were conducted with managers from domestic hotels, tourists from the United Kingdom who have visited Greece before, as well as Greek citizens living in Greece. This study was conducted using a quantitative research method.
The findings of the research show that the Greek tourism sector was less affected than other sectors, due to its flexibility and diversified international source markets.
The purpose of the present paper is to examine the causes and consequences of the Greek economic crisis, focusing particularly on the tourism sector, with the aim to investigate how the Greek economic crisis affected tourism sector.
The theoretical section of this study provides a brief overview of the financial crisis in Greece as well as the importance of tourism for the economy. The next part presents the results and analysis of the research conducted by the author of this study.
The research draws on literature and is based on secondary data gathered from print and online sources, journals, and reports. Moreover, self-administrated Internet-mediated questionnaires were conducted with managers from domestic hotels, tourists from the United Kingdom who have visited Greece before, as well as Greek citizens living in Greece. This study was conducted using a quantitative research method.
The findings of the research show that the Greek tourism sector was less affected than other sectors, due to its flexibility and diversified international source markets.