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2022-05-22 20:28:41
The upcoming high tourist season seems to be getting closer to achieving a result comparable to the record achieved in 2019 in terms of the number of tourists visiting Crete. It is worth recalling that throughout the entire year, as many as 4.4 million international passengers were registered at the airports in Crete. Of this, nearly 3/4 of the tourist traffic fell to the Heraklion airport, while the rest of the traffic was generated by the airport in Chania. Of course, time will tell if the number of people vacationing in Crete this year will actually approach this record result. It is worth bearing in mind, however, that such good announcements do not fully match the mood of the local tourism industry.
Inflation is a term that appears on the top of news websites in all European countries. The increases in the cost of everyday life affect virtually all of us. In fact, it is difficult to identify any everyday goods or services whose prices have remained unchanged or decreased over the last year. From month to month, everything becomes more expensive, draining our wallets.
Unfortunately, enterprises from the tourism and hotel industry are also struggling with a similar phenomenon. As we wrote earlier, this year's number of tourists is forecast at a very high level. This gives hope for achieving revenues at a level comparable to 2019. Unfortunately, it is quite possible that such high tides will be increasingly devoured by rising operating costs. In an interview with cretalive.gr , Nikos Chalkiadakis, President of the Association of Hotel Owners in Heraklion, clearly emphasizes that this year's season is one big unknown: “We do not know what will be left to us at the end of the year. The revenues will be good, but the costs will be huge . "
Already, hotel owners must carefully count and plan their budgets this year. One of the biggest increases they face is rising energy costs. Over the past year, electricity bills in Greece have increased by around 70%. Food costs have also risen significantly in recent months. Hoteliers estimate that the broadly understood catering service will cost them about 40% more than last year. Finally, it is also worth mentioning that this season will also generate significantly higher labor costs. More tourists will require employment comparable to normal seasons. Attracting employees to yourself will require offering attractive ones wages, the amount of which will also be offset by a high level of inflation. Hoteliers estimate that this year's labor costs may be approximately 20% higher than last year.
An additional issue faced by hotel owners is the lack of labor. During the pandemic, a large proportion of the workforce has departed from the tourism sector. As in other countries, when it was not possible to travel for many months, these employees found employment in other industries and do not plan to return to service hotel guests.
Another aspect raised by Manolis Tsakalakis, President of the Rethymno Hoteliers Association, is the Russian war in Ukraine. It is already known that the ongoing conflict will translate into a practical freezing of tourist traffic from both countries. This situation will be especially acute for the hotels in Rethymno. This region was very eagerly chosen by both tourists from Ukraine and Russia.
The presidents of both associations also pointed to the growing problem of direct lease. Every year, an increasing number of individual tourists choose this form of accommodation booking. Only in April alone, as many as 95 thousand. tourists have chosen direct rental. It is worth noting that this month the total number of tourists visiting Crete was 190 thousand. people. It is easy to count that people choosing direct rental accounted for about half of all tourists vacationing in Crete in April.
According to cursory estimates, Airbnb offers a total of around 30,000 in Crete. various types of accommodation. Mr Chalkiadakis says about half of these are short-term rentals that are operated illegally. People who are engaged in this activity do not pay taxes or meet any requirements related to offering such accommodation. It is difficult for owners of legally operating hotels and guesthouses to offer an attractive offer that beats such illegal competition.
Finally, as a curiosity, we would like to tell you how the hotel map of Crete changes. Over the 10 years since 2010, there has been a clear change in the categorization of local facilities. Every year the number of hotels with the lowest number of stars decreases. Objects with basic amenities that are categorized as 1-star or 2-star hotels are currently less by about 20%. At the opposite extreme, there are luxury complexes, the number of which is systematically growing. Currently, compared to 2010, the number of 4-star and 5-star hotels increased by 35% and 54%, respectively. 3-star hotels were characterized by the lowest dynamics of changes. Their number increased by only 10% over the past 10 years.
These rather simplified data give some insight into how tourism is evolving in Crete. Of course, these changes are certainly in part a response to the needs of mass tourists. Most people want to experience a bit of luxury on vacation, and above all, a rest from all worries. These are the amenities they are looking for in the top-rated facilities.
Is such a trend good? We have rather mixed feelings. Similar buildings and the lack of specific features make the tourist towns very similar to each other. Already, on the north coast of the western part of Crete, there is no clear border between the towns. In addition, unfortunately, the higher the category of the hotel, the less willing tourists are to leave it, and thus they do not spend money outside the hotel. Finally, small local businesses do not make money on tourists hosted by hotels offering All Inclusive. Of course, there are probably exceptions, but the general tendency is just like that. These types of changes also increasingly narrow the list of places in Crete where you can plan an individual holiday in the future. Wild Crete, unfortunately, is getting smaller and harder to get to.
2022-05-22 20:28:41
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Troszkę mi to przypomina żalenie się polskich górali.
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Piotr Pruszyński W tańszych hotelach gdy klimy nie ma w cenie pobierana jest opłata za dobę używania klimatyzacji.
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CRETE - Kreta nie spotkałem się nigdy z takim rozwiązaniem, ale człowiek uczy się całe życie
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Piotr Pruszyński To bardzo popularne na Krecie. Klima jest ale pilota w pokoju już nie ma. Za jego wypożyczanie trzeba płacić.
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Jeśli chodzi o klimę to bywa różnie. Nie zawsze jest to zależne od standardu hotelu. Nie mówię o 5 gwiazdkach . Poruszam się w rejonie 3*
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Piotr Pruszyński I tak i nie. Ogromne podwyżki cen energii to realny problem, zwłaszcza latem gdy klimatyzacja chodzi nieprzerwanie. Brak rąk do pracy również.
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Agnieszka Bołszuk opłatę wliczoną w cenę wyjazdu czy jakaś dodatkowa opłatę? Bo nie wiem o czy pani mówi
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Piotr Pruszyński za klimatyzację pobierają opłaty. Rzadko kiedy od tego odchodzą
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Jedziemy do Analipsis już za chwilę
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Mariola Malkiewicz Zerknij na naszą mapę gdzie zaznaczone są opisane miejsca. Okolica Heraklionu to duże pole do popisu bo możecie jechać zarówno w kierunku wschodnim, południowym oraz w stronę centralną Krety. Wszystko zależy co Was interesuje.
https://www.crete.pl/kreta-co-warto-zobaczyc/
Potwierdzam dopłaty za klimę
Bywało tak, wprawdzie kilkanaście lat temu ale jednak. Pod koniec sierpnia na Krecie mieliśmy jednak hotelik przy plaży i akurat aktywny był meltemi. Klima niepotrzebna.
Tez od co najmiej 5 lat nie spotkałem się z koniecznością dopłaty za klimę. Może w związku ze znacznymi podwyżkami cen energii gdzieniegdzie to wróci, ale w maju na Kimolos i Milos nie było dopłaty.
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Większość hoteli jest full
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