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A Seat At The Table: Will airlines put the brake on travel and tourism recovery?

In part one of this month's episode of A Seat At The Table, we focus on the return of travel, will climate issues hinder the recovery? Are destinations focusing on infrastructure to pave the way?
Alisandratou says bookings in Greece are looking promising along with US airlines opening for the first time in Greece, it is certainly well positioned to take a piece of the pie. 
“While there is a lot of pent up demand out there, it is going to take time to get back to where we once were” said Emanuel as Langston asks if their predicted recovery date may move forward following vaccine roll out.
Jandel points out that trust in a brand will be a major factor in the recovery in order to rebuild consumer confidence, forecasting that leisure demand will be strong by mid-summer. 
Campanellas adds that Airline connectivity will re-establish those leisure destinations such as Cyprus. 
Manikis spoke of how bullish they are about travel returning and the impact of changing governmental regulations on the whole supply chain, from consumer to destination.  
Jandel describes how new opportunities are opening in the area of conversions, both asset conversions and brand conversions. 

It doesn't stop here - don't miss part two where we continue the conversation and debate resorts versus city destinations. 

Thank you to our guests:
Hilda Alisandratou, Associate Director Investment Promotion & Facilitation, Enterprise Greece 
George Campanellas, Chief Executive Officer, Invest Cyprus                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Thomas Emanuel, Director, STR.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Claus-Dieter Jandel, Executive Vice President & Chief Development Officer, Deutsche Hospitality                                                                                                                                                          Dimitris Manikis, President & Managing Director EMEA, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts  

And to our hosts:
Jonathan Langston, Chair IHIF Advisory Board and Julie Rey-Gore, Content Director, Questex Hospitality & Travel