
Greek Tourism Booms with 6-7% Rise in Bookings This Season
Data from ITB Berlin highlights Crete and Rhodes as the top-performing destinations, maintaining their strong appeal among European travelers with double-digit booking increases.
Data from ITB Berlin highlights Crete and Rhodes as the top-performing destinations, maintaining their strong appeal among European travelers with double-digit booking increases.
Spain, France, Italy and Germany lead the way - In Greece, 84% of all overnight stays are made by foreign visitors and more than three quarters by hotels
According to official SETE data, arrivals in 2023 exceeded 36 million, while in 2022, they reached approximately 30 million (this includes the number of cruise tourists).
The 15,000 Russian tourists who visited this year spent around 1,000 euros per capita, totaling 15.2 million euros.
As Greece gears up for what promises to be a record-breaking year in tourism arrivals and receipts, the industry faces an unprecedented challenge with a staggering 80,000 job vacancies at the onset of the season.