Surveys, Trends & Stats Tourism Arrivals In Jan-Sept 2013 Rose By 15 Percent by GTP editing team 24 January 2014 written by GTP editing team 24 January 2014 0 comments Share 0FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 12 The impressive course of Greek tourism last year has been officially confirmed by the international arrivals data for the first nine months of 2013 published recently by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). From January to September the number of foreign tourism arrivals grew by 15.2 percent, or about 2 million, from the same period in 2012 to reach 15.5 million, exceeding in just nine months the number of arrivals recorded in the whole of 2012 by a few thousands. The data confirm the momentum seen in markets such as Russia and Turkey, which showed an increase of 49.4 percent (to 1.21 million) and 45 percent (to 676,000) respectively. The other major markets to post an increase in tourism flow to Greece were France (16.9 percent), Italy (14 percent), Serbia (24 percent and the US (26.2 percent), while visitors from the emerging market of China grew by a spectacular 85 percent year-on-year. Source: Kathimerini Follow GTP Headlines on Google News to keep up to date with all the latest on tourism and travel in Greece. Share 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail GTP editing team This is the team byline for GTP. The copyrights for these articles are owned by GTP. They may not be redistributed without the permission of the owner. previous post New Greek Tourism Website To Launch In February 2014 next post Jet Airways Launches Daily Direct Service From Paris To Mumbai You may also like Greece’s Hotel Market Sees Major Investments Over Four Months 5 February 2025 Greek Tourism Ministry Monitors Santorini Situation as Seismic Activity Continues 5 February 2025 Global Air Passenger Demand Reaches Record High in 2024, IATA Reports 5 February 2025 Greek PM Reassures Public About Santorini’s Ongoing Seismic Activity 5 February 2025 Milos: Ministry Suspends 5-star Hotel Construction Near Sarakiniko Beach 5 February 2025 ELIME and HELMEPA Join Forces for Safer, More Sustainable Greek Ports 5 February 2025 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ