Surveys, Trends & Stats Athens Enters Top 10 Most Popular City Destinations for Summer 2023 by GTP editing team 6 July 2023 written by GTP editing team 6 July 2023 2 comments Share 0FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 17 Athens has made it into the Top 10 most popular city destinations for the summer of 2023, according to travel intelligence provider ForwardKeys after assessment of flight search data for the July 1 – August 31 period. More specifically, the Greek capital ranked tenth with an index value of 51 as one of the most searched for destinations after Bangkok (100), Paris (73), London (72), Denpasar (69), Barcelona (68), New York (61), Lisbon (54), Istanbul (52), and Madrid (52). Palma Mallorca, Singapore, Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Los Angeles, Rome, Manilla, and Frankfurt complete the Top 20 list. Other city destinations gaining ground for the summer ahead include Antalya, Berlin, Cancun, Cairo, Delhi, Dubai, Dublin, Ho Chi Minh City, Malaga, Marrakech, Miami, Milan, Punta Cana, San Francisco, Seoul, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Warsaw, Valetta, and Vienna. Meanwhile, compared to last year, Bangkok moved up three places, London held its position, Denpasar rose six spots, and Athens is a new entrant in the Top 10 moving up from 11th spot in 2022. Other impressive risers were Tokyo which moved up 53 spots to 13th, Kuala Lumpur, up 24 places, Singapore, up 14 places and Manilla, up 8 places. The highest climber, meanwhile is Taipei, up 161 places to 56th, followed by Hong Kong, up 129 places to 39th, and Seoul, up 56 places. “Congratulations to Bangkok on becoming this summer’s top of the travel pops. Its popularity is a clear sign that with the reopening of the Asian markets, we are about to see the first ‘normal’ summer since the pandemic, with 19 mainstream Asian cities listed in the Top 100,” said VP of Insights ForwardKeys Olivier Ponti. Earlier this year, Greece was also among the 10 most searched for destinations in Europe. In a parallel report, ForwardKeys found growing interest in city and shopping travel coming close to popular sea & sun holidays. Indicatively, the indexed demand for the most popular urban destinations is up by 42 percent this summer almost double that of traditional “sun & beach” destinations which was up by 22 percent compared to the previous summer. Join the 15,000+ travel executives who read our newsletter 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 Investments and Infrastructure Priorities for Greek Tourism Ministry next post Robbie Williams Greece Concert at Rockwave Festival Sells Out 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 2 comments Carl Simpson 7 July 2023 - 13:53 Sadly Athens is the basis for the whole country but in fact tourism figures especially for the islands are poor some resorts on Crete like a ghost town only the all inclusive hotels thrive and all due to the policy’s of the Athens government. Reply Bart Simpson 14 July 2023 - 08:02 Either you are ignorant or you got paid to say this. Reply Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ
