Surveys, Trends & Stats

The airports of Athens and Thessaloniki welcomed the majority of Greece’s international air arrivals in November 2019.

Travel receipts in Greece during the first ten months of 2019 exceeded the total amount of the country’s revenues in 2018, according to INSETE.

The hospitality sector in Greece managed to withstand during the economic crisis that gripped the country in 2009, according to a study by STR.

Fifty-three Greek companies active in tourism have made it into Greece’s list of the 500 most profitable businesses for 2018.

Greece has been listed among the top 20 most attractive locations for investment in fDi’s “Tourism Locations of the Future” ranking for 2019-2020.

A total of 115 airlines are banned from EU skies, according to the EU Air Safety List that was updated recently by the European Commission.

Data on Greece’s GDP in the third quarter of 2019 shows that the country’s economic activity grew stronger than initially expected, mainly due to tourism.

Greek airports recorded a new record in passenger traffic during the first 11 months of 2019, with the number of passengers almost reaching 63 million.

Athens International Airport (AIA) is ranked among the busiest airports in Europe in terms of total passengers carried in 2018, according to Eurostat.

Lloyd’s List has included 13 Greeks among the 100 most influential people in the shipping industry for 2019.

An increase of 13.5 percent was recorded in the turnover of Greek travel agencies in the third quarter of 2019 compared to 2018, according to ELSTAT.

Greece is on the Top 5 list of the most popular tourism destinations of Chinese travelers for 2019, according to a report by ETC and Trip.com.

Travelport’s 2020 Trends report reveals the major forces that will become the technology enablers of travel over the next decade.

The Mediterranean Sea still needs protection, says WWF, calling on leaders and policymakers to take action and set achievable goals.

Greece’s short-term rentals may have saved many struggling Greeks during the economic crisis years, but the practice needs immediate regulation, says INSETE.

Greece’s year-on-year turnover index in accommodation and food service in the third quarter of 2019 increased by 6.1% against the same period in 2018.

Short-term rentals for hospitality purposes generated €1.15 billion in revenues in Greece over the June 2018-May 2019 period according to INSETE

Looking ahead to the new year, Greece’s tourism minister, Harry Theoharis, said he expects to see positive signs for the country’s tourism sector.

Athens, Greece, ranks 43rd among the top 100 most visited city destinations, according to Euromonitor.

Greece is among the top five “outperforming destinations” in the first eight months of 2019, according to ITB Berlin and IPK International.