Surveys, Trends & Stats

Greece is aiming for a record tourism year with data revealing that an additional three million travelers went through the country’s airports in the first seven months of 2018.

The Region of Ionian Islands expects air arrivals to Kefalonia, Corfu, Zakynthos and Aktion to exceed 2.9 million by the end of the 2018 tourism season.

The Greek market for holiday homes is picking up pace with going prices for properties on main island destinations increasing in the first half of 2018.

Europe’s airports welcomed increased traffic in the first half of 2018 up by 6.7 percent with Athens International Airport (AIA) stronger by 11.4 percent.

Greece’s 14 regional airports are set to record a high single digit rise in passenger numbers this year, according to Fraport Group.

TUI Group is seeing its current 2018 booking levels ahead of prior year despite prolonged hot summer, according to the company’s CEO Fritz Joussen.

Sales for holiday packages to Greece are on the rise in Russia, with tour operators there expecting a plus 5 percent increase this year.

The Greek hotel sector needs a more favorable tax policy in order to attract investments and improve the quality of offered services, Alpha Bank says.

The island of Tinos, which was named “Greece’s Leading Guest Experience Destination” at the 2018 WTA awards, is seeing a surge in tourist arrivals this year.

Citing dire statistics on road accidents, the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) is calling on all Brits to avoid hiring quad bikes for their transport.

Noisy travelers, smart-phone obsession, cultural insensitivity, mass tour groups and selfie-takers are cited as being the most annoying travel habits, according to a survey released by Agoda.

Athens is seeing the opening of new accommodation units and the launch of new projects due to the strong increase in demand for hotel rooms.

The number of Greek nationals taking trips grew in 2017 by 10.2 percent to 4.5 million who went on 7.5 million trips, up by 12.6 percent compared to 2016, a …

Thomas Cook’s bookings for this season are up with 79 percent of its Summer 2018 program sold, according to the tour operator’s CEO, Peter Fankhauser.

Athens International Airport (AIA) in July welcomed a strong passenger traffic increase of 11.3 percent, reaching 2.85 million.

Greece tourism is riding on a wave of strong interest as demonstrated by the increase in the number of arrivals to the country, stronger revenue, and growing investor interest.

The number of visitors to Thessaloniki edged higher in the first half of the year, with Israeli travelers boosting overnight stays by 113.16 percent.

The number of overnight stays at short stay accommodation facilities in Greece, rose by 4.2 percent with arrivals up by 4.4 percent in 2017, according to ELSTAT.

A significant increase was recorded in arrivals and overnight stays in hotels and tourist campsites in Greece in 2017, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).

Tourists continue to flock to Greece despite the deadly fires, reports Handelsblat days after the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) reassured travelers that the country was a safe destination.