Surveys, Trends & Stats

Golf tourism, one of the most rapidly growing tourism markets, is expected to bring added value to Greek destinations, Algean Property reports.

Singapore Airlines and Singapore Changi Airport hold the top spot in AirHelp’s AirScore ratings for 2017 in the airlines and airport categories.

Transport infrastructure, upgrading, building and completing key tourism related projects are among the priorities the Greek government must implement to see growth, according to a PwC report.

The global Travel & Tourism sector directly sustains twice as many jobs as the financial sector, according to a new report by WTTC.

The tourism sector accounted for seven in ten new jobs for the month of May, according to data from the Greek Labor Ministry’s Ergani system.

The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) has announced that it expects a record-breaking 30 million international visitors to Greece this year.

Athens International Airport (AIA) served four percent more passengers in May to 1.87 million, compared to the same month last year.

Spa towns across Greece reported 8 percent growth in terms of tickets issued in 2016 compared to 2015, according to the National Center for Social Research.

Monitor Deloitte underlines the need for changes to the European Union’s tax framework in shipping, if the sector is to remain competitive.

The Greek tourism sector’s contribution to the economy has been on a course of constant growth, according to a report released by the Greek Tourism Confederation’s (SETE) intelligence body.

The tedious negotiations between Greece and its lenders have taken a toll on the competitiveness of the country, which ranks 57th among 63 countries.

Greece ranks first in the preferences of Polish holidaymakers, as summer bookings in May recorded a 43 percent rise year on year.

The General Panhellenic Federation of Tourism Enterprises (GEPOET) has reported growth in tourist arrivals on the Greek islands of Crete and Corfu.

Santorini, Chania and Halkidiki are the top choices of Greek travelers this summer, followed by the Aegean islands of Paros and Milos, according to online search engine trivago.

Five out of 13 regions in Greece accounted for the better part (87.5 percent) of the 12,749 million euros in travel revenue for 2016.

The European Environment Agency announced that the waters at beaches across Greece meet excellent quality standards and are free from pollutants.

Hotels in Greece are constantly being upgraded, according to the annual study of the Institute for Tourism Research and Forecasts (ITEP).

Greece’s Tourism receipts for the January-March period reached €513.2 million, lower than the same period in 2015, while arrivals dropped by 1.8 percent.

Greece is expected to see a record number of tourists from Germany in summer 2017 as bookings are already up 23 percent compared to the year before.

A whopping 86 percent of Greeks believe that the tourism sector is going to take the country out of the crisis, according to a survey by research firm MRB.