Surveys, Trends & Stats

The Greek hotel sector expects to achieve significant improvements in both occupancy and room rates this year, according to the latest tourism barometer report on the expectations of the Greek …

Greece recorded the highest increase in the number of nights spent in hotels last year among all 28 European Union member states, according to data released by Eurostat.

Greece’s travel balance showed a surplus of 10.137 billion euros during the January-November 2013 period, up by 1.523 billion euros (or a 17.7 percent increase) compared with the same period …

Passenger traffic in the port of Piraeus fell to 17,669,774 passengers in 2013, from 17,978,728 in 2012, although passenger traffic in the sea cruise sector jumped 11.10 percent to 2,296,457 …

Arrivals by air from abroad last year grew by 8.8 percent year-on-year reaching 14.31 million, compared with 13.15 million in 2012, thanks to increased activity from the Russian, French and …

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 …

The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) and its cruise line members are looking forward to a positive year of growth with a 2014 passenger forecast of 21.7 million worldwide guests …

Despite global economic challenges, international tourism results were well above expectations as arrivals grew by five percent in 2013, reaching a record 1,087 million arrivals.

Greece is included among the most desired destinations for China’s wealthy travelers this year, according to a recent study by Travelzoo Asia-Pacific.

The start of 2014 marks the 100th anniversary of commercial aviation together with the achievement of the best safety record in aviation history, according to the European Aviation Safety Agency …

The Athens Classic Marathon held last November in the Greek capital, moved up 19 places in the 2013 global rankings in regards to the number of marathon finishers for 2013.

Tourism in Greece bounced back last year after dismal 2012 figures, according to recently released data from the country’s main airports covering the January-December 2013 period.

Last year Greece was the second holiday destination choice of Bulgarian tourists, according to recent data released by the Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism of Bulgaria.

ABTA’s 2014 Travel Trends Report highlights Greece as one of the 12 destinations to watch for this year as the country was one of the most popular overseas holiday destinations …

European Buyers and suppliers predict that conference and events business in Europe would either increase or stay the same over the next 12 months.

Greek tourism has exceeded 17 million foreign arrivals on an annual basis for the first time ever, without even having to wait for 2013 to end.

Greece is included in the top 10 of the destinations that saw a double-digit growth in international tourism receipts in the first nine months of 2013, according to UNWTO data.

Greece was the country that saw the largest increase in bookings from Belgian tourists in 2013, a year that the country’s outgoing tourism dropped 2.6 percent compared to the year …

A recent study of Facebook users who have been on a vacation in the past year revealed that the most dominant theme of their posts was travel.

The Region of South Aegean was dubbed “champion” in terms of tourism arrivals and revenue for the month of September 2013, according to a recent survey.