Surveys, Trends & Stats

Athens, Greece, is in the 2024 World’s Best Cities index for its resilience and growth despite challenges.

Popular winter destinations in Greece are ready to welcome holidaymakers with the majority of hotels already fully booked.

Passenger traffic at Athens International Airport was above pre-COVID 2019 levels by 9.9% during January-November.

Global passenger traffic is now at 98.2% of pre-COVID levels, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

Travelers’ security perception of Greece remains unaffected despite the country’s proximity to the Israel-Hamas war.

Fires, heatwaves, and floods took a toll on Greece’s online reputation in the July-September period.

IATA sees an estimated 4.7 billion people flying in 2024 and generating 25.7 billion dollars for airline companies.

Some 13.6 million Brits are already booking their holidays abroad for 2024 with Greece among their Top 5 picks.

In the category of Europe’s airports welcoming more than 25 million passengers per year, Athens Airport came first with an 18.9% rise over 2019.

Greek travelers are booking early for this year’s Christmas and New Year’s holidays, with Airbnbs in high demand.

In order to remain competitive, Greece’s tourism sector should take actions that will ensure inclusive and accessible travel experiences.

The WTTC is taking steps towards water resilience and calling on the tourism sector to safeguard water ecosystems.

Greece is winning over more younger generation travelers with “Generation T” planning to visit next year.

Off season travel drives October short-term rental demand in Greece up by 47.1%.

Global tourism levels managed to come close to pre-Covid 2019 levels in 2023, with full recovery expected in 2024.

Greece welcomed 2 million people in October breaking all records for the month and reflecting growing off-season tourist demand.

More than 6.5 million travelers visited Greece’s South Aegean islands in the first 10 months of the year surpassing 2022 levels.

Most countries successfully achieving UN sustainability goals are also offering investment migration programs.

Greece’s tourism sector is set for a record year in 2023 despite 1.2 billion euros in losses incurred by fires and floods.

A study found that hoteliers in Thessaly and on Rhodes suffered 96 million euros in losses as a result of floods and fires this year.