Surveys, Trends & Stats

Athens, Nafplion, Santorini and Heraklion are among Europe’s top vacation destinations that offer the fastest mobile internet speeds, according to a survey conducted by Ookla.

The volume of online social conversations for both Greece and Athens in July saw an important boost as visitation to the country and the city increased.

Airlines and associated enterprises have reduced the number of their employees during the last two years due to Covid-19, particularly affecting younger workers, according to data released by Eurostat.

Greece is the most popular European country for beach lovers this year, according to the Best Beaches Index 2022 released by Holidu.

Greece is an accessible country for people with disabilities but needs to further improve its infrastructure, according to a report by UpCounsel.

Greece is among the Top 5 countries in the world attracting luxury travelers who spend 20 times more than regular tourists, found a Virtuoso report.

Strong tourist flows to Greece this year boosted Q2 turnover for hotels to 2.051 billion euros, up by 238.8% compared to Q2 2021.

Greece is the word this year with demand for Airbnb-style rentals stronger than ever keeping the country in the Top 3 European destinations in terms of nights booked over pre-Covid …

Gone are the days when Greeks traveled to party as a recent study showed that only 16% planned their holidays this summer based on nightlife options.

Establishing Thessaloniki into a 12-month tourism destination is a top priority for its mayor, Konstantinos Zervas, who says the average length of stay of visitors has increased from 1.2 days to …

Nearly 8 million people chose to holiday in Greece in the first six months of the year, according to the latest data released by the Bank of Greece.

The Greek Tourism Ministry is ready for the next phase of its strategy which will focus on attracting investments that will bring added value to the industry.

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has released its 2022 Safety Report, which reveals a 9.8% decrease in the global accident rate for last year against 2020.

The Bank of Greece has announced that tourist arrivals to Greece in June surged by 241.5% year‑on‑year, driving tourism-related revenues beyond 2019 levels.

Increasing tourism flows to Greece drove restaurant and hotel turnover in June up by 141.4% compared to the same month in 2021, according to data by the Hellenic Statistical Authority …

Greece’s tourism industry is closer to recovering fully with a growing number of international arrivals set to generate an estimated 20 billion euros by the end of 2022.

The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) has partnered with Wego, an online travel marketplace, to attract more travelers to Greece from the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region.

Greece’s tourism minister, Vassilis Kikilias, has confirmed that the country will break pre-pandemic 2019 tourist arrival levels this year.

Greece was the only EU country to mark an increase in commercial flights for a second consecutive month in July compared to the same month in 2019.

Greece and Athens continued to garner positive feedback online in Q2 and June, according to INSETE’s sentiment tracker for the country and its capital city.