Greece welcomed the first direct flight from Shanghai last month, after the country’s flag carrier Air China announced the launch of routes to Athens Airport.

The Greek tourism ministry has released a video with actions taken over the year that helped the sector recover after Covid-19.

Data for Greece’s tourism performance in 2022 points to a great success, Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday.

The tourism sector in 2023 will continue to lead development for Greece, according to Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias.

Passenger traffic at Athens International Airport (AIA) is getting closer and closer to the figures of 2019, a record year for Greek tourism.

Recovery in air travel to Athens International Airport continued to be strong in October with passenger traffic numbers almost reaching the levels of 2019.

The Greek tourism sector is making a healthy post-Covid-19 recovery fast approaching 2019 levels, according to the National Bank of Greece (NBG).

Greece is among the destinations for potential long-haul vacationers from 6 markets who are planning to travel by December 2022.

The Swedish market will be supporting Greek tourism into autumn with a particular interest in sports-related holidays, according to Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias.

Greece’s tourism industry is very close to recovering this year with a growing number of international arrivals and revenues exceeding pre-Covid levels.

Sustainability, environmental protection and smart mobility will be among the main themes of Greece’s upcoming tourism campaign, Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias has announced.

The National Bank of Greece has revised its projection for growth upward to 5.5-6% driven in large part by a successful year in tourism.