South Aegean Region Greece’s Tourism Champ in 2021

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Santorini island, Greece. Photo source: @Aegean Islands One in four travelers chose to holiday on one of the South Aegean islands placing the region in the lead in terms of Greece’s arrivals, overnight stays and revenues in 2021, said Regional Governor Giorgos Hatzimarkos recently. Citing Bank of Greece data, Hatzimarkos said the region surpassed by […]

More than 14 Million Foreign Tourists in Greece in January-November 2021

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The number of inbound travellers to Greece almost doubled during the first 11 months of 2021 compared to 2020, according to data released by the Bank of Greece on Friday. More specifically, international arrivals to the country rose by 96.8 percent and exceeded over 14.3 million compared with 7.3 million during the same period in […]

November 2021 Greek Tourism Revenues Close to Pre-pandemic Levels

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Athens, Greece. Photo © Y. Skoulas. Source: Visit Greece Tourism activity in Greece picked up in the last months of 2021, with November revenues exceeding 2020 figures and coming very close to pre-Covid-19 levels and 11-month revenues reaching 10.4 billion euros, said the Bank of Greece on Thursday. More specifically, tourism revenues in November 2021 […]

Greece Can Achieve Pre-pandemic Tourism Levels in 2022, Says Central Bank

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Photo © Greek Travel Pages (GTP) Greece’s central bank said recently that the country can achieve pre-pandemic 2019 tourism levels in 2022 provided the sector diversifies its product and attracts more investments. According to the Bank of Greece (BoG) Interim Report on Monetary Policy, “tourism industry performance in 2021 creates favorable expectations for travel flows

Greece Sees Tourism Make Strong Comeback in First Nine Months of 2021

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Acropolis Museum. Archive photo: GTP Travel receipts in the first nine months of the year increased by 139.3 percent generated by the number of inbound travelers, which rose by 89.0 percent, according to provisional data released on Monday by the Bank of Greece. World travelers continued to give Greece their vote of confidence in September […]

BoG Forecasts 5% Growth for Greece in 2022 Driven by Tourism

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The Greek economy can grow at a rate of 5 percent in 2022 if the tourism sector continues its strong performance, said the Bank of Greece on Monday. More specifically, in an interview to Greek daily Naftemporiki, Central Bank Governor Yannis Stournaras predicted that GDP would increase by 7.2 percent or more this year and […]

Greece Attracts 8.6 Million Tourists in January-August, Sees Revenue Reach €6.6 Billion

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Photo: Shutterstock Greece in January-August welcomed over 8.6 million inbound travelers, a 79.2 percent rise over the first eight months of 2020, the Bank of Greece (BoG) said on Friday. During that period the country’s travel receipts rose 135.7 percent increase to 6.6 billion euros compared to the corresponding period of 2020. Meanwhile, the revenue […]

May 2021 Travel Flows to Greece Soar by 413.7%

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Incoming traveler flows to Greece surged by 413.7 percent to 285,000 arrivals in May, when Greece opened to tourists, but dropped by 65.5 percent in the first five months of the year impacted by Covid-19 restrictions, the Bank of Greece said on Thursday. Travel receipts in May came to 168.3 million euros, up by 286.2 […]

Greek Tourism Revenue Still Down in April But Higher than 2020

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One month before Greece re-opened to tourists, travel receipts reached a mere 43 million euros in April 2021, generated by 107,000 travelers who managed to reach Greek shores in the midst of Covid-19 lockdowns and measures, according to data released this week by the Bank of Greece. April 2021 travel receipts were higher by 211.0 […]

Greece Records Massive 90% Plunge in Jan-Feb Tourism Revenue

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Tourism revenue in Greece for the first two months of the year nosedived by 90 percent, while travel payments also decreased by 294 million euros or 88.3 percent to 39 million euros as a result of ongoing travel restrictions to curb the Covid-19 pandemic, according to provisional data released recently by the Bank of Greece. […]