Coronavirus Injures Greece’s Tourism Revenue in 2020

By admin 23 Φεβρουαρίου 2021 No comment

Covid-19 and ongoing measures and travel bans have cost the Greek tourism sector 13.89 billion euros in 2020 with tourism receipts for the year amounting to 4.28 billion euros compared to 18.17 billion euros in 2019, according to the Bank of Greece. More specifically, travel receipts in 2020 decreased by 76.5 percent against the previous […]

Greece’s Revenue from Travel Receipts Drops 76.3% in Jan-Nov

By admin 21 Ιανουαρίου 2021 No comment

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With tourism heavily impacted last year by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, Greece’s revenue from travel receipts dropped by 76.3 percent to 4.24 billion euros – recording a loss of 13.6 billion – during the first eleven months of 2020. During the January-November period in 2019, Greece had counted 17.8 billion euros. According to provisional data […]

Greek Tourism Pulls in Only €4 Billion in January-October

By admin 22 Δεκεμβρίου 2020 No comment

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With arrivals obviously affected by the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic on travel, Greece’s tourism revenue dropped by 77 percent during the first ten months of the year compared to the same period in 2019. According to provisional data released by the Bank of Greece on Tuesday, travel receipts during January to October were […]

Covid-19 Drives Greece Travel Receipts Down by 73.9% in September

By admin 24 Νοεμβρίου 2020 No comment

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The ongoing Covid-19 health crisis drove inbound traffic to Greece down by 73.9 percent year-on-year in September to 1,335 thousand and travel receipts by 71.4 percent, according to data released this week by the Bank of Greece. More specifically, the number of passenger arrivals through Greek airports dropped by 63.3 percent and by a massive […]

August Inbound Traveler Flows to Greece Sink Due to Covid-19

By admin 23 Οκτωβρίου 2020 No comment

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The number of inbound visitors to Greece in August 2020 was down by 73.3 percent year-on-year to 1,807 thousand as a result of restrictive measures aimed at curbing the coronavirus pandemic, according to data released by the Bank of Greece. More specifically, inbound traffic through Greek airports dropped by 58.9 percent and by 96.3 percent […]

Greece’s 8-month Tourism Revenue Down by €10.5bn

By admin 21 Οκτωβρίου 2020 No comment

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Greece posted a shrinking current account surplus in August compared to a year ago, marking at the same time a significant deterioration in the services balance due to the impact of Covid-19 on the struggling tourism sector which saw revenue drop by 10.5 billion euros in the first eight months of the year, according to […]

Greece’s Peak July Month Sees 85.4% Drop in Tourist Arrivals

By admin 22 Σεπτεμβρίου 2020 No comment

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One of the three main months for tourism in Greece, July saw the number of inbound arrivals plunge by 85.4 percent to 828 thousand impacted by the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, according to provisional data released by the Bank of Greece on Tuesday. More specifically, the number of travelers through Greek airports in July dropped by […]

Greece Sees 86% Drop in Tourism Revenue in Jan-July Period

By admin 21 Σεπτεμβρίου 2020 No comment

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Greece saw revenues from inbound tourism nosedive during the first seven months of the year, according to provisional data released by the Bank of Greece on Monday. Greek tourism’s poor performance during the January-July period can clearly be attributed to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and ongoing travel restrictions that were in place since March. According […]

Greek Tourism Arrivals and Revenue Plummet Due to Covid-19

By admin 21 Αυγούστου 2020 No comment

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The coronavirus pandemic and ongoing travel restrictions are sending Greek tourism figures to nearly nil with the latest Bank of Greece data revealing a 93.8 percent drop in the number of inbound travelers in June to 256 thousand with revenue nosediving by 97.5 percent to 64 million euros in the same month. According to the […]

Greece’s Tourism Receipts in May Suffer Covid-19 Blow

By admin 22 Ιουλίου 2020 No comment

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Greek tourism revenue suffered a massive blow in May 2020 – the first month of the tourism season – due to the outbreak of Covid-19 with travel receipts plummeting by 99.2 percent to 13 million euros from 1.56 billion euros in May last year, according to tentative data released by the Bank of Greece (BoG) […]