Athens, Syntagma square. Photo: Visit Greece / H. Kakarouhas Athens was the most searched for destination in August by potential travelers from the US, UK and France, according to findings released on Wednesday by the data and analytics team of travel and tourism agency Tourix. More specifically, Athens featured highly this year in online searches for […]
The number of incoming travelers to Greece increased by 240.2 percent in July and by 51.4 percent over the January-July 2021 period with travel receipts up by 235.6 percent in July and by 139.7 percent in the seven-month period, according to data released by the Bank of Greece (BoG) on Tuesday. More specifically, the number of […]
In an unprecedented turn post-Covid-19, July tourism revenues in Greece recorded a welcome increase generated by a rise in tourist flows, which also drove the services surplus up, the Bank of Greece (BoG) said on Monday. According to the BoG, the services surplus rose primarily as a result of an improvement in the travel balance. […]
Photo source: Trainose Greece is the second country in the European Union that saw the largest decrease in rail passengers in the first quarter of the year, due to the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic on rail passenger transport, according to Eurostat data. According to the EU’s statistical office, the restrictive measures to prevent […]
Photo source: @MMGY Global MMGY Travel Intelligence, MMGY Global’s research and insights division, has released the findings from the 2021 “Fall Edition” of its Portrait of American Travelers survey fielded in late July. The report highlights continuing strength in traveler sentiment, including high expectations for holiday travel. It also reveals the vast majority of
Mykonos Airport. Photo source: Fraport Greece Passenger traffic at the 14 Greek regional airports managed by Fraport Greece showed a significantly improved performance during the first eight months of the year compared to the same period in 2020. According to preliminary data by Fraport, some 10.48 million passengers passed through the 14 airports during the […]
Rhodes, Island Photo Source: http://likenoother.aegeanislands.gr Islands of the Cyclades and Dodecanese have welcomed over 270,000 international passengers just during the first 10 days of September, the South Aegean Tourism Initiative said on Wednesday. “The high performance recorded in August, which exceeded expectations, continues in the first month of autumn in the
Greece recorded the lowest decreases in commercial flights in August 2021, compared to the same month in 2019, showing signs of recovery for its air transport sector, according to Eurostat. The EU’s statistical office on Tuesday released figures on commercial air transport in August with flights showing signs of recovery for the industry, which had […]
Athens, Greece. Photo Source: Visit Greece /Y Skoulas Greece ranks last among the 27 EU countries in the Economic Freedom of the World report that was recently released by the Frazer Institute, an independent Canadian public policy research and educational organization. The report, which was first launched in 1996, measures economic freedom—the ability of individuals
Photo source: Tranio (Dragon Images / Shutterstock) Greece is included among the countries that are expected to see the swiftest recovery in their hotel markets, according to a survey released by Tranio, a real estate investment platform. Conducted in cooperation with the International Hospitality Investment Forum (IHIF) in August, the survey focused on the impact […]


















