GREECE STILL A EUROPEAN FAVORITE DESPITE TRAVEL COST CONCERNS
Greece is among the Top 5 preferred countries for Europeans planning their next trips despite concerns about rising travel costs, the pandemic, and the Russia-Ukraine war, found a report released this week by the European Travel Commission (ETC).
According to the “Monitoring Sentiment for Domestic and Intra-European Travel – Wave 12” report, 73% of Europeans are planning to go on a holiday between June and November 2022, 38% are hoping to travel twice, and 20% more than three times despite inflation and rising travel costs, which have become the main concern among holidaymakers across Europe.
At the same time, more than half (58%) of those polled expressed interest in visiting other European destinations, up by 7% since last summer. Greece (6.6%) is a favorite holiday spot yet again. In the lead is Spain (10.2%), France (10.1%), Italy (9.6%) followed by Greece, and Croatia (5.6%), which entered the Top 5 for the first time.
Other preferred countries for Europeans’ next international trip are Germany (5.2%), Portugal (4.9%), Turkey (4.0%), Austria (3.2%), and Belgium (2.7%).