GREECE WELCOMED OVER 10 MILLION TOURISTS IN FIRST HALF OF 2023
Inbound traveler flows rose by 26.0 percent in the first half of the year boosting travel receipts by 23.9 percent and reflecting the country’s strong tourism dynamic.
According to data released by the Bank of Greece this week, the number of international arrivals from January to June this year increased by 26.0 percent to over 10 million compared to some 7.9 million in the same period a year ago.
Source markets supporting Greek tourism in June were Germany with 684.3 thousand travelers visiting Greece, France, the UK, the US and Russia.
The number of arrivals through Greece’s airports rose by 19.4 percent and by 52.8 percent through road border points with EU arrivals up by 21.8 percent year-on-year to 5,836.5 thousand and non-EU residents arrivals up by 32.4 percent to 4,225.3 thousand.
Main source markets for Greece in the six-month period under review were Germany, France, the UK and the US. Travel flows from Russia dropped.
Arrivals through the country’s airports rose by 11.9 percent year-on-year and by 46.1 percent through road border points. Central bank analysts attribute the positive performance for June to stronger traveler flows from both within and outside the EU.
