Which August 15 Holiday Destinations Did Greeks Search for Most?

Ammouliani beach, Halkidiki. Photo © Facebook – ΟΙ ΟΜΟΡΦΙΕΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΑΣ ΜΑΣ

Thassos island, Kinira bay.

Although the Greeks seem to have changed their vacation habits this year, by cutting their getaways short and spending less, they still made online searches for destinations ideal to spend the August 15 public holiday in Greece.

Hotel comparison website Trivago recently released data on the most popular destinations searched online by Greek users for the August 15 holiday. The searches were carried out from June 1 to August 9 for the August 13-17 period.

Halkidiki is the top destination for the August 15 holiday for Greeks that search on Trivago. Next preferred spots see Thassos and Lefkada.

The Argosaronic’s Egina and popular Cycladic island Santorini complete the top 5 favorites on Trivago’s list.

Parga in western Greece, the most popular destination for the Greeks in 2014, dropped to number 10 on the list of most popular destinations for the August 15 holiday this year.

Below is Trivago’s list of the top 20 destinations of the Greeks for the August 15 holiday.

1. Halkidiki
2. Thassos
3. Lefkada
4. Egina
5. Santorini
6. Zakynthos
7. Andros
8. Pelion
9. Milos
10. Parga
11. Tinos
12. Corfu
13. Skopelos
14. Agistri
15. Naxos
16. Skiathos
17. Mykonos
18. Chania
19. Syros
20. Kefalonia