Demand for international tourism remained strong in the first four months of 2014 according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. International tourist arrivals worldwide grew by five percent.
The Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) has announced a strategic partnership with online reputation and social media analytics provider for the hotel industry ReviewPro.
Residents of Greece had the highest share of domestic trips in 2012, along with the residents of Romania and Spain, according to Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
Hotels in Europe reported a 0.6 percent decline in total revenue per available room last year but the gross operating profit per available room grew by 1.4 percent , according to STR Global’s Annual Profitability Data for 2013.
This July, those wanting to holiday on Mykonos, Greece, will have to dig deep in their pockets as the average price of a hotel room on the island has rose by 61 percent compared to last year.
The Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) may once again revise its 2014 arrival forecast for Greece as demand is rising above original estimates.
Visitors to Greek museums during the first three months of the year increased by 13 percent and revenue from receipts were up by 8.4 percent compared with the same period in 2013, according to data released recently by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).
The town of Mykonos Island in Greece is the seventh most expensive destination in the world in terms of hotel prices this summer, a survey on the summer 2014 travel trends for UK travelers said recently.
International tourist arrivals in Greece are soaring as performance for the first six months of this year has shown an increase of 17.1 percent, or 760,000 additional arrivals from abroad.
The airports in Athens and Santorini are among the European airports that had the highest increase in passenger traffic in May 2014 compared with the same month last year.
European airport trade body, ACI Europe recently released its traffic results for the month of May across the European airport network, revealing a robust year-on-year increase of 4.8 percent in passenger traffic compared to May 2013.
Despite domestic economic uncertainty in Greece, the future is looking positive for tourism, with healthy increases expected in the number of annual tourist arrivals to the country, according to Business Monitor International.
Athens' popularity is on the up this season as tourists from traditional and emerging markets are increasing and staying longer, according to the fourth part of a survey carried out at Athens International Airport by the Region of Attica in May.
Visitor arrivals to Greece increased by 16.9 percent during the January-May 2014 period reaching 3.6 million, according to data released recently by the Civil Aviation Authority.
Foreign visitors leave some 100 million euros in tips every year to employees working in Greek hotels, restaurants and other services in the tourism sector, according to a new survey carried out by travel website Tripadvisor.
