Impacted by the economic crisis over the 2005-2019 period, Greeks’ preferences in travel shifted from higher cost destinations to neighboring, lower-cost countries, according to a study.
The Greek islands, and particularly the Cyclades, which include favorites like Mykonos and Santorini, marked a 39.8% increase in tourist arrivals to 1.1 million in the January-August period.
Greece and Athens continued to garner positive feedback online in Q2 and June, according to INSETE’s sentiment tracker for the country and its capital city.
Greece is winning points online with social media conversations pushing the country’s e-reputation up by 64 points in May compared to rival markets under investigation.
Hospitality and gastronomy are winning points with travelers making Athens a highly sought-after destination, according to findings released by INSETE.
The planned total seat capacity airlines to Greece expect to offer in the first 12 days of June has reached 1.5 million, according to data released by INSETE.
Greece saw its online reputation improve in March, recording the best level achieved over the past two years, according to data provided by SETE Intelligence.
Greece in February was one of the leading topics of discussion on the internet with its online reputation exceeding rival destinations in terms of popularity, says a recent study.
Greek tourism stakeholders are calling for the government to regulate Airbnb-style activities which, they say, are distorting healthy market competition.
