International tourist arrivals reached 1,138 million in 2014, a 4.7 percent increase over the previous year, according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. For 2015, UNWTO forecasts international tourist arrivals to grow between 3 and 4 percent.
The European Travel Commission (ETC) has included Greece among Europe’s top 10 destinations by international tourist arrivals for the first three quarters of 2014.
Greece is expected to record some 22.5 million foreign tourist arrivals (including cruise passengers) this year, compared to 19.9 million visitors in 2013, according to a recent report released by Alpha Bank.
The growth rate of international tourist arrivals to Greece is showing the rising travel demand towards the destination, according to the latest figures for the month of September 2014.
The UNWTO Executive Council recently stressed the need to promote new governance models to foster closer cooperation between tourism and culture in order to advance the sustainable development of cultural tourism.
The number of foreign tourist arrivals to Greece rose 20.8 percent in the first seven months of this year in comparison to the same period last year, according to recent data released by the Bank of Greece.
Destinations worldwide received some 517 million international tourists between January and June 2014, 22 million more than in the same period of 2013, according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer.
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.
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 number of foreign tourist arrivals to Greece rose 20.4 percent in the first five months of 2014 in comparison to the same period last year, data from the country’s main airports recently revealed.
"Greek tourism is coming back to stay on the world tourism map," Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni said when recently asked to comment on the increasing tourist inflow in Greece.
International tourist arrivals to Greece have increased by nearly 28.8 percent during the first two months of the year, compared with the same period of 2013, according to data from the country’s major airports.
Despite global economic challenges, international tourism results were well above expectations as arrivals grew by five percent in 2013, reaching a record 1,087 million arrivals.
Greece's tourism season was slightly extended for both the months of October and November, recent data on international tourist arrivals to the country's major airports showed on 6 December.
International tourist arrivals grew by five percent during the first half of 2013 compared to the same period of 2012, reaching almost 500 million, according to data just released by UNWTO. The organization forecasts 2013 to end at four percent or slightly above, thus exceeding...
International tourist arrivals grew by 4.3 percent in the first four months of 2013 to reach a total of 298 million, up from 286 million, despite a challenging global economic environment, according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer.
International tourist arrivals grew by 4% last year to reach 1.035 billion, up from 996 million in 2011, according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. Demand held well throughout the year, with a stronger than expected fourth quarter.
