Travel receipts higher than in 2019 were recorded in June at the level Hellasgradually confirming those who spoke of record collections June but also his July and August and all this year. According to her Bank of Greecein June, travel revenue was €2.62 billion, up from €2.56 billion in June 2019. In fact, record receipts in June were achieved with fewer foreign travelers, indicating a significant increase in average per capita spending per trip.

Per capita travel expenses increased by 15%.

In particular, according to the Treasury, arrivals of non-resident travelers increased by 241.5% in June compared to the corresponding month last year, while corresponding receipts increased by 224.5%. Compared to June 2019, arrivals reached 89%, but receipts exceeded the corresponding level. Based on these data, average per capita spending per trip increased by about 15% in June. This increase is large and is due not only to inflation, refer to “K” tourism economists. A similar and larger excess of road revenue compared to 19 is expected to be recorded in July and August. And this is because passenger arrivals from abroad in July at 14 regional airports amounted to 5.127 million passengers, compared to 4.49 million in the corresponding month of 2019. These figures set a new record for arrivals at these airports and the increase corresponds to a percentage of around 13.9% compared to the record level of the same month in 2019.

The first signs of August show that this growth in inbound tourism is gaining momentum, with arrivals to the islands of the southeastern Aegean in the first 7 days of August increasing by 17% compared to the corresponding period in 2019. After these figures, the market now dominates with relative confidence that, barring shocking unforeseen circumstances, inbound tourism revenue could reach €20bn this year, up from €18.2bn in 2019. However, based on data from the Bank of Greece for the entire first half of 2022, non-resident traveler arrivals and corresponding receipts are 84.9% and 94.7% of their respective levels in 2019. This means that as of June, the country has yet to catch up with the backlog from 2019 caused by the first bad months of this year. However, something is estimated to have been done in seven months, including July.

Along with arrivals and admissions, prices per night in Greece are rising this year as well. Characteristically, according to the consulting company Mabrian Travel Intelligence Platform in Greece, the largest growth was recorded among the main Mediterranean destinations. The increase in hotel prices in August this year, according to Mabrian, reaches 134% for 5-star hotels compared to the corresponding period in 2019. For four-star hotels, the growth is about 82%, and for three-star complexes, close to 30%.