Greece’s tourism receipts reached a new record in the first seven months of 2023, according to official data, and there is solid demand for travel in the fall, including November, the Ekathimerini newspaper reported.

According to the data, there will be around 35 million foreign visitors in total this year and tourism receipts will exceed 20 billion euros, surpassing the previous record of 18.17 billion euros set in 2019.

In the first seven months of this year, tourism receipts rose 13.21% to 10.321 billion euros, compared to 9.116 billion euros in the same period in 2019, the last year before the pandemic, according to data released by the Central Bank of Greece.

Solid demand for autumn holidays in countries such as Germany and the UK has led TUI AG, Europe’s largest travel agency, to expand its operations in the Greek state until November, adding more than 30,000 seats on flights from the UK to Greece and Turkey.

According to a recently published study, the Central Bank of Greece estimates tourism revenues at 21 billion euros this year, which is 15.6% more than in 2019 (when revenues were 18.17 billion euros) and 19.1% compared to in 2022 (when revenues were 17.63 euros). billions of euros).

The increase in prices this year slightly compensated for the decrease in the number of nights in tourist accommodation. (Agerpress)