Greek Minister of Tourism, Vassilis Kikilias, has revealed that from April 1 to 10, the country recorded 221 international flights to its island of Rhodes with over 96 per cent occupancy along with tourism in Athens that has not stopped.
Through a statement issued by the Ministry of Tourism, he also noted that health stores, hotels and short-term rentals are also full, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports.
According to Kikilias, recently, the Ministry of Tourism is cooperating with The Hellenic Confederation of Commerce and Entrepreneurship (ESEE) to create a new campaign for purchases in Greece in an effort to strengthen the connection between trade and tourism.
“Tourism constitutes the popular economy of the country, and this was proven “with the bull” in 2022. In 2023 Tourism will further support the commercial world and the average Greek family and will contribute even more to the development of the country,” the Minister of Tourism pointed out.
Previously, Minister Kikilias has stressed that Greece has registered the most significant recovery of passenger air traffic during the past year.
In this regard, he revealed that in 2022, passenger air traffic in the country remained only -1.9 per cent below the figures of 2019.
As for the Athens International Airport, it has already exceeded the figures of 2019 in January of this year. Thus, during this period, Athens International Airports welcomed a total of 1.45 million passengers, marking an increase of 87.2 per cent compared to January of last year and an increase of five per cent compared to pre-pandemic levels.
Moreover, based on data provided by Fraport, Greece’s regional airports registered 31 million passengers last year.
As Kikilias explains, this summer season is expected to be strong despite the objective difficulties. At the same time, he added that after many challenges, the past year had excellent results with a super surplus of three billion euros in travel income.
According to the overall satisfaction index, Greece remains one of the main preferred destinations for tourists worldwide in 2022.
The figures provided by the same source show that in the first 11 months of last year, Greece has accumulated a rate of 87 per cent in terms of the satisfaction index.
Meanwhile, the data of the Institute of the Hellenic Confederation of Tourism (INSETE) have revealed that over 80 per cent of tourists who visit Greece show a positive travel experience.
Source: Schengen Visa Info