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Greece Airbnb Overnights Match 2019 Stays

2023-10-07 by Phil Butler

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According to data from Eurostat, Greece’s Airbnb rentals hosted more than 9.3 million people in the first half of 2023. 

Tags: Airbnb vacations, EU Airbnb, EU vacations, Greece Airbnb, Greece holiday bookings, Greece overnights, Greece tourism, short-term rentals

Greek Officials Sustaining Ineptness at Solving People’s Problems

2023-09-09 by Phil Butler

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In Crete, Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni and the island’s governor, Stavros Arnaoutakis, met recently to hammer out a strategy to make Crete into a model sustainable tourism destination. Kefalogiannia offered this statement to reporters:  “We’re here today to lay the foundations so that Crete becomes a model of sustainable tourism development.”  She also pointed […]

Tags: Archalochori Earthquake, GMR Airports, Greece tourism, Intereg Europe, Kastelli Airport, Minoa Pediada, Olga Kefalogianni, regenerative tourism, Stavros Arnaoutakis, sustainable tourism, Technical University of Crete, tourism minister

Greece’s July Sporting and Cultural Events 2023

2023-07-01 by Phil Butler

2022 Aegean 600

This month a series of high key sporting and cultural events will take place across Greece.

Tags: Aegean 600, arts festivals, Greece, Greece arts, Greece cultural events, Greece dance festivals, Greece tourism, Greek culture, IMA - Mediterranean Maxi Offshore Challenge, Karlovasi, Samos events

Greece Tourism Receipts on Record Breaking Track for 2023

2023-06-21 by Phil Butler

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According to the latest data from the Bank of Greece, January-April 2023, non-resident traveler arrivals increased by 52.5%.

Tags: AirDNA, Bank of Greece, GNTO, Greece, Greece arrivals, Greece tourism, Greece tourism receipts, Greece tourists, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, UK travelers, US tourists

Bank of Greece Data Shows Travel Receipts Skyrocketed January-August 2022

2022-11-02 by Argophilia Travel News

samos

Data from the Bank of Greece has revealed highlights such as travel receipts in August 2022 rising by 28.1%, and an winning season.

Tags: Bank of Greece, Greece, Greece tourism, Greece tourism industry, Greece travel, tourism, travel, travel receipts

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