| Greek Tourism – Basic Figures 2005 | |
|---|---|
| Contribution to GDP | 17,6% [WTTC] |
| Contribution to Employment | 19,5% of total employment [WTTC] |
| Total Employment | 855.100 [WTTC] |
| International Tourism Receipts | 10,7 bn. € [BoG] |
| International Tourist Arrivals | 14,4 mi. |
| Average per capita tourism expenditure | 746 € |
| Market Share | 1,8% World, 3,3% Europe |
| Seasonality | 49,5% of international tourist arrivals are recorded in July – August – September |
| Concentration of Supply | 52% of hotel beds are concentrated in 3 areas of Greece [HCH] |
| Hotel Capacity | 9.036 hotels / 682.050 beds [HCH] |
| Top 5 markets | Germany (2.241.942), U.K (2.718.721), Italy (1.128.506), France (676.658), Netherlands (666.287) [H.ST. & BoG] |
| Top 5 airports (in international tourist arrivals) | Athens (3.541.832), Heraklion (1.962.993), Rhodes (1.205.510), Thessaloniki (646.634), Corfu (847.528) [HELL.STAT.] |
2005 Performance
| Greece – Competitors | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Performance Indexes | Greece | Spain | Cyprus | Turkey | Egypt | Croatia |
| Ranking – International Tourist Arrivals | 17th | 2nd | below 50th |
9th | 24th | 23rd |
| Ranking – International Tourism Receipts | 12th | 2nd | below 50th |
8th | 25th | 23rd |
| International Tourist Arrivals 2005 (in mi.) | 14,4 | 55,9 | 2,5 | 20.3 | 8,2 | 7,7 |
| % change in arrivals 2000 – 2005 | 20,5% | -8.5% | 111,2% | 61,6% | 59,8% | |
| International Tourism Receipts – 2005 bn USD | 13,7 | 47,8 | 2,3 | 18,2 | 6,9 | 7,4 |
| % change in receipts 2000-2005 | 48,9% | 60% | 21,1% | 139,5% | 60.5% | 167,9% |
| Average per capita tourism expenditure per trip in USD | 855 | 938 | 895 | 831 | 957 | |
| World Market Share – International Tourist Arrivals | 1,8% | 7,0% | 0,3% | 2,5% | 1,0% | 1,1% |
| World Market Share – International Tourism Receipts | 2,0% | 7,1% | 0,3% | 2,7% | 1,0% | 1,1% |
Source: SETE, data processed by Hell. Stat Authority, UNWTO, WEF
