| Greek Tourism – Basic Figures 2006 | |
|---|---|
| Contribution to GDP | 17,8% [WTTC] |
| Contribution to Employment | 19,8% of total employment [WTTC] |
| Total Employment | 885.600 [WTTC] |
| International Tourism Receipts | 11,4 bn. € [BoG] |
| International Tourist Arrivals | 15,2 mi. |
| Average per capita tourism expenditure | 746 € |
| Market Share | 1,8% World, 3,3% Europe |
| Seasonality | 49% 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 | 9.111 hotels / 700.933 beds [HCH] |
| Top 5 markets | Germany (2.267.961), U.K (2.615.836), Italy (1.187.598), France (712.131), Netherlands (782.154) [H.ST. & BoG] |
| Top 5 airports (in international tourist arrivals) | Athens (3.698.953), Heraklion (2.063.030), Rhodes (1.291.429), Thessaloniki (736.873), Corfu (828.740) [HELL.STAT.] |
2006 Performance
| Greece – Competitors | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Performance Indexes | Greece | Spain | Cyprus | Turkey | Egypt | Croatia |
| Ranking – International Tourist Arrivals | 17th | 2nd | below 50th | 12th | 24th | 23rd |
| Ranking – International Tourism Receipts | 12th | 2nd | below 50th | 9th | 28th | 26th |
| International Tourist Arrivals 2006 (in mi.) | 15,2 | 58,0 | 2,4 | 18,9 | 8,6 | 8,0 |
| % change in arrivals 2000 – 2006 | 25% | -11,1% | 97% | 69,5% | 63,4% | |
| International Tourism Receipts – 2006 bn USD | 14,3 | 51,3 | 2,4 | 16,9 | 7,6 | 8,0 |
| % change in receipts 2000-2006 | 55,4% | 70,3% | 26,4% | 122.4% | 76,7% | 182,1% |
| Average per capita tourism expenditure per trip in USD | 884 | 992 | 891 | 878 | 1.000 | |
| World Market Share – International Tourist Arrivals | 1,8% | 6,9% | 0,3% | 2,2% | 1,0% | 1,0% |
| World Market Share – International Tourism Receipts | 1,9% | 6,9% | 0,3% | 2,3% | 1,0% | 1,1% |
Source: SETE, data processed by Hell. Stat Authority, UNWTO, WEF
