| Greek Tourism – Basic Figures 2008 | |
|---|---|
| Contribution to GDP | 16,8% [WTTC] |
| Contribution to Employment | 18.7% of total employment [WTTC] |
| Total Employment | 854.400 [WTTC] |
| International Tourism Receipts | 11,6 bn. € [BoG] |
| International Tourist Arrivals | 15,9 mi. |
| Average per capita tourism expenditure | 730 € |
| Market Share | 1,7% World, 3,3% Europe |
| Seasonality | 50% 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 | 9.385 hotels / 715.857 beds [HCH] |
| Top 5 markets | Germany (2.469.151), U.K (2.278.014), France (910.021), Italy (1.099.983), Netherlands (756.940) [H.ST] |
| Top 5 airports (in international tourist arrivals) | Athens (3.472.845), Heraklion (2.135.198), Rhodes (1.369.406), Thessaloniki (919.677), Corfu (806.713) [HELL.STAT.] |
2008 Performance
| Greece – Competitors | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2008 Performance Indexes |
Greece |
Spain | Cyprus | Turkey | Egypt | Croatia |
| Ranking – International Tourist Arrivals | 16th | 3rd | below 50th |
8th | 20th | 26th |
| Ranking – International Tourism Receipts | 12th | 2nd | below 50th |
9th | 25th | 26th |
| International Tourist Arrivals 2008 (in mi.) | 15,9 | 57,2 | 2,4 | 25,0 | 12,3 | 8,7 |
| % change in arrivals 2000 – 2008 | 28,2% | 23,3% | -11% | 160,4% | 141,1% | 77,6% |
| International Tourism Receipts – 2008 bn USD | 17,1 | 62,0 | 2,8 | 22,0 | 11,0 | 11,3 |
| % change in receipts 2000-2008 | 85,9% | 105% | 42,1% | 189,5% | 155,8% | 292,9% |
| Average per capita tourism expenditure per trip in USD | 1.075 | 1.084 | 1.152 | 878 | 893 | 1.302 |
| World Market Share – International Tourist Arrivals | 1,7% | 6,2% | 0,3% | 2,7% | 1,3% | 1% |
| World Market Share – International Tourism Receipts | 1,8% | 6,6% | 0,3% | 2,3% | 1,3% | 1,2% |
Source: SETE, data processed by Hell. Stat Authority, UNWTO, WEF
