| Greek Tourism – Basic Figures 2012 | |
|---|---|
| Contribution to GDP | 16,4% [WTTC] |
| Contribution to Employment | 18,3% of total employment [WTTC] |
| Total Employment | 688.800 [WTTC] |
| International Tourism Receipts | 10,4 bn. € (cruise receipts are not included) [BoG] |
| International Tourist Arrivals | 16,9 mi. (cruise passenger arrivals are not included) |
| Average per capita tourism expenditure | 616 € (cruise receipts are not included) |
| Market Share | 1,5% World, 2,9% Europe |
| Seasonality | 56% of international tourist arrivals are recorded in July – August – September |
| Concentration of Supply | 66% of hotel beds are concentrated in 4 areas of Greece [HCH] |
| Hotel Capacity | 9.670 hotels / 771.271 beds [HCH] |
| Top 5 markets | Germany (2.108.787), U.K. (1.920.794), FYROM (1.300.000), France (977.376), Russia (874.787) [H.ST. & BoG] |
| Top 5 airports (in international tourist arrivals) | Αthens (2.651.062), Heraklion (2.067.475), Rhodes (1.593.298), Thessaloniki (901.573), Corfu (824.000) [HELL.STAT.] |
2012 Performance
| Competitors | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Performance Indexes | Spain | Cyprus | Turkey | Egypt | Croatia | |
| Ranking – International Tourist Arrivals | 4th | below 50th | 6th | 22nd | 26th | |
| Ranking – International Tourism Receipts | 2nd | below 50th | 12th | 32nd | 33rd | |
| International Tourist Arrivals 2012 (in mi.) | 57,7 | 2,5 | 35,7 | 11,2 | 10,4 | |
| % change in arrivals 2000 – 2012 | 24,4% | -7,4% | 271,9% | 119,6% | 96,2% | |
| International Tourism Receipts – 2012 bn USD | 55,9 | 2,6 | 25,7 | 9,9 | 8,6 | |
| % change in receipts 2000-2012 | 86,3% | 36,8% | 238,2% | 130,2% | 214,3% | |
| Average per capita tourism expenditure per trip in USD | 969 | 1.040 | 720 | 884 | 846 | |
| World Market Share – International Tourist Arrivals | 5,6% | 0,2% | 3,4% | 1,1% | 1,0% | |
| World Market Share – International Tourism Receipts | 5,2% | 0,2% | 2,4% | 0,9% | 0,8% | |
Source: SETE, data processed by Hell. Stat Authority, UNWTO, WEF
