Greek Tourism – Basic Figures 2015 | |
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Contribution to GDP | 18,5% [WTTC] |
Contribution to Employment | 23,1% of total employment [WTTC] |
Total Employment | 821.900 [WTTC] |
International Tourism Receipts | 13,6 bn. € (cruise receipts are not included) [BoG] |
International Tourist Arrivals | 23,6 mi. ( cruise passenger arrivals are not included) |
Average per capita tourism expenditure | 580 € ( cruise receipts are not included) |
Market Share | 2% World, 3,1% Europe |
Seasonality | 55% of international tourist arrivals are recorded in July – August – September |
Concentration of Supply | 69% of hotel beds are concentrated in 4 areas of Greece [HCH] |
Hotel Capacity | 9.757 hotels / 784.315 beds [HCH] |
Top 5 markets | Germany (2.810.350), U.K. (2.397.169), France (1.522.100), Italy (1.355.327) , Russia (512.789) [H.ST. & BoG] |
Top 5 airports (in international tourist arrivals) | Αthens (3.388.647), Heraklion (2.559.805), Rhodes (1.902.051), Thessaloniki (1.569.224), Corfu (1.092.647) [AIA & Civil Aviation Authority] |