Greek Tourism – Basic Figures 2017
Total Contribution to GDP 27,3% [ΙΝΣΕΤΕ] 
Total Contribution to Employment 24,8% of total employment [WTTC]
Total Employment 934.500 [WTTC] 
International Tourism Receipts 14,2  bn. € (cruise receipts are not included) [BoG]
International Tourist Arrivals 27,2 mi. ( cruise passenger arrivals are not included)
Average per capita tourism expenditure 522 € ( cruise receipts are not included)
Market Share (2017) 2% World, 4% Europe
Seasonality 57,3% of international tourist arrivals are recorded in July – August – September
Concentration of Supply 70% of hotel beds are concentrated in 4 areas of Greece [HCH]
Hotel Capacity 9.783 hotels / 806.045 beds [HCH]
Top 5 airports (in international tourist arrivals) Αthens (4.797.365), Heraklion (3.147.704), Rhodes (2.178.663), Thessaloniki (1.929.916), Corfu (1.300.189) [AIA & Civil Aviation Authority]
  Click here fot the study “The contribution of Tourism to the Greek economy in 2017” &  here for the Statistical Data of Incoming Tourism
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