Greek Tourism – Basic Figures 2016 | |
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Contribution to GDP | 18,6% [WTTC] |
Contribution to Employment | 23,4% of total employment [WTTC] |
Total Employment | 860.315 [WTTC] |
International Tourism Receipts | 12,7 bn. € (cruise receipts are not included) [BoG] |
International Tourist Arrivals | 24,7 mi. ( cruise passenger arrivals are not included) |
Average per capita tourism expenditure | 514 € ( cruise receipts are not included) |
Market Share (2015) | 2% World, 3,1% Europe |
Seasonality | 56% 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 | 9.730 hotels / 788.553 beds [HCH] |
Top 5 markets | Germany (3.138.735), U.K. (2.894.655), Italy (1.386.902), France (1.313.536), Russia (595.482) [H.ST. & BoG] |
Top 5 airports (in international tourist arrivals) | Αthens (4.526.035), Heraklion (2.885.154), Rhodes (2.091.066), Thessaloniki (1.724.599), Corfu (1.243.718) [AIA & Civil Aviation Authority] |