International travellers coming to Greece were up by 15.6 per cent compared to 2013, according to a report released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority, ELSTAT. The report referred to a Frontier Statistical Survey conducted by The Bank of Greece in the January – June 2014 period.
According to the survey, arrivals from Europe, which account for the majority of arrivals of non-residents (85.4 per cent) showed an increase of 14.6 per cent in the January – June 2014 period compared to the same time the previous year. At the same time, arrivals from European Union member states pointed to an increase of 17.7 per cent.
The report showed there was a significant increase in arrivals, in absolute values, from the UK (33.8 per cent), France (15.1 per cent), Netherlands (32.2 per cent), Romania (58 per cent), Russia (13.5 per cent), Cyprus (29 per cent) and Bulgaria (12.8 per cent). A considerable decrease in arrivals was reported in the case of Italy (-10.2 per cent), Albania (-8 per cent) and Denmark (-26.2 per cent).
Meanwhile, percentage increases in arrivals from Asia, Africa, America and Oceania were greater than those observed in Europe.
With regard to the contribution of arrivals by country of origin, the largest number of arrivals came from Germany (11.4 per cent), UK (11.1 percent), France (6.6 per cent), Russia (6.1 per cent) and Bulgaria (6 per cent).
Arrivals from Turkey were up 5.5 per cent and from the United States by 3.2 per cent.
Source: Kathimerini