Food and entertainment are the highlights of Greek tourism, while price levels seem to be the most disturbing feature according to a survey.
Four out of 10 respondents in the survey were visiting Greece for the first time, while six out of ten had planned their vacation through services provided online.
Eighty four percent stayed at a hotel while 63% had viewed an advertisement on Greece before coming to the country.
Americans, Australians and Germans appear to be the most satisfied with Greece as tourist destination, while Scandinavians and French appear to be the least pleased.
Eight out of 10 wish to visit Greece again and nine out of 10 would recommend it as a tourist destination.
The tourists surveyed were asked to evaluate the services provided with 10 being the highest grade.
Food was graded 8.7, entertainment 8.3, while facilities scored 7.9, cleanness 7.7, public transport 7.6 and prices 7.0. The survey conducted by Ammon Ovis SA, on a sample of 332 tourists from all continents who have spent an average of 12 days in Greece.
Tourism Minister Kostas Markopoulos stressed the importance of the survey results related to tourists’ satisfaction.
“The survey’s highlight is that tourists would be willing to visit Greece again and would recommend it to others”, he said.