The growth of tourism in 2024 in Greece will go through climate change, the big summer sports events and also the unstable factors that affect the tourism industry in the world.
On the occasion of the recent negative development of his bankruptcy of German travel giant FTI the comment of the president of XEE, A. is typicalAlexander Vassilikos, who emphasizes that tourism proves once again that it does not lend itself to excessive optimism or complacency, because from one moment to the next many facts can be reversed.
Although the current poor development does not seem to affect the overall picture formed for 2024 in Greece, despite the 160,000 plus bookings planned for this year, with 1/4 of it referring to the two months of April – May, it is not a small amount. However, what is certain is that the remaining Tour Operators are already facing themselves in the battle to recover the existing bookings.
Tassios: 2024 will continue the trend of 2023 for tourism in Greece
Regarding the messages for the current tourist year, spoke to APE-MPE and Frformer POX president Grigoris Tasios, a few days before the development of the FTI, he stressed that in 2024 it will move to the level of 2023. In fact, he talked about a freeze in deductions observed during this period, a result the inflationary pressures that European households face.
Yes, yes Mr. Tassios estimated that the two major sporting events of the summer, the Euro in football and the Olympic Games in Paris will have an impact on the movements of households in Europe this year. It is estimated that many will travel by road near the countries where the games will be held at the cost of air travel with tourist packages.
In the meantime, the unstable factors related to climate change, it is possible to show disturbances in the areas where it develops and everyone wants the events like Rhodes last year to be no more. repeatable.
This time, Tour Operators scan the performance of the Greek regions and they are in a hurry to close contracts with hoteliers for 2025, aiming to achieve low prices, as emphasized. In any case, the next episode will shed more light on the development of tourism in Greece, which has so far been operating at a higher level compared to last year.
Air arrivals in Greece increased by 12.3% in the period January-April 2024
Specifically, according to INSATE data, in the period January-April 2024, 3.1 million international air arrivals were recorded, surpassing the level of January-April 2023, showing an increase of +12.3%. Meanwhile, April began with a slight 6% increase, with international air arrivals reaching 1.5 million.
Speaking of the regions that starred in the first quarter of the year, all geographical units, except the Cyclades, moved up. In particular, in the geographic unit of Crete, international air arrivals increased by 2.8% compared to last year, reaching 312 thousand.
Only the Cyclades operated with a decrease in arrivals in the four months of 2024
International air arrivals at the airports of the Dodecanese reached 208 thousand, marking an increase of 11.3%. In the geographical unit of the Ionian Islands, an increase of 10.4% was recorded while 111 thousand international air arrivals were recorded. In the geographical unit of the Peloponnese, international air arrivals reached 9 thousand registering an increase of 14.8%.
In whatAbout the Cyclades there were 45 thousand international air arrivals, showing a decrease of 8.7%. Finally, regarding road arrivals in the period January-April 2024, it was recorded 1.8 million international road arrivals, compared to 1.7 million in the period January-April 2023, which shows an increase of 5.1 %.