The United Kingdom ranked as Crete's biggest travel market, with the Greek island recording around 1.2 million visits from British tourists in 2022.
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The average duration of stays on Crete last year was 8.5 nights, marginally up from 8.2 nights in 2019. Also, tourists on Crete spent an average of 697.2 euros in 2020, over their entire stays, compared to 681 euros in 2019, while the average amount spent per day was 82 euros in 2020 from 83.2 euros in 2019.
TUI: Crete the Most Popular Destination for Europeans in 2022
Greece and Spain were "voted" as the most popular destinations among Europeans in 2022, according to TUI Holiday Atlas Summer 2022, based on the preferences of its customers.. The most popular destination of all is the Greek island of Crete, followed by Mallorca.The top 5 destinations also include the Canary Islands, Rhodes and Antalya.
Crete
Crete is the largest island in Greece, and the fifth largest one in the Mediterranean Sea. Here, you can admire the remnants of brilliant civilizations, explore glorious beaches, impressive mountainscapes, fertile valleys and steep gorges, and become part of the island's rich gastronomic culture. Crete is, after all, a small universe teeming ...
Statistical Bulletin
In this section, you will find our monthly Statistical Bulletins with data related to incoming tourism in Greece. Please note that data is subject to frequent changes as newer information becomes available from the various sources. Statistical Data. Found 16 results. Bulletin. Bulletin. Bulletin. Bulletin.
How is Crete preparing for the new season?
03/19/2021. Greece has announced plans to restart international travel from May 14 and TUI predicts that Crete will be the most popular European destination for Germans, but how do the island's ...
Record Numbers of Tourists Visit the Minoan Palace of Knossos on Crete
The archaeological site of Knossos has thus far this summer received an average five thousand visitors daily since July, the President of the Union told local network Crete TV. In one instance, a record eight thousand visitors also accessed the Minoan Palace of Knossos in a single day, he added. The network's video shows the long queues ...
Kreta
Annual research on the profile of a statistical tourist visiting West Crete provides a large dose of interesting knowledge about people coming to this part of the island. These studies are carried out to assess tourist traffic and take a closer look at emerging trends and possible changes in tourist behavior. In the study conducted in 2022, the results obtained were compared with the last pre ...
Greece sees record-breaking tourist season
08/19/2022 August 19, 2022. Greece is expecting a record-breaking tourist season with more visitors than in 2019, the year before the coronavirus pandemic paralyzed the world — despite Russia's ...
Incredible Crete
Crete is the largest Greek island and a landmark in the maritime crossroads between the West and the East, Europe and Africa, a unique and fascinating place full of transitions and surprises. With its infinite coastline and mountain tops, a history that spans back to the end of times and a distinctive identity that bears its mark on every ...
Greece 2022 Tourism Figures Set to Reach Pre-pandemic Figures
After contracting in 2020 to 9.2% of total GDP and 708,000 jobs, 2021 saw travel and tourism bounce back strongly. Last year, travel and tourism generated again 14.9% of Greece total economy while employing over 780,000 people. It confirms that 2022 would then see the tourism industry returning to its pre-pandemic figures and may even surpass them.
Crete
Crete (/ k r iː t / KREET; Greek: Κρήτη, Modern: Kríti, Ancient: Krḗtē [krɛ̌ːtεː]) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and Corsica.Crete rests about 160 km (99 mi) south of the Greek mainland, and about 100 km (62 mi) southwest of Anatolia.
Tourism in Greece
Tourism in Greece has been a key element of the economic activity in the country, and is one of the country's most important sectors.Greece has been a major tourist destination and attraction in Europe since the 1970s for its rich culture and history, which is reflected in large part by its 18 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, among the most in Europe and the world as well as for its long coastline ...
14 Top-Rated Attractions & Places to Visit on Crete
3. Agios Nikolaos. Agios Nikolaos. Rimmed by beautiful beaches and looking across scenic Mirabello Bay, Agios Nikolaos is a charming small city on the north coast of eastern Crete, about 65 kilometers east of Heraklion. Although it is definitely a tourist town, it feels much less touristy than places like Chania.
Greece Visitor Arrivals Growth
Greece Visitor Arrivals grew 26.0 % in Feb 2024, compared with an increase of 16.0 % in the previous month. Greece Visitor Arrivals Growth rate data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2006 to Feb 2024. The data reached an all-time high of 884.3 % in Apr 2022 and a record low of -97.7 % in May 2020. CEIC calculates monthly Tourist Arrivals ...
Statistics of tourism
The UNWTO Statistics Department is committed to developing tourism measurement for furthering knowledge of the sector, monitoring progress, evaluating impact, promoting results-focused management, and highlighting strategic issues for policy objectives.. The department works towards advancing the methodological frameworks for measuring tourism and expanding its analytical potential, designs ...
Kreta
In 2019, 36.6 million visits were registered in Greece, and in 2020 only 8.3 million visits. Thus, a decrease of as much as 77% was recorded. An equally dramatic crash affected Greece's tourism revenues, which fell by 76% in 2020. In 2019, this branch of the economy brought the Greek budget EUR 17.7 billion, and in 2020 only EUR 4.3 billion.
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The United Kingdom ranked as Crete's biggest travel market, with the Greek island recording around 1.2 million visits from British tourists in 2022.
The average duration of stays on Crete last year was 8.5 nights, marginally up from 8.2 nights in 2019. Also, tourists on Crete spent an average of 697.2 euros in 2020, over their entire stays, compared to 681 euros in 2019, while the average amount spent per day was 82 euros in 2020 from 83.2 euros in 2019.
Greece and Spain were "voted" as the most popular destinations among Europeans in 2022, according to TUI Holiday Atlas Summer 2022, based on the preferences of its customers.. The most popular destination of all is the Greek island of Crete, followed by Mallorca.The top 5 destinations also include the Canary Islands, Rhodes and Antalya.
Crete is the largest island in Greece, and the fifth largest one in the Mediterranean Sea. Here, you can admire the remnants of brilliant civilizations, explore glorious beaches, impressive mountainscapes, fertile valleys and steep gorges, and become part of the island's rich gastronomic culture. Crete is, after all, a small universe teeming ...
In this section, you will find our monthly Statistical Bulletins with data related to incoming tourism in Greece. Please note that data is subject to frequent changes as newer information becomes available from the various sources. Statistical Data. Found 16 results. Bulletin. Bulletin. Bulletin. Bulletin.
03/19/2021. Greece has announced plans to restart international travel from May 14 and TUI predicts that Crete will be the most popular European destination for Germans, but how do the island's ...
The archaeological site of Knossos has thus far this summer received an average five thousand visitors daily since July, the President of the Union told local network Crete TV. In one instance, a record eight thousand visitors also accessed the Minoan Palace of Knossos in a single day, he added. The network's video shows the long queues ...
Annual research on the profile of a statistical tourist visiting West Crete provides a large dose of interesting knowledge about people coming to this part of the island. These studies are carried out to assess tourist traffic and take a closer look at emerging trends and possible changes in tourist behavior. In the study conducted in 2022, the results obtained were compared with the last pre ...
08/19/2022 August 19, 2022. Greece is expecting a record-breaking tourist season with more visitors than in 2019, the year before the coronavirus pandemic paralyzed the world — despite Russia's ...
Crete is the largest Greek island and a landmark in the maritime crossroads between the West and the East, Europe and Africa, a unique and fascinating place full of transitions and surprises. With its infinite coastline and mountain tops, a history that spans back to the end of times and a distinctive identity that bears its mark on every ...
After contracting in 2020 to 9.2% of total GDP and 708,000 jobs, 2021 saw travel and tourism bounce back strongly. Last year, travel and tourism generated again 14.9% of Greece total economy while employing over 780,000 people. It confirms that 2022 would then see the tourism industry returning to its pre-pandemic figures and may even surpass them.
Crete (/ k r iː t / KREET; Greek: Κρήτη, Modern: Kríti, Ancient: Krḗtē [krɛ̌ːtεː]) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and Corsica.Crete rests about 160 km (99 mi) south of the Greek mainland, and about 100 km (62 mi) southwest of Anatolia.
Tourism in Greece has been a key element of the economic activity in the country, and is one of the country's most important sectors.Greece has been a major tourist destination and attraction in Europe since the 1970s for its rich culture and history, which is reflected in large part by its 18 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, among the most in Europe and the world as well as for its long coastline ...
3. Agios Nikolaos. Agios Nikolaos. Rimmed by beautiful beaches and looking across scenic Mirabello Bay, Agios Nikolaos is a charming small city on the north coast of eastern Crete, about 65 kilometers east of Heraklion. Although it is definitely a tourist town, it feels much less touristy than places like Chania.
Greece Visitor Arrivals grew 26.0 % in Feb 2024, compared with an increase of 16.0 % in the previous month. Greece Visitor Arrivals Growth rate data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2006 to Feb 2024. The data reached an all-time high of 884.3 % in Apr 2022 and a record low of -97.7 % in May 2020. CEIC calculates monthly Tourist Arrivals ...
The UNWTO Statistics Department is committed to developing tourism measurement for furthering knowledge of the sector, monitoring progress, evaluating impact, promoting results-focused management, and highlighting strategic issues for policy objectives.. The department works towards advancing the methodological frameworks for measuring tourism and expanding its analytical potential, designs ...
In 2019, 36.6 million visits were registered in Greece, and in 2020 only 8.3 million visits. Thus, a decrease of as much as 77% was recorded. An equally dramatic crash affected Greece's tourism revenues, which fell by 76% in 2020. In 2019, this branch of the economy brought the Greek budget EUR 17.7 billion, and in 2020 only EUR 4.3 billion.
New York's failure to control crime is slowing its tourism recovery, as new statistics from Broadway's theater industry show. Primary Menu Sections. US News. Metro; Politics; Swing States 2024;
A recent CBS News poll found that the majority of Americans believed Trump is "definitely or probably" guilty of the charges he faced in New York. The overwhelming majority of Democrats — 93% ...
The Kansai International Airport boasts a remarkable record since it opened 30 years ago. As the summer travel season begins, thousands of bags will go missing at airports all over the world. It's ...
On May 6, the U.N. had reported greater than 9,500 women and greater than 14,500 children dead. Two days later, the figures showed 4,959 women and 7,797 children. "UN halves estimates of women ...