The Bank of Greece (BoG) this week announced that tourism arrivals in April 2017 were up by 12% compared with the corresponding month in 2016, with the quarterly figure higher by 3.2%.
On an even brighter note, the BoG said tourism-related revenue was up by 11.3% in April 2017, yoy, as well as 2.4% on a quarterly basis.
Arrivals, by any transport means, were also increased in May 2017, according to figures supplied by state administrative authorities.
For instance, a rise in the number of arrivals at the country’s primary airports in May exceeded 6.6 percent, compared to May 2016, and up by 10.1 percent in the first five months of 2017, compared to the corresponding period of 2016.
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