Hotel rooms and airline tickets online search Platform kayak.com includes Athens among the top ten destinations with the greatest demand for travel, the best prices on flights and accommodation and most affordable luxury services for American and Canadian tourists.
A decisive factor for the placement of the Greek capital on three separate categories of destinations, is the 17% reduction recorded in the prices of airline tickets to Athens compared to last year thanks to a more favorable dollar-euro exchange rate and lower oil prices.
Data indicates that Athens records a 11% increase in searches for airline tickets than last year, while prices of luxury hotels are 41% lower than the average price of a five star hotel.
Flight prices
Prices of flights from USA and Canada approached $900 in January, reached their lowest level of the year (780-850 dollars respectively) during February and November, and increased progressively to 980 dollars during the next months until May.
During the summer months of June and July, prices exceed $ 1,300 while subsiding at 1,200 dollars in August. They gradually decline during autumn, with December being the most expensive month of the year to buy airline tickets for Athens, as they climb at $ 1,332 much higher than November levels.
Hotel prices
Athens hotel prices start in January from $ 96, there is a gradual increase until June, when they peak at $ 173 on average, to subside during the months of July, August, September, October at about $ 140. Price reduction is also recorded from November to March ($ 117) with a slight recovery in December ($ 130 approx.)
In relation to the time of reservation, prices are naturally lower six months before the date of travel ($ 1,100) compared to one month before the trip ($ 1,164).
Kayak.com invites its readers to visit Athens by noting the following: “From the folks that brought us “kudos” and “eureka,” it’s always a brilliant idea to visit Athens.Celebrate the city that gave us democracy, theater, and the Olympics with a hearty “opa… Seriously, skip the salad. Stop by Krinos for a towering plate of loukoumades (a Greek version of doughnuts). Sharing allowed but not encouraged…While the tourists sweat it out among the ruins of the Acropolis, play it cool on the terrace of GazARTE, Athen’s entertainment complex and art space in the ultra-hip Gazi neighborhood.”
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