Where Greeks will go this year, record bookings of foreign destinations

The tourist flow of Greeks in terms of recreation this summer, including abroad, is developing very positively and with a tendency to stabilize.

Peak demand and travel is expected in August.

According to the estimates of Greek tourism offices, August is leading compared to June and July, and in general +20% is expected compared to the same period in 2022.

However, as Lysandros Tsilidis, President of the Federation of Travel Agents, points out, the sector will be very pleased if it catches up with last year’s financial figures, since, as he explains, economic crisis affected European and Greek households.

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Meanwhile, as Mr. Tsilidis stressed, it is clear that people trust travel agencies, because they are responsible when a contract is concluded with a client when purchasing vouchers, as provided by presidential decree EU on consumer protection. The offices, as emphasized by the president of the federation, are obliged in accordance with the decree of the European president take care of the return to their homeland (repatriation of travelers) when it becomes necessary.

Travel agencies and companies are subject to civil and professional liability.

FedHatta is reportedly in talks with a European body on creation of a guarantee fund, which will be equivalent to German, Dutch, Scandinavian, etc., in order to protect travelers. In fact, this will be done in Greece and will be determined during the ECTTA conference, which will be held on September 27 in Athens.

Where will the Greeks go on holiday this year?
According to data registered by FedHATTA members, Greek travelers have exhausted most of the available packages to European destinations. The most popular of which are Central Europe, Italy, France, especially Paris, Barcelona and the Scandinavian countries, resulting in a situation with a limited number of places in hotels and on flights. Long distance destinations such as the US, Latin America, Southeast Asia, Thailand and Saudi Arabia are also in high demand.

With regard to domestic tourism, it is expected that in August, the traditional holiday month of the Greeks, they, as, indeed, every year, preferred trips to popular destinations, went to the islands of the Ionian Sea, the Cyclades, the Dodecanese, Crete, as well as Astypalea, Lemnos, etc. journey”.

How much does an organized holiday in Greece cost?
Price levels for an organized Ionian holiday range roughly from €300 in Zakynthos to €330 in Kefalonia for four nights, with 7 nights in Corfu costing around €520 and five nights in Preveza €450. In the Cyclades: 4 nights in Santorini cost 600 euros, and in Paros – 335 euros, 6 nights in Rhodes – 663 euros (regular prices).

In the northern Aegean and Sporades: 4 nights in Chios cost 495 euros, in Lemnos 480 euros, in Lesvos 425 euros and in Ikaria 505 euros. At the same time, two nights on Samos are 495 euros, and three on Skyros – 355 euros.

How much does a holiday abroad cost?
Prices for organized packages in the most sought-after cities in Europe are generally attractive. For example, 4 nights in London cost 390 euros, in Paris 550 euros, in Lisbon 490 euros, and three nights in Venice cost 310 euros, in Amsterdam 670 euros and in Larnaca 220 euros. Holidays in Istanbul cost 670 euros for a four-day package, while in Cappadocia it costs 630 euros.

Also, for longer trips in Europe, prices for the French Riviera (4 nights), Dubrovnik (6), Bucharest (6), Poland (6) and Portugal (7) average 870, 445, 425, 795 and 1095 euro respectively.

Offers are also found in distant destinations with an average cost for 7 days in New York of 1225 euros, in Toronto (8 days) up to 2125 euros, as well as in Morocco, Nile, Uzbekistan, Bali and India (packages from 6 to 9 nights ) are offered for 990, 1180, 1190, 850 and 1120 euros respectively.

Packages for four nights in Dubai and Cairo cost 899 and 565 euros, and packages for the Maldives and Seychelles for six nights cost 1560 and 1325 euros.

And if you want to make a longer trip, there are trips to Peru (13 days, 2690 euros), Brazil (15 days, 3090 euros), Galapagos Islands (16 days, 4290 euros) and Singapore (11 days, 889 euros).

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