This year, the Greeks have ensured 100% occupancy in almost all mountain destinations and winter resorts, giving particular preference to those with theme parks with Christmas activities and close to city centers.
One such example is the Peloponnese, notes vice-president of the Panhellenic Federation of Hoteliers Konstantinos Marinakos. And as president of the tourism organization of the Peloponnese, he emphasizes that the mountainous Achaia, Corinthia and Kalavryta have booked hotel rooms since the end of November.
Prices this year, explains the vice president of POX, have increased by 15% compared to last year, which in no way mitigates the loss of income from the tourism business (in terms of increased energy costs). As the expert explains, operating costs have increased by 40%. Now, according to him, occupancy has reached 100% in all main directions.
Where will Greeks go on vacation during the holiday season? Areas that traditionally attract attention during the holiday season, in addition to theme parks, also have ski resorts such as Arachova, as well as Parnassus, Drama, Kalavryta, etc. In any case, as noted by the president of the Federation of Greek Travel Agencies, Lysandros Tsilidis, Epirus , Zagorochoria, Tzoumerka, Xanthi, Kavala, Alexandroupoli, Arcadia, Trikala, Corinthia and the Peloponnese in general will see significant traffic during the holiday season, he emphasizes.
In addition, Pelion is back on the domestic tourism map as the region has largely healed the wounds caused by the cyclone that hit the area this fall. All winter hotels are now open, and some of the worst damaged ones will reopen this week. Moreover, the rooms in them will be rented out at very competitive prices: from 60 to 150 euros.
Regarding the preferences of Greek passengers, according to data that Aegean has already made public, the main international destinations are Prague, Paris, Vienna, London, Zurich, Barcelona, Geneva (from Athens airport). And from Thessaloniki the people moved to Paris, Larnaca, Zurich, Dusseldorf, Barcelona, Stuttgart.
Greeks also prefer to book trips through travel agencies. In the top destinations and wish lists, in addition to classic destinations, there are also distant ones, such as Cuba, Brazil and New York.
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