Over 16,000 tourists every day at the Acropolis – Visits started earlier than ever this year

Visit to archaeological site of the Acropolis were held this morning by the Minister of Tourism Vassilis Kikilias and the Minister of Culture Lina Mendoni.

THE visit they started at the entrance of the archaeological site for the disabled, where special vehicles pick up the visitors and take them to the elevator that takes them up to the rock of the Acropolis. In this way, not only People with Disabilities but also all those facing difficulties in movement (e.g. pregnant women) have access to the entire archaeological site.

The Minister of Tourism thanked Ms. Mendoni, who mentioned that every day they tour the Acropolis more than 16,000 peoplehowever the most important thing is that this year, the visits of foreign tourists, mainly Americans, started from March – earlier than ever – with the result that they have already reached the levels of 2019.

V. Kikilias pointed out that this proves in practice that the planning of the Ministry of Tourism to extend the period is paying off, as in many cases the figures of 2022 approach those of 2019, despite the fact that these two years cannot be compared due to multiple crises that all countries face this year (accuracy, inflation, pandemic).

These difficulties seem to have been “evened out” by the targeted actions taken in the previous months, such as direct flights from the US to “El. Venizelos” that started at the beginning of March and efforts are being made to expand until the end of the year, the “opening” to new markets and the “door to door” policy in the Balkan countries, the attraction of high income travelers and high spenders ) but also the promotion of new alternative destinations with the aim of spreading tourist flows throughout the country.

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