The reason has been the new Netflix film with the former “James Bond” Daniel Craig, which began to be shown on the popular platform on December 23.
London, Thanasis Gavos
Greece has its place of honor for another period in the searches of the British on the internet for tourist destinations, this time in 2023.
The new Netflix film with the former “James Bond” has been the cause Daniel Craig which began airing on the popular platform on December 23.
Fascinated by their landscapes Spetson where the production was hosted, but also the luxurious villa where the story of the film unfolds Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mysterythe British have started searching the Google engine for “Holidays in Greece”.
According to preliminary data from the well-known search engine cited by the Times, the number of related searches has doubled since the release of the film to levels seen in late summer for those looking for last-minute getaways.
At the same time, searches for the resort where the said villa is located, at Porto Heli.
Glass Onion producer Ram Bergman commented that after the film people will “100% want to go to Greece”.
He added that “it is important for them to know that the location they see in the movie is very close to what they would see in real life.” As he explained, only the glass dome above the villa and a float have been digitally added to the set.
However, the cost of renting this particular villa amounts to 35,000 pounds per night, i.e. above the average annual salary in Britain.
This interest in holidaying in Greece comes as easyJet research shows that 64% of Britons intend to travel abroad in 2023.
At the same time, searches for foreign travel on the popular website Skyscanner increased last month by 90% compared to a month earlier.
However, another survey, by the insurance company InsureAndGo, of a sample of 2,000 Britons, showed that 71% believe that Mediterranean destinations such as Greece, Spain and Turkey will be too hot to visit sometime by 2027.
In a related publication, the Times notes that the temperature in Greece in May reached 37 degrees Celsius.
The newspaper’s recommendation for Mediterranean travel is to avoid the height of summer and prefer spring and autumn.
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