According to a study by INSETE, 1/4 of the total arrivals of incoming visitors to Greece in 2022 concern “all inclusive” holidays
The Greek excursionists of October 28 took the beaches and not the mountains giving low occupancy in the country’s mountain resorts, which traditionally in the past the period under review marked the first “test” of winter tourism. This year, due to the fact that “we are not talking” about a three-day excursion, but also due to the very good weather, the Greek excursionists, as he emphasizes in APE-MPE the new vice president of POX, Angelos Kallias, they choose resorts and areas around urban centers rather than the purely winter destinations of the country, which require time and lower temperatures to be attractive.
As a result of this, Kalavryta and Arcadia, due to their proximity to Athens, operate with occupancy at 80% at a time when, on average, occupancy at all winter destinations in the country is at 60%. Of course, there are also destinations with accommodation occupancy that does not exceed 40%. In the meantime, the comparison with last year is uneven, as occupancy reached 70% nationwide, says the vice-president of POX.
At this point in time, the major blow to domestic tourism is found in Larissa and Volos, where the occupancy rates in the tourist accommodations there do not exceed 25%. In fact, Mr. Kallias requests the immediate intervention of the competent ministry in order to have a communication campaign for the specific destinations. As he explains, there are businesses that have either not been affected or have managed to get back on their feet and currently need the support of the Ministry of Tourism. As happened with Evia and other areas of the country that experienced disasters.
In any case, bookings in the mountainous destinations of the country are moving at a slow pace and perhaps the weather is responsible for this development, says Mr. Kallias. In fact, he states that the development of the weather is what will shape the landscape of the following days and months in the destinations in question. It is characteristic that the sun and sea model has kept hotels open in Greece, specifically in Rhodes, Crete and Kos, the end of this year’s tourist season is expected on November 15
5.5 billion euros in receipts and 7 million arrivals for all-inclusive “Sun & Sea” holidays in Greece in 2022
According to a study by INSETE, 1/4 of the total arrivals of incoming visitors to Greece in 2022 concern “all inclusive” holidays, with the share of receipts being larger, reaching 30% of the total.
In absolute numbers, in 2022 our country recorded 7.0 million arrivals for “all inclusive” vacations in the “Sun and Sea” (H&T) product out of a total of 27.8 million and 61.2 million overnight stays, in 28% of the total of 216.9 million. In terms of collections, from the 9.2 billion euros calculated as a total expenditure including all the tourist’s expenses – i.e. both those spent within the country for accommodation, food, etc., and those spent abroad for the provision of a tour operator, plane ticket, etc. .- in Greece it is estimated that 5.5 billion euros remain, 30% of the total receipts from incoming tourism (17.6 billion).
In Greece, in 2022 and especially in the H&T product, the arrivals of 7.0 million for “all inclusive” holidays recovered almost to the same levels as in 2019, before the pandemic, with a marginal decrease of 1%, having nevertheless shown a significant increase compared to 5.4 million in 2015. On the other hand, an increase of 8% compared to 2019, with 8.1 million are the arrivals to the H&T product without “all inclusive” in our country.
In all three compared markets, Spain, Turkey and Greece, pre-pandemic, between 2015 and 2019, total holiday arrivals for H&T, either with or without “all Inclusive”, showed a significant increase of between 25% and 35% approximately. Between 2019 and 2022, holiday arrivals for H&T showed a 3% increase in Greece and Spain and a 7% decrease in Turkey, while all-inclusive arrivals showed a marginal decrease of 1% in Greece and 9% in Turkey, but not they changed to Spain. Especially for the “all inclusive” product, the share of the total is remarkably stable over time from 2015 to 2022 in all three markets: in Greece from 48% of all arrivals for H&T in 2015 to 47% in 2022, in Spain steadily at 40% and in Turkey, with a clearly greater preference of visitors to 60% in 2022 from 59% in 2015.
High cost
As the study shows, and contrary to the established belief that it is a low-cost holiday, tourists to H&T who choose the “all inclusive” system spend more than individuals, both in Greece and in competing countries (Spain and Turkey). Indicatively for 2022, in Greece the Average Per Capita Expenditure (MCP) on the “all inclusive” H&T product is higher than the corresponding MCP without “all inclusive”, by 13%, while in Spain and Turkey by 22% and 7% respectively. In addition, our country presents a higher NQF compared to its competitors Spain and Turkey in the H&T product in all the years under study, 2015, 2019 and 2022, whether it is “all inclusive” or not.
Source: Skai
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