Mr. Kikilias stressed that as he himself finds out, we now have better quality tourism, which means more income even if we do not exceed the numbers of 2019 in terms of number of tourists.
In June alone, we had 2.6 billion revenues from tourism according to the data of the Bank of Greece. You understand what will happen in July and August,” said Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias on SKAI and on the show “Kalimera” with Giorgos Autias.
He noted that tourism is a national affair, it is the country’s heavy industry.
Mr. Kikilias stressed that as he himself finds out, we now have better quality tourism, which means more income even if we do not exceed the numbers of 2019 in terms of number of tourists.
It is noted that according to recent data from the Bank of Greece, travel receipts in the country reached 94.7% of 2019 levels in the first half of 2022, while in June they exceeded 2019 levels, reaching 2.6 billion euros. In the same month, arrivals moved up almost 2.5 times.
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