Britons Lead Greek Tourism Revival By Flocking Back In Record Numbers
The Guardian|February 27, 2023
British travellers are leading a rebound in Greece’s tourism, with arrivals up by 181% last year according to the country’s central bank.
Helena Smith
Britons Lead Greek Tourism Revival By Flocking Back In Record Numbers

Almost 4.5 million Britons were registered at Greek entry points, a record number and nearly 3 million more than in 2021. For the first time, British tourists edged out Germans – who have topped the visitor league tables in Greece for decades – in what some are calling a defiant display of post-pandemic “revenge” tourism.

“In terms of Greece, the Brits are leading the way,” the tourism minister, Vassilis Kikilias, said. “And they’re big spenders.”

Central bank figures released last week showed UK visitors generating over 3.1 b n (£2.7bn) in tourism revenues in 2022, more than twice the amount spent the previous year.

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