Travel receipts from France and the United Kingdom in our country decreased during the 11 months of January-November 2024, compared to the corresponding period of 2023. On the contrary, a double-digit increase was recorded in receipts from Italy and the USA.
Specifically, according to the Travel Balance of the Bank of Greece, from these markets:
Receipts from Germany increased by 3.5% to 3,645.7 million euros. Travel traffic from Germany increased by 13.8% and amounted to 5,328.8 thousand travelers,
Receipts from France decreased by 11.7% to 1,246.1 million euros. Tourist traffic from France increased by 7.8% and amounted to 1,950.4 thousand travelers.
Receipts from Italy increased by 13.0%, reaching 1,207.0 million euros. Tourist traffic from Italy also increased by 9.8%, reaching 1,993.5 thousand travelers.
Receipts from the United Kingdom decreased by 3.9%, reaching 3,144.9 million euros. Tourist traffic from the United Kingdom decreased by 1.1% and reached 4,491.7 thousand travelers.
Receipts from the United States increased by 13.3% to 1,528.4 million euros, while arrivals increased by 8.1% to 1,480.7 thousand travelers.
In the period January-November 2024, travel receipts recorded an increase of 4.9% compared to the corresponding period of 2023 and amounted to 21,266.9 million euros. The increase is due to the increase in inbound travel traffic by 9.7%, as the average expenditure per trip decreased by 5.4%.
In particular, receipts from residents of EU-27 countries recorded an increase of 6.3% to 11,713.5 million euros and from residents of other countries by 0.5% to 8,453.9 million euros. More specifically, receipts from residents of euro area countries amounted to 9,256.3 million euros. euros, up by 3.5%, while receipts from residents of EU-27 countries outside the euro area also increased by 18.5%, reaching 2,457.2 million euros.
In November, travel receipts increased by 44.7%, while inbound travel increased by 23.6%.
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