Guests arriving at tourism accommodation facilities across Greece reached 1,167,330 in March, while overnight stays amounted to 2,642,364, marking an increase compared to the corresponding month last year, by 3.5% in arrivals and 4.9% in overnight stays, according to data the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) released on Tuesday.
A greater contribution to arrivals and overnight stays in total accommodation was observed from domestic tourism with 58.3% and 55.1%, respectively. The average total overnight stay for the same period amounted to 2.3 days.
Companies active in the sector of accommodation reported a 13.4% turnover increase compared to last year in the first quarter of the year, while those in food service had a 9.4% growth, according to ELSTAT.
Throughout the businesses in the accommodation sector, the turnover in the first quarter of 2024 amounted to 436,641,282 euros, while in the first quarter of 2023 it had come to €385,084,572.
In the entire food service sector, the turnover amounted to €1,799,689,378 , while in the first quarter of 2023 it had amounted to €1,645,284,897 .
The largest contribution to the total turnover in accommodation was collected on Kos, in the Dodecanese, and the lowest by the Regional Entity of Thessaloniki.
For businesses in the food service sector, the largest increase was recorded by Messinia (16.1%) and the smallest by the island of Zakynthos.
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