World’s Best Travel Destinations – Greece Finds Place in the Top Countries

World’s Best Travel Destinations – Greece Finds Place in the Top Countries

According to the readers of the traveller magazine, Condé Nast, Greece is sixth on the list of the best destinations for travel for 2022.

They have selected Greece as the top holiday destination from the distinct travel destinations of the world. European nations ruled over the Reader’s Choice Awards list of this year with Greece at the spot sixth. It scored 89.97 and was ahead of Denmark and the United Kingdom on the list.

Portugal has topped the list with a score of 91.22 with Japan, Thailand, and Singapore taking the next spots as per the same magazine.

With an upward trend of tourists, Hellenic Republic made a strong comeback. Vassilis Kikilias, Minister of Tourism, Greece, said on this that the country will likely break the tourist levels recorded before the 2019 pandemic.

As per Kikilias, Greece is targeting to exceed the 29019 figures from 2022’s record report revenues. He also added that the correct figures will come out by the year-end.

He also noted, “However, if things go smoothly, tourism revenue will exceed 2019 levels. Greece’s upgraded tourism product supports hundreds of professions and feeds the average Greek family.”

The Minister also emphasized the occupancy levels of Greece’s popular tourist destinations. According to his statement, the occupancy level has exceeded 90% in popular destinations like Kos, Rhodes, Santorini, Mykonos, and Crete.

Also, Greece earned various awards during the European Gala Ceremony of the World Travel Awards 2022 for the tourism sector. In the event’s 29th edition this year (also known by the name of Oscars of Tourism), Athens took the top spot on the list of Leading Sustainable Tourism Destinations.

In addition, many accommodations in the Hellenic Republic earned honours in different categories. Besides, specialized tourism offices and travel agencies in Greece earned votes in the high-price segment.

This year, Hellenic Republic won 17 awards in different categories that included Europe’s main beach categories, main beach resorts, main boutique resorts, main boutique hotels, and the main resort categories for conferences.

In September 2022, international arrivals at the regional airports of the country surpassed the pre-pandemic figures. This led to an increase of 7.2% in the arrivals at Greece’s regional airports in the month as compared to the 2019 levels.

Leave a Reply