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.
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