Germany ranked as Crete’s biggest travel market in 2023, with the Greek island recording around 1.2 million visits from German tourists. While this figure increased compared to the previous year, it remained slightly below the number of visits from 2019. Meanwhile, the United Kingdom and France followed in the ranking in 2023, with 832 thousand and 670 thousand visits, respectively.
Greece's islands are an important driver of tourism. In 2023, destinations such as Rhodes and Kos attracted over 2.6 million and one million international guests, respectively, as the number of international air arrivals to the South Aegean islands recovered from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Looking at the inbound air arrivals on the Ionian Islands shows that other popular Greek destinations, like Corfu and Zante, also experienced the same trend, with inbound arrivals reaching the highest figures reported to date.
Number of inbound tourist visits to the Greek Island of Crete from 2019 to 2023, by country of origin
(in 1,000s)
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Bank of Greece. (July 8, 2024). Number of inbound tourist visits to the Greek Island of Crete from 2019 to 2023, by country of origin (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 07, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/875433/leading-tourist-markets-visiting-crete/
Bank of Greece. "Number of inbound tourist visits to the Greek Island of Crete from 2019 to 2023, by country of origin (in 1,000s)." Chart. July 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/875433/leading-tourist-markets-visiting-crete/
Bank of Greece. (2024). Number of inbound tourist visits to the Greek Island of Crete from 2019 to 2023, by country of origin (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/875433/leading-tourist-markets-visiting-crete/
Bank of Greece. "Number of Inbound Tourist Visits to The Greek Island of Crete from 2019 to 2023, by Country of Origin (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/875433/leading-tourist-markets-visiting-crete/
Bank of Greece, Number of inbound tourist visits to the Greek Island of Crete from 2019 to 2023, by country of origin (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/875433/leading-tourist-markets-visiting-crete/ (last visited October 07, 2024)
Number of inbound tourist visits to the Greek Island of Crete from 2019 to 2023, by country of origin (in 1,000s) [Graph], Bank of Greece, July 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/875433/leading-tourist-markets-visiting-crete/