×
GreekEnglish

×
  • Politics
  • Diaspora
  • World
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Cooking
Monday
06
Apr 2026
weather symbol
Athens 14°C
  • Home
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • World
  • Diaspora
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Mediterranean Cooking
  • Weather
Contact follow Protothema:
Powered by Cloudevo
> Travel

Visitors to Greece spend only 68 euros on average, BoG data shows

Final data released on Greek tourism

Newsroom April 12 04:49

Revenue from Greek tourism was down by 919 million euros compared to last year, according to the final data on the sector released by the Bank of Greece (BoG). The reports showed that the average spending by tourists amounted to 68 euros in 2016. The travel balance reached 11.2 billion euros in 2016, a 7.3% drop from 2015, which was mainly attributed to a 6.5% fall in travel revenue, as well as a 32 million-euro, or 1.2% reduction in travel payments. A fall in the average spending by 70 euros per trip in 2016 accounted for a decrease in travel revenue compared to 2015. Spending per night stay was down by 9.1% (2016: 68 euros, 2015: 75 euros), while the average stay was cut to 6.9 nights (a 4.3% fall compared to 7.2 nights in 2015). The number of stays in 2016 was up by 2.9% amounting to 193,419 nights. Travel revenue reached 13.2 billion euros in 2016, a 6.5% fall from 2015, which is attributed to a drop in citizens’ income outside the EU28 by 14.6%, which represents 27.7% of the aggregate revenues of the sector. The total revenue was also affected by a fall of the average income by EU28 citizens by 9,097 million euros. The BoG data also showed that there were 4,093 cruise liner arrivals via, slightly down from the 4,375 arrivals in 2015, with 5,053 and 5,118 visitors, respectively. The total revenue from cruise liner visitors in 2016 was up by 1% amounting to 509 million euros.

Ask me anything

Explore related questions

#bank of greece#BoG#final data#tourism
> More Travel

Follow en.protothema.gr on Google News and be the first to know all the news

See all the latest News from Greece and the World, the moment they happen, at en.protothema.gr

> Latest Stories

“Trump ‘desperate’, we will open the Strait of Hormuz only if we receive war reparations,” Iran responds – “Hell” if there is no agreement, promises the US president (updated)

April 5, 2026

Easter in Athens: Concerts, theatre and activities – where to go

April 5, 2026

Weather: Rain and possible hail at midday, where phenomena will occur

April 5, 2026

Store opening hours today (5/4): What applies to supermarkets and shops ahead of Easter 2026

April 5, 2026

Balcony collapses in Corinth, killing woman and injuring her children – How the tragedy happened

April 4, 2026

Weather: Rain and thunderstorms today, significant temperature drop after Holy Thursday

April 4, 2026

5,400 doctors have left Greece in the past five years – What their top destination country is

April 4, 2026

OPEKEPE: Papakosta’s falsification over… cattle deemed a felony – What the European Public Prosecutor’s findings say about Karamanlis and Livanos

April 4, 2026
All News

> Lifestyle

Which celebrities are attending Marinella’s public viewing – watch videos and photos

The public viewing will last until 13:00, while the funeral service will take place at 14:00

March 31, 2026

Chuck Norris: How the shy little Native American boy conquered Hollywood and why he was called the “poor man’s Sylvester Stallone”

March 20, 2026

The happiest countries in the world for 2026: Steady leader, Greece’s ranking and a surprise in the Top 5 – See the Top 10

March 20, 2026

Nikki Glaser to host the Golden Globe Awards for a third year

March 12, 2026

Conan O’Brien’s “amazing baklava” joke about Greece and his comment on the Middle East

March 12, 2026
Homepage
PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION POLICY COOKIES POLICY TERM OF USE
Powered by Cloudevo
Copyright © 2026 Πρώτο Θέμα