Tourism enjoys total recovery

Tourism in 2023 will fully return to the levels of 2019 or even surpass them, if marginally, estimates the president of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), Yiannis Paraschis.

Speaking at the presentation of the confederation's new administrative structure and strategic priorities for the coming years, the new head of SETE explained that this year's first five months were significantly improved compared to record year 2019, so even if some destinations are seeing lower-than-expected occupancies at the height of summer, the year as a whole will be good.

He pointed out that air arrivals for the first five months are already 9% higher than in 2019, while air seat planning shows they are up 5.6% on last year.

The SETE chief even noted that tourism is now a year-round activity, which includes the entire country and not just two or three internationally popular...