Easter tourism set to soar

Tourism traffic this Easter is expected to break the record for the holidays, even surpassing pre-pandemic levels. Occupancy at hotels that will be open from Holy Week is already moving above 90% and in some cases even close to 100%, depending on the destination.

At the same time, ferry traffic based on ticket sales so far is showing a steep increase and occupancy rates of over 90% on the ships set to sail. The largest Greek shipping company, Attica Group, has launched an additional ferry boat this year, with a passenger capacity of 1,700, in order to meet the demand for trips to island destinations.

Meanwhile, according to data from the European Organization for Aviation Safety (Eurocontrol), the number of flights in Greece in April is expected to increase by 10-15% compared to last year, a period in which the number of flights was the same as in the corresponding...