Editing Tourism in Greece (section)

== Visitors ==
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In 2009, the country welcomed over 19.3 million tourists,<ref name="Eurostat Tourism table">{{cite web |url= http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/setupModifyTableLayout.do |title=Nights spent in tourist accommodation establishments – regional – annual data |year=2010 |publisher= epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu |access-date=19 May 2011}}</ref> a major increase from the 17.7 million tourists the country welcomed in 2008.<ref name="Eurostat Tourism">{{cite web |url= http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-HA-10-001-11/EN/KS-HA-10-001-11-EN.PDF |title=Tourism |year=2010 |publisher= epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu |access-date=19 May 2011}}</ref> The vast majority of tourists in the country are from within the [[European Union]] (12.7 million), followed by those from the [[Americas]] (0.56 million), [[Asia]] (0.52 million), [[Oceania]] (0.1 million) and [[Africa]] (0.06 million).<ref name="A2001">{{cite web |url= http://en.protothema.gr/24-2-mln-tourists-to-greece-in-2014/ |title=24.2 mln tourist arrivals in Greece in 2014 |date=April 2015 |publisher=Proto thema |access-date= 17 July 2015}}</ref> In the year 2007, more [[United Kingdom|British]] people visited the country than any other nationality, numbering 2.61 million in total, making up 15% of the country's tourists for that year alone. Additionally, 2.3 million [[Germans]], 1.8 million [[Albanians]] and 1.1 million [[Bulgarians]] visited the country that year.<ref name="A2001" /> In 2007, 92.8% of the total number of tourists in Greece were from countries in [[Europe]].<ref name="A2001" />

[[File:Pelion Mountail Forrest.jpg|thumb |250px|Forest road in [[Mount Pelion]]]]

The most-visited [[modern regions of Greece|region]] of Greece is that of [[Central Macedonia]] in northern Greece, near some of the most popular attractions in the country such as [[Halkidiki]], [[Mount Olympus]], [[Pella]], the birthplace of Alexander the Great, and Greece's second-largest city, [[Thessaloniki]].<ref name="Eurostat Tourism" /> In 2009, Central Macedonia welcomed 3.6 million tourists, or 18% of the total number of tourists who visited Greece that year,<ref name="Eurostat Tourism" /> followed by [[Attica (region)|Attica]] (2.6 million) and the [[Peloponnese]] (1.8 million).<ref name="Eurostat Tourism table" /> [[Northern Greece]] is the country's most-visited [[Geographic regions of Greece|region]], with 6.5 million tourists, while [[Central Greece (geographic region)|Central Greece]] comes second with 6.3 million.<ref name="Eurostat Tourism table" />

[[File:Prionia olympos greece IMG 7601.jpg|thumb |250px |Mountain lodge in [[Mount Olympus]]]]

According to a survey conducted in China in 2015, Greece was voted as the Chinese people's number one choice as a tourist destination.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200506/17/eng20050617_190760.html|title=People's Daily Online -- Minister says Greece, China to be best tourist partners|access-date=9 June 2015}}</ref> In November 2016, Austria, like China, announced that Greece was the favourite tourist destination for its citizens.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.voiceofgreece.gr/OmogeneiaMainNews_en.asp?ID=22066|title=voiceofgreece.gr|website=www.voiceofgreece.gr}}</ref> In line with these observations, Greece's former Minister of Tourism [[Aris Spiliotopoulos]] announced the opening of a [[Greek National Tourism Organization]] office in [[Shanghai]] by the end of 2010, and GNTO currently operates two tourism offices in [[China]], one in [[Shanghai]] and one in [[Beijing]].<ref name="GNTO offices">{{cite web |url=http://www.visitgreece.gr/portal/site/eot/menuitem.7f0d4e449429307c12596610451000a0/?vgnextoid=ee7314edd9cfa110VgnVCM100000460014acRCRD& |title=GNTO Offices Abroad |publisher=visitgreece.gr |access-date=19 May 2011}}</ref> It is estimated that throughout 2013 Greece welcomed over 17.93 million tourists, an increase of 10% compared to 2012.

[[File:Navagio 01.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Navagio]], a sand beach in [[Zakynthos]]]]

More than 22 million tourists visited Greece in 2014 and this number increased to 26 million visitors in 2015 and is projected to attract 28 million visitors in 2016,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://greece.greekreporter.com/2015/08/25/new-record-for-greek-tourism-around-26m-arrivals-in-2015/|title=New Record for Greek Tourism: Around 26M Arrivals in 2015|author=Ioanna Zikakou|date=25 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naftemporiki.gr/finance/story/1046272/problepseis-gia-neo-rekor-ston-tourismo-to-2016|title=Προβλέψεις για νέο ρεκόρ στον τουρισμό το 2016|date=24 December 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.topontiki.gr/article/141547/istoriko-rekor-gia-ton-toyrismo|title=Ιστορικό ρεκόρ για τον τουρισμό|date=5 September 2015}}</ref> making it one of the most visited countries in Europe and the world.
Tourism in Greece will typically peak between May and September where approximately 75% of all tourist visits happen.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tourism in Greece|url=http://www.greeka.com/greece-travel/tourism.htm|publisher=Greeka.com|access-date=28 March 2014}}</ref>

=== Arrivals by countries ===

In 2023, Germany ranked as the leading tourist market for Greece with approximately 4.7 million tourists visiting the country. UK and Italy followed on the ranking with roughly 4.5 million and 1.8 million travelers in Greece, respectively.<ref name="insete.gr"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://insete.gr/statistika-eiserxomenou-tourismou/|title=Στατιστικά Στοιχεία Εισερχόμενου Τουρισμού}}</ref> Traditionally, Germany, UK, Italy, Bulgaria, France and USA have been the main tourist markets for Greece.<ref name="insete.gr" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reporter.gr/Eidhseis/Epicheirhseis/toyrismos/323725-Oi-chwres-proeleyshs-twn-toyristwn-sthn-Ellada-To-Top-15-(pinakas)|title = Οι χώρες προέλευσης των τουριστών στην Ελλάδα-Το Top 15 (πίνακας)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.economistas.gr/oikonomia/20355_kolossos-toy-toyrismoy-i-ellada-sto-21-oi-afixeis-pinakas|title = "Κολοσσός" του τουρισμού η Ελλάδα: Στο +21% οι αφίξεις &#91;πίνακας&#93;| date=9 October 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.capital.gr/oikonomia/3386944/germaniki-epelasi-ston-tourismo|title=Γερμανική 'επέλαση' στον Τουρισμό}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pwc.com/gr/en/publications/greek-thought-leadership/the-next-day-of-greek-tourism-en-long.pdf|title=The next day of Greek Tourism|access-date=December 20, 2023}}</ref> In 2023, the top 10 countries of arrival were:<ref name="insete.gr"/>
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!  style="width:140px; background:#008B8B;"| Country
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|1||{{flagcountry|Germany}} || 4,764,235
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|2||{{flagcountry|United Kingdom}} || 4,591,656
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|3||{{flagcountry|Bulgaria}} || 2,874,507
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|4||{{flagcountry|Italy}} || 1,842,293
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|5||{{flagcountry|France}} || 1,830,982
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|6||{{flagcountry|Romania}} || 1,415,892
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|7||{{flagcountry|USA}} || 1,406,522
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|8||{{flagcountry|Poland}} || 1,185,784
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|9||{{flagcountry|North Macedonia}} || 1,127,936
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|10||{{flagcountry|Netherlands}} || 1,126,617
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! colspan=2 | Total Arrivals || 32,735,155
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