Deals are off in the Aegean
The country may be suffering under the economic crisis but it can still rely on its ‘blue gold’.
The country may be suffering under the economic crisis but it can still rely on its ‘blue gold’. Last year, Greece’s sea, beaches, archaeological sites and cuisine earned €13.4 billion for the country’s threadbare coffers, thanks to 24 million tourists, 20.7% more than in 2013. tourist statistics for 2014 from the Bank of Greece showed 2.46 million visitors from Germany (+8.5% more than the previous year), 2.09 million from Britain (+13.2%), 1.46 million from France (+27%) and 592,000 from the Us (+26.9%).
The number of eastern european visitors also increased, though these visitors on average spent less and stayed fewer days. Only Russia, owing to the rouble crisis, posted a fall in visitor numbers in 2014 with 1.25 million visitors (down 7.6% from 2013).
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