The Greek travel services sector saw a surplus of €6 billion in the first half of 2025, a 9.1% increase from the previous year, data from the Bank of Greece showed Thursday.
From January to June, travel receipts rose 11% from the same period last year to €7.6 billion, driven by a 24% increase in travel payments and a 10.1% rise in average expenditure per overnight stay.
Tourism accounts for more than a quarter of Greece’s economic output.
In that period, receipts from residents of the 27-country European Union grew by 8.5% to €4.1 billion, and receipts from other countries grew 13.7% to €3.2 billion, with receipts from eurozone members Germany, France and Italy being the leading contributors to the growth.
Receipts from the United States were up 29.4% to €704.3 million.
[Reuters]