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Domestic tourism

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Greece - International tourism

International tourism, number of arrivals.

The value for International tourism, number of arrivals in Greece was 7,406,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 25 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 34,005,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 7,406,000 in 2020.

Definition: International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.

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International tourism, number of departures

The value for International tourism, number of departures in Greece was 2,324,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7,961,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 2,324,000 in 2020.

Definition: International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country visited. The data on outbound tourists refer to the number of departures, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips from a country during a given period is counted each time as a new departure.

International tourism, receipts (current US$)

The latest value for International tourism, receipts (current US$) in Greece was $6,193,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 25 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $23,003,000,000 in 2019 and $3,759,000,000 in 1996.

Definition: International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

International tourism, receipts (% of total exports)

International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) in Greece was 10.49 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 35.36 in 1999, while its lowest value was 10.49 in 2020.

Definition: International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, and IMF and World Bank exports estimates.

International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items (current US$)

The latest value for International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items (current US$) in Greece was $1,178,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 25 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $2,773,000,000 in 2018 and $21,000,000 in 1997.

Definition: International tourism receipts for passenger transport items are expenditures by international inbound visitors for all services provided in the international transportation by resident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$)

The latest value for International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$) in Greece was $602,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 25 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $1,333,000,000 in 2013 and $6,000,000 in 2000.

Definition: International tourism expenditures for passenger transport items are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries for all services provided during international transportation by nonresident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$)

The latest value for International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Greece was $5,015,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 25 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $20,276,000,000 in 2019 and $3,723,000,000 in 1996.

Definition: International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$)

The latest value for International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Greece was $898,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 25 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $4,558,000,000 in 2000 and $898,000,000 in 2020.

Definition: International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

International tourism, expenditures (current US$)

The latest value for International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Greece was $1,500,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 25 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $4,564,000,000 in 2000 and $1,396,000,000 in 1996.

Definition: International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports)

International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) in Greece was 2.09 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 11.25 in 1999, while its lowest value was 2.09 in 2020.

Definition: International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, and IMF and World Bank imports estimates.

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Greece Visitor Arrivals

• Greece Visitor Arrivals recorded 873,951 person in Mar 2024, compared with 721,336 person in the previous month
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Greece Visitor Arrivals recorded 873,951 person in Mar 2024, compared with 721,336 person in the previous month See the table below for more data.

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Greek Tourism 2023: €20.6b Revenue, Over 30m Tourists – Final Data

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Travel receipts in Greece in 2023 increased by 16.5 percent year-on-year to some 20.6 billion euros compared to the previous year, the Bank of Greece reported recently from its Border Survey statistics.

More specifically, according to final data for 2023 released by Greece’s central bank, the development was driven by an 11.6 percent increase in receipts from residents of the EU27 , which stood at 11.169 billion euros or 54.2 percent of total travel receipts, and by an 18.3 percent rise in receipts from residents of other countries to some 8.6 billion euros – Table 2 and Chart 2 .

30.08 million tourists in 2023

The increased revenue reflects a 20.8 percent increase in inbound traveller flows as the number of tourists visiting Greece in 2023 reached 30.08 million compared to over 29.87 million in 2022.

According to the data, traveller flows through Greek airports grew by 12.7 percent, while traveller flows through road border-crossing points increased by 34.9 percent.

Travellers from within the EU27 accounted for 54.4 percent of the total number of travellers, while travellers from other countries accounted for 36.3 percent (the remaining 9.3 percent corresponds to data on cruise passenger flows other than those collected through the border survey).

In 2023, travellers from within the EU27 increased by 15.6 percent compared with 2022.

This development is attributed to increases in the number of travellers from euro area countries by 11.3 percent to 12.9 million and in the number of travellers from non-euro area EU27 countries by 24.7 percent to 6.7 million.

More specifically, travellers from Germany increased by 9.5 percent to 4.7 million and travellers from Italy increased by 30.4 percent to 1.842 million. Travellers from France also increased, by 4.2 percent to 1.8 million.

Lastly, the number of travellers from other countries grew by 20.8 percent to 13 million .

Specifically, the number of travellers from the United Kingdom rose by 2.4 percent to 4.5 million. Travellers from the United States increased by 29.2 percent to 1.4 million, whereas travellers from Russia declined by 1.0 percent to 35.7 thousand – Table 4 and Chart 4 .

Overnight stays

In 2023, non-residents’ overnight stays in Greece totalled 236,271.2 thousand , up by 7.3 percent from 220,213.1 thousand in 2022. This was driven by a 1.5 percent increase in nights spent by residents of the EU27, as well as by a 10.8 percent rise in nights spent by residents of other countries. The rise in overnight stays by residents of the EU27 reflects a 2.6 percent increase in nights spent by euro area residents, as nights spent by residents of non-euro area EU27 countries fell by 2.1 percent.

The number of overnight stays did not change significantly from 2022 for German residents , while it increased by 33.3 percent for Italian residents and declined by 1.5 percent for French residents . Turning to other countries, the number of overnight stays by UK residents dropped by 5.2 percent, while the number of overnight stays by US residents rose by 23.1 percent. Finally, overnight stays by Russian residents increased by 8.5 percent – Table 5 and Chart 5 .

Total receipts from cruise passengers in 2023 rose by 84.1 percent year-on-year to 908.4 million euros. Of this amount, 61.0 million euros were already captured in the Border Survey data, as they represent receipts from last port travellers, eventually leaving the country, while the remaining 847.4 million euros concern additional receipts data recorded by the Cruise Survey – Tables 6 and 7 .

Chart 6 shows a breakdown of cruise receipts by port. The port of Piraeus ranks first with a share of 47.8 percent in total receipts, followed by the port of Corfu with 13.3 percent and the port of Santorini with 8.5 percent respectively.

The year under review saw 5,152 cruise ship arrivals (2022: 4,598). Total overnight stays ashore rose by 121.5 percent year-on-year to 9,421.9 thousand in 2023, with a positive impact on cruise receipts. The total number of cruise passengers also rose year-on-year, by 61.1 percent to an estimated 3,484.1 thousand – Table 7 .

Chart 7 shows a breakdown of cruise ship arrivals by port. The port of Santorini ranks first with a share of 15.5% in total cruise ship arrivals, followed by the port of Piraeus with 14.8 percent and the port of Mykonos with 14.5 percent respectively.

In 2023, the total number of cruise passenger visits rose by 55.0 percent to 6,964.2 thousand, from 4,493.6 thousand in 2022 – Table 8 . According to the Cruise Survey, 83.6 percent of all cruise passengers were transit visitors , with an average of 2.0 stopovers at Greek ports of call. The seven most important cruise ship ports account for 90.8 percent of total cruise receipts and 82.7 percent of total cruise passenger visits – Chart 8 .

Balance of travel services by region

As suggested by the Border Survey, travel receipts in 2023 (excluding revenue from cruises) amounted to 19,746.3 million euros . Five regions accounted for the bulk (90.5 percent) of total receipts – Table 9 – namely: the Southern Aegean (5,340.8 million euros), Crete (5,196.3 million euros), Attica (3,786.9 million euros), the Ionian Islands (2,038.8 million euros) and Central Macedonia (1,514.8 million euros). The remaining regions (the Peloponnese , Eastern Macedonia and Thrace , Epirus , Thessaly , Western Greece , Central Greece , the Northern Aegean and Western Macedonia ) together accounted for 1,868.6 million euros.

Visits to Greece (all 13 regions combined) in 2023 totalled 36,135.6 thousand . It should be noted that the number of visits exceeds the number of inbound travellers estimated by the Border Survey (32,735.2 thousand), as travellers may visit more than one region in the course of one trip.

Attica region: most visited in 2023 Southern Aegean region: largest share of total receipts, overnight stays

The five most visited regions , accounting for 83.9 percent of total visits , were: Attica (7,888.7 thousand visits), the Southern Aegean (6,960.7 thousand), Central Macedonia (6,565.9 thousand), Crete (5,521.7 thousand) and the Ionian Islands (3,377.9 thousand). The remaining regions (Epirus, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, the Peloponnese, Thessaly, Western Greece, Central Greece, the Northern Aegean and Western Macedonia) together accounted for 5,820.6 thousand visits.

The number of overnight stays in Greece in the period under review totalled 227,937.7 thousand . According to the breakdown into the 13 regions, five regions accounted for 87.7 percent of total overnight stays , namely: the Southern Aegean (50,643.4 thousand nights), Crete (45,837.2 thousand), Attica (44,347.7 thousand), the Central Macedonia (32,272.1 thousand) and the Ionian Islands (26,914.9 thousand). The remaining regions (Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, the Peloponnese, Epirus, Thessaly, Western Greece, Central Greece, the Northern Aegean and Western Macedonia) together accounted for 27,922.5 thousand overnight stays.

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What is Reciprocity?

Nonimmigrant visa applicants from certain countries*/areas of authority may be required to pay a visa issuance fee after their application is approved. These fees are based on the principle of  reciprocity:  when a foreign government imposes fees on U.S. citizens for certain types of visas, the United States will impose a reciprocal fee on citizens of that country*/area of authority for similar types of visas. 

How Do I Find Out if I Have to Pay a Reciprocity Fee?

To view the Reciprocity Page for your country* of nationality, select your country*/area of authority from the list of countries on the left side menu. On the Reciprocity Page, select the Visa Classifications tab from the column on the left

Select the type of visa you have applied for, such as a B-1/B-2 (temporary visa for business or pleasure), F-1 (student visa), etc. from the drop down menu: 

The reciprocity information for that country*/area of authority will display:

What does this table tell me?

Visa Classification:  The type of nonimmigrant visa you are applying for.

Fee:  The reciprocity fee, also known as the visa issuance fee, you must pay. This fee is in addition to the nonimmigrant visa application fee (MRV fee).

Number of Entries:  The number of times you may seek entry into the United States with that visa. “M” means multiple times. If there is a number, such as “One”, you may apply for entry one time with that visa.

Validity Period:  This generally means the visa is valid, or can be used, from the date it is issued until the date it expires, for travel with that visa. If your Validity Period is 60 months, your visa will be valid for 60 months from the date it is issued.

What is the Difference between the Reciprocity Fee and the Nonimmigrant Visa Application Fee?

The nonimmigrant visa application fee, also known as the MRV fee, is a nonrefundable fee paid by most applicants for U.S. visas, whether the application is approved or refused. It covers the costs associated with processing a U.S. visa application. Current nonimmigrant visa application fees can be found on our  Fees – Visa Services  webpage. (This webpage also lists the few visa categories for which application fees are not required.)

While most visa applicants are required to pay the visa application fee, the Reciprocity Fee is only charged to an approved nonimmigrant visa applicant after the visa interview.

Immigrant Visa Interviews

For Immigrant Visa interviews each U.S. Embassy or Consulate has specific instructions for their applicants. Please click here to select your designated interview location.

Civil Documents and How to Use Them

Immigrant visa applicants are required to submit certain civil documents as part of their visa application, such as birth certificates and police records. (Nonimmigrant visa applicants do not routinely need to submit civil documents as part of their visa application.) Each Reciprocity Page will provide detailed information about how to obtain these civil documents from the country* you have selected, as well as the location of the U.S. Embassy or Consulate where you can apply for your visa. For more information about civil document requirements for immigrant visa cases, see  civil documents .

To view the Civil Documents for your country* of nationality, select your country*/area of authority from the drop-down menu below. On the Reciprocity Page, click on the tabs on the left to see the categories of Civil Documents and how to obtain them.

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* With respect to all references to “country” or “countries” on this page, it should be noted that the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979, Pub. L. No. 96-8, Section 4(b)(1), provides that “[w]whenever the laws of the United States refer or relate to foreign countries, nations, states, governments, or similar entities, such terms shall include and such laws shall apply with respect to Taiwan.” 22 U.S.C. § 3303(b) (1). Accordingly, all references to “country” or “countries” in the Visa Waiver Program authorizing legislation, Section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. 1187, are read to include Taiwan. This is consistent with the United States’ one-China policy, under which the United States has maintained unofficial relations with Taiwan since 1979.

Additional Information for Reciprocity

Reciprocity: What's New Temporary Reciprocity Schedule Country Acronyms Terrorist Designation Lists State Sponsors of Terrorism Treaty Countries Visa Issuing Posts

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