Greeks’ travel demand during the three-day period is characterized by signs of fatigue October 28with visible effects precision in consumers’ wallets, which negatively affects travel demand in the first three days after summer.
Greek travel agencies report an 8% decrease in package travel bookings in Greece and abroad in this specific three-day period, compared to the corresponding period of 2023, despite this calendar year (the holiday is on Monday) adds another holiday to the weekend, which could give more incentive to getaways.
Although the situation in individual Greek destinations may seem very satisfactory, with local hotels filling up, the fact that the popular seasonal destinations are mainly small mountainous towns with little capacity does not allow firm conclusions to be drawn about the general situation of all three. demand of the day.
There is a great demand within the country for Macedonian destinations, which in many cases are the first preference of travel agency customers. Kastoria, Zagorochoria, Pindos, Tzoumerka, Kalambaka and Thrace are very popular. Delphi and Pelion are also on Greek day-trippers’ plans, while trips to Achaia, mountainous Arcadia and Mani are also particularly popular. At the same time, large island destinations such as Corfu, Rhodes and Crete are also popular with travelers.
Out of bounds
With regard to the choice of foreign destinations, there are fluctuations, with many Central European destinations sold out, and with an evident trend this year towards holidays in distant destinations.
The Dalmatian coast, Italy, Poland, Malta, Alsace and Switzerland are the main destinations for air tours, while Sofia, Ohrid, Dubrovnik, Belgrade and Bucharest are the main destinations for road trips.
Turkey is at the top of this year’s list of preferences, for holidays in Istanbul, Paralia, Izmir and Cappadocia.
On the occasion of the three days of October 28th, there is also a preference for distant destinations, such as Cuba, Latin America, Vietnam, China and also for Arab countries that are not affected by geopolitical instability.