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Top 10 tourism destinations in Greece Foreign tourist arrivals by charters
The Island of Rhodes ranks as the 2nd most popular Greek tourism destination, although Heraklion covers a much larger destination area:
SIGNIFICANT NOTES:
* Arrivals in HERAKLION include arrivals distributed also to the destinations of Aghios Nikolaos and partly Rethymnon.
**Arrivals in THESSALONIKI are distributed also outside the Thessaloniki district.
***Arrivals in ATHENS are distributed also outside the Athens district. |
Arrivals by charter flights in Rhodes by nationality in 2013 (January – October)
The following chart evidences that Rhodes has a well balanced nationality
mix, which proves that the island appeals equally to a large number of
cultures & nationalities:
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PASSENGERS |
| RANK |
COUNTRY |
2013 |
% OF TOTAL |
2012 |
% OF TOTAL |
VARIANCE |
% |
| 1 |
UK |
292.957 |
16,4% |
298.074 |
18,6% |
-5.117 |
-1,7% |
| 2 |
RUSSIA |
279.843 |
15,6% |
166.391 |
10,4% |
113.452 |
68,2% |
| 3 |
GERMANY |
216.331 |
12,1% |
197.402 |
12,3% |
18.929 |
9,6% |
| 4 |
SWEDEN |
123.139 |
6,9% |
121.319 |
7,6% |
1.820 |
1,5% |
| 5 |
ITALY |
100.032 |
5,6% |
99.027 |
6,2% |
1.005 |
1,0% |
| 6 |
ISRAEL |
96.041 |
5,4% |
89.747 |
5,6% |
6.294 |
7,0% |
| 7 |
NORWAY |
87.365 |
4,9% |
80.902 |
5,0% |
6.463 |
8,0% |
| 8 |
FRANCE |
72.736 |
4,1% |
77.714 |
4,8% |
-4.978 |
-6,4% |
| 9 |
NETHERLANDS |
61.366 |
3,4% |
58.583 |
3,6% |
2.783 |
4,8% |
| 10 |
DENMARK |
61.349 |
3,4% |
62.144 |
3,9% |
-795 |
-1,3% |
| 11 |
CZECH REP. |
57.097 |
3,2% |
51.595 |
3,2% |
5.502 |
10,7% |
| 12 |
BELGIUM |
56.226 |
3,1% |
45.057 |
2,8% |
11.169 |
24,8% |
| 13 |
POLAND |
56.095 |
3,1% |
48.636 |
3,0% |
7.459 |
15,3% |
| 14 |
FINLAND |
49.580 |
2,8% |
62.527 |
3,9% |
-12.947 |
-20,7% |
| 15 |
AUSTRIA |
38.665 |
2,2% |
36.348 |
2,3% |
2.317 |
6,4% |
| 16 |
SWITZERLAND |
32.941 |
1,8% |
25.742 |
1,6% |
7.199 |
28,0% |
| 17 |
UKRAINE |
25.229 |
1,4% |
9.858 |
0,6% |
15.371 |
155,9% |
| 18 |
SLOVAKIA |
13.926 |
0,8% |
12.907 |
0,8% |
1.019 |
7,9% |
| 19 |
ROMANIA |
10.746 |
0,6% |
6.414 |
0,4% |
4.332 |
67,5% |
| 20 |
LITHUANIA |
10.563 |
0,6% |
10.553 |
0,7% |
10 |
0,1% |
| 21 |
LUXEMBURG |
8.720 |
0,5% |
7.440 |
0,5% |
1.280 |
17,2% |
| 22 |
HUNGARY |
7.299 |
0,4% |
8.116 |
0,5% |
-817 |
-10,1% |
| 23 |
CYPRUS |
7.088 |
0,4% |
13.501 |
0,8% |
-6.413 |
-47,5% |
| 24 |
SERBIA |
6.391 |
0,4% |
3.661 |
0,2% |
2.730 |
74,6% |
| 25 |
BELARUS |
5.113 |
0,3% |
3.004 |
0,2% |
2.109 |
70,2% |
| 26 |
LEBANON |
2.585 |
0,1% |
1.989 |
0,1% |
596 |
30,0% |
| 27 |
SPAIN |
2.540 |
0,1% |
0 |
0,0% |
2.540 |
0,0% |
| 28 |
SLOVENIA |
2.334 |
0,1% |
4.071 |
0,3% |
-1.737 |
-42,7% |
| 29 |
ALBANIA |
1.974 |
0,1% |
2.961 |
0,2% |
-987 |
-33,3% |
| 30 |
KAZAKHSTAN |
1.408 |
0,1% |
0 |
0,0% |
1.408 |
0,0% |
| |
OTHER |
1.102 |
0,1% |
229 |
0,0% |
873 |
381,2% |
| |
TOTAL |
1.788.781 |
100,0% |
1.605.912 |
100,0% |
182.869 |
11,4% |
| |
Western Markets |
1.211.035 |
67,7% |
1.185.780 |
73,8% |
25.255 |
2,1% |
| |
Post-Soviet Markets |
322.156 |
18,0% |
189.806 |
11,8% |
132.350 |
69,7% |
| |
Eastern Markets |
155.862 |
8,7% |
138.361 |
8,6% |
17.501 |
12,6% |
| |
Non European&Other Markets |
99.728 |
5,6% |
91.965 |
5,7% |
7.763 |
8,4% |
| |
TOTAL |
1.788.781 |
100,0% |
1.605.912 |
100,0% |
182.869 |
11,4% |
Source:
CIVIL AVIATION "DIAGORAS" AIRPORT
Accommodation Options in Rhodes
The island of Rhodes boasts a large selection of accommodation options ranging from large luxurious hotel properties of international standards to small family run hotels with their warm and friendly Greek hospitality, to more cosmopolitan city hotels or small self-catering apartments & villas next to the beach..
Distribution of Accommodation Capacity |
Category |
Units |
Beds |
| Deluxe (5*) |
33 |
16.533 |
| A’ (4*) |
104 |
36.903 |
| B’ (3*) |
131 |
16.347 |
| C’ (2*) |
172 |
13.240 |
| D’ & E’ (1*) |
50 |
1.919 |
| Hotels total: |
490 |
84.942 |
| Self Catering Apartments (1) |
2.221 |
22.000 |
| Total island capacity |
2.711 |
106.942 |
Source:
Greek National Tourism Organization, Athens -2012
(1) Estimation based on the number of units
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