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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 14-05-13
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[01] Tourist arrivals up 30.1 pct in Jan-April
[01] Tourist arrivals up 30.1 pct in Jan-April
ANA-MPA -- Greek tourism is heading for a new arrivals record this year,
official figures for the first four months of 2014 showed on Monday. A
report released by the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE)
showed that tourist arrivals jumped 30.1 pct in the largest airports of
the country in the first four months of the year, compared with the same
period in 2013, to 1,315,901 visitors.
SETE expects a record in tourist arrivals this year, 18.5 million
visitors with revenues of 13 billion euros, excluding arrivals from sea
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In Athens, tourist arrivals jumped 36.1 pct in the January-April period,
compared with the same period in 2013. SETE expects a strong recovery
in tourist arrivals to Athens this year, with 700,000 more arrivals.
In Cyclades, arrivals soared 123 pct, while in Crete arrivals rose 43
pct compared with last year. In the Peloponese, tourist arrivals grew
28.1 pct.
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