The January-November 2014 period was the best so far in the history
of Hellenic civil aviation as some 43 million passengers passed through
Greek airports during the first 11 months of the year, an increase of
six million compared to 2013.
More specifically, 43.2 million passengers passed through Greek airports during the first 11 months of the year against 37.1 million during the same period in 2013.
Domestic passengers reached 11.2 million over 9.3 million in 2013 (an increase of 20.5 percent) while international passengers stood at 31.9 million against 27.7 million (an increase of 15.1 percent).
During January-November 2014, domestic flights increased by 1.9 percent and international flights rose by 13.7 compared to the same period of 2013.
According to the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority, passenger traffic is expected to improve even further in December due to the holiday season.
In November alone, domestic passengers increased by 36 percent and international passengers were up by 23.5 percent. Domestic flights last month increased by 12.2 percent and international flights by 17.2 percent.
The total amount of flights at Greek airports last month were 19,227 of which 13,012 were to Athens and Thessaloniki.
(source:gtp)
More specifically, 43.2 million passengers passed through Greek airports during the first 11 months of the year against 37.1 million during the same period in 2013.
Domestic passengers reached 11.2 million over 9.3 million in 2013 (an increase of 20.5 percent) while international passengers stood at 31.9 million against 27.7 million (an increase of 15.1 percent).
During January-November 2014, domestic flights increased by 1.9 percent and international flights rose by 13.7 compared to the same period of 2013.
According to the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority, passenger traffic is expected to improve even further in December due to the holiday season.
In November alone, domestic passengers increased by 36 percent and international passengers were up by 23.5 percent. Domestic flights last month increased by 12.2 percent and international flights by 17.2 percent.
The total amount of flights at Greek airports last month were 19,227 of which 13,012 were to Athens and Thessaloniki.
(source:gtp)
Rethymno – Mountros – Argyroupoli - Rethymno, 58 km. / Road Bicycle
More flights, new destinations, modern applications, extra comfort and affordable prices make the Lufthansa
experience a Greek experience with the airline announcing its new
schedule and upgraded services to Greece for the coming summer.
In 1922, Greece’s Bureau of Foreigners and Exhibitions is upgraded to a
‘Service’. In that year, under the heading Independent Travel without
Trouble, Thomas Cook’s Traveller’s Gazette begins: ‘Let us suppose one
is desirous of taking wife or family for a tour on the continent …’
In 1936, the Greek National Tourism Organisation is abolished by prime
minister Ioannis Metaxas. He orders all houses on the Cycladic islands
be whitewashed – for hygiene but also because he believed it made them
more picturesque.
This 1949 poster is from the time of the Marshall Plan, which provided
US aid to Europe after the second world war. A supreme council for
tourism is set up – but Greek finances are in disarray: ‘Since the
release of Greek territory from enemy occupation, the monetary system is
in a state of confusion,’ notes the Thomas Cook Continental Timetable.
By 1955, foreign tourist numbers to Greece have reached 200,000 – a
five-fold increase in five years. The average stay of the visitors is
one week.
In 1967, a Greek military junta – the ‘Regime of the Colonels’ – came to
power. For the first time, tourism numbers decline – by about 14% –
though they rebound the following year. In the UK, the government
imposes a £50 limit on the allowance for British citizens travelling
abroad.
Greece is one of the first destinations to be chosen by Britannia
Airways for its new Boeing 737 jet, with charters from Luton to Athens.
In 1968, Jacqueline Kennedy marries the Greek shipping magnate Aristotle
Onassis on the Ionian island of Skorpios. 
In 1980 there is evidence budget travel is flourishing, with the
publication of Europe: a Manual for Hitch-hikers. It says: ‘Greece is
one of the most beautiful countries on earth to get stranded for a few
hours.’ Greece joins the EU in 1981, and the latest James Bond film, For Your Eyes Only, features the monasteries of Meteora. 
In 1990 visitor numbers hit nine million for the first time, with some
tourists inspired by the movie Shirley Valentine, released the previous
year. Cephalonia features in Louis de Bernières’ 1994 novel Captain
Corelli’s Mandolin, about the Italian and German occupation of Greece in the second world war. 
Greece win the 2004 UEFA European Championship, beating the hosts
Portugal in the opening group match and again in the final. The
following month, Athens hosts the Olympic Games. Visitor numbers to
Greece are now more than 13 million.