Tourist arrivals in Greece up 22.3% in June

Tourist arrivals in Greece jumped 22.3 per cent in June compared with the same period last year, with tourism revenues rising 16 per cent, Bank of Greece (BoG) data on the current account surplus released Monday show.

In the first half of the year, tourist arrivals and revenues rose 19.1 per cent and 18.9 per cent respectively, against the first six months of 2017.

Tourism revenues increased to 2.33 billion euros in June from 2 billion in the same month of 2017.

Greece’s current account balance showed a smaller surplus in June compared to the same month of 2017 on the back of a wider trade deficit, reported ekathimerini.