More than 442,000 overnight stays, of which 190,000 were for foreigners, with Americans first (20,000) and Germans second (15,000), are estimated to have been recorded in Thessaloniki hotels in the first four months of 2022, according to reliable RES information. ΜΠΕ.
However, market sources commented that these figures, which show an increase in overnight stays compared to 2021 and 2020 (however, remaining significantly reduced compared to the pre-pandemic 2019), are not representative of the picture, which will probably be formed in the first half of the year. year. This is because foreign tourists traditionally visit Thessaloniki not in winter, but from spring onwards, with the flows thickening after April – which means that the statistics for the four months do not reflect the real dynamics.
Meanwhile, speaking to APE-MPE, the president of the Thessaloniki Hotel Owners Association (EXTH), Andreas Mandrinos, points out that in May the traffic increased compared to April, with the occupancy of hotels in the city averaging around 60 % in the month that just closed, compared to 50% in April. “In addition, there are reservations for July and August and it looks like we will have good traffic in the summer, albeit reduced by about 15% compared to 2019, the last year before the pandemic,” he said, adding that the fact that , after the Greeks, the second nationality in the list of guests staying overnight in Thessaloniki hotels are Americans, although there are no direct flights from the US, which means that they arrive in the city via Athens or Istanbul.
Source: Capital
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