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ELSTAT: Arrivals from Abroad Increased by 10.4%

According to the Border Statistical Survey conducted by the Bank of Greece, in the period from January to September of 2011, arrivals of non-residents from abroad increased by 10,4%, compared to the same period in 2010.
More specifically, arrivals from Europe, which account for the majority of arrivals of non-residents to Greece (90,0%), registered an increase of 11,2% in Jan-September 2011 as compared with the same period of 2010, while arrivals from the Member States of the European Union recorded an increase of 5,6%. Arrivals from Portugal (89,9%), Albania (75,9%), Russia (58,0%), Luxembourg (52,6%), France (35,9%) and Belgium (32,3%), showed a significant increase. On the other hand, a significant decrease of arrivals was observed in the cases of Cyprus (21,8%) and Austria (9,8%)
As regards to the distribution of arrivals by country of origin, the largest number of arrivals came from Germany (13,1%), the United Kingdom (10,4%) and France (7,3%).
The analysis of the data by means of transportation and by point of entry shows that most arrivals were by air, while airports with the largest proportion of traffic were those of Athens (Eleftherios Venizelos) (17,7%), Iraklio (13,3%) and Rhodes (10,7%).
(source: capital)

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