Shortly before the tourist season officially begins, statistics for April support estimates by tourist agents and large tour operators that Greece will be among the most popular destinations in the Mediterranean this summer.
According to the most optimistic estimates, Greece may be able to accommodate up to 20 million tourists in 2014, 1.5 million more than last year.
Meanwhile, on a daily basis, domestic and international airlines announce new flights connecting Greece directly with other European countries, leading to more than 1.7 million available seats being offered this year for tourists traveling to Greece.
Rhodes International airport recorded an increase in April arrivals of 23.69 per cent compared to 2013, with charter flights from abroad up by 34 per cent.
According to data for the city of Heraklion on the Greek southern island of Crete suggest that this summer will be a record-breaking season for tourism. April numbers were decisive, showing the levels of last June, with arrivals increasing by 43.16 percent. Germans made for the biggest increase in arrivals (70 percent), followed by British (50 percent) and French (30 percent).
On the northwestern Greek island of Corfu, international arrivals also increased by 5.7 per cent, with 27,187 tourists visiting, compared to 25,632 last April. Most flights originated from the U.K. (11,438), followed by France (4,592), Germany (3,324), Belgium (2,210) and Russia (1,086).
There was also an increase in the traffic flow at the airport on Kos, where the first month of the tourist season brought 21.5 per cent more tourists. The biggest increase was recorded by tourists from Germany (222.59 per cent), followed by tourists from Poland (111.84 per cent).
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