The Minister of State also refers to the announcement of the Greek Statistical Authority
In his confrontation with the opposition, the Minister of State returns Akis Skrtsosfocusing this time on domestic tourism data.
As he notes, in detail, in his post, “statistics, when they fall victim to a cutter, can be like summer swimsuits: what they reveal may be indicative of a situation, but what they are hiding is vital. This is, unfortunately, the use of PASOK’s statistics when citing fragmentary indicators to substantiate that Greeks suffer and do not vacation. We also heard it today by executives who were strangely and apparently in tourist destinations…
But let’s look at what ELSTAT’s full details say from the regular and timeless research on Greek holidays for the years 2015, 2019 and 2024.
2015
3.380.943 Greeks and Greeks traveled for personal reasons
5.452,650 personal trips were made
1.57 billion euros were spent on trips
2019
3,748,000 Greeks and Greeks traveled for personal reasons
5.781,000 personal trips were made
2.11 billion euros were spent on trips
2024
4,196,000 Greeks and Greeks traveled for personal reasons
6.973,000 personal trips were made
3.25 billion euros were spent on trips. “
Given these, “What is the conclusion of the above data? That based on the latest available ELSTAT data:
+448,000 more Greeks and Greeks (+12%) vacationed in 2024 compared to 2019 and +815,000 (+24%) compared to 2015.
In 2024 +1,192,000 more trips for personal reasons ( +20.6%) compared to 2019 and +1.520.350 ( +27.9%) compared to 2015.
In 2024 those who traveled for personal reasons spent +1.14 billion euros ( +54%) compared to 2019 and +1.68 billion euros ( +106%) compared to 2015. “
And the Minister of State continues: “Does anyone argue that all Greeks can now make the holidays they would like? Or that Greeks travel more than the rest of the richest Europeans? The answer is obviously no. Accuracy and inflation have groans part of the increases given to salaries over the last 5 years.
But more and more Greeks – in fact 815,000 more than 2015 – are now taking summer vacations compared to previous years.
So let’s wait to see the comparative elements for this year too, and let’s not go. And first and foremost, let’s be more careful the opposition to the use of the statistics it makes, because the reality may not be perfect, but it definitely improves year by year and even more certainly not as black as it wants to present it. “
In closing, the Minister of State also refers to the announcement of the Hellenic Statistical Authority with the relevant data and date, July 24, 2025.