Article – Answer to the Guardian sent yesterday (27.8.25) by the spokesman for the Ministry of Finance (Ministry), Homer Tsapalos, arguing that Greeks still have the ability to go vacation in the summer.
Specifically, the Treasury spokesman, Homer Tsapalos, in his Guardian article on the ability of Greeks to go on holiday said that “your article concludes that while foreign visitors can enjoy the natural beauty of Greece and other joys of our country. We disagree, because the elements are just the opposite. “
Homer Tsapalos stressed that every year the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) publishes the research on the qualitative characteristics of tourist residents. The latest version of July 2025 records that travel and overnight stays by Greek residents on leisure and holiday trips have increased significantly since 2021. In fact, both the number of travel and the total number of nights are at the highest point of the last decade.
He also stressed that the overwhelming majority (over 85%) of the Greek holidays are taking place within Greece, while more than 70% take place during the summer months, June, July and August.
Further data, according to the spokesman, is derived from the annual ELSTAT family budget survey. The latest edition shows that the category “Restaurants, Cafes and Hotels”, directly related to tourism and holidays, records the fastest increase between 12 subcategories.
“Its share of the total household spending is the highest of the last 16 years and more than exceeds the levels before the crisis,” said the press spokesman.
“The numbers speak for themselves,” Homer Tsapalos wrote, explaining that the remarkable economic recovery, the increase in employment and real incomes – as evidenced by Eurostat – is also reflected in the way Greeks are making more and more vacations in Greece.
At the same time, he acknowledged that many Greeks still find it difficult to get them out. “Improving welfare standards is the top priority of our government. We firmly believe that we are on the right track. And in the summer of the Greeks it is dynamic, ”concluded Homer Tsapalos.