• Satisfaction prevails in the market for the course of tourist traffic in the capital.
• January has started… on the right foot, with Airbnb occupancy rates hovering around 80% to 90%.
• The picture is similar in February, while everything shows that the upward trend will be maintained – barring a shocking unexpected event – in the coming months as well.
• “For the first time, Athens did not stop working. We’ve had bookings all Winter and even in December at good levels,” notes short-term rental circles.
• A simple look at the center is enough to convince even the most skeptical…
• The areas around the Acropolis (see Koukaki, Thisio) to Neo Kosmos, Mets and Kallithea are at the center of demand.
• The competitive prices play a catalytic role, but also the weather conditions that favor City Break (weekend) holidays.
• There are many Europeans who now visit the capital for short holidays and do not see it as a stopover for the islands.
… and the goal of 10 million tourists
• Factors from the field of short-term rental underline that the tourist dynamics that Athens has developed has put it on the tourist map for good.
• The goal of 10 million visitors now seems achievable, when a few years ago… they sounded more like “a midsummer night’s dream”.
• Infrastructures that were once absent are gradually being created, giving professionals the opportunity to offer complex and competitive hosting packages.
• “There are relatively good transport links with the extension of the METRO, there are more places of culture and several catering solutions”, people in the area note.
• The contribution of the airport is also critical, with more and more airlines adding new routes and routes.
• The question that professionals are asking is whether we can sustain and grow the momentum for the benefit of businesses and citizens’ incomes…
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