Both 13.9% increased, while 10.9% increased nights last year, compared to 2022, in the hotel type and camping and collective accommodation of short stay (rent rooms) in Greece. According to ELSTAT’s research data, total tourist accommodation shows an increase in arrivals and overnight stays of foreigners by 13.7% and 10.4% respectively, as well as an increase in arrivals and overnight stays of domestics by 14.4% and 13.7%, respectively. The total occupancy of beds in hotel accommodation (except camping and short-stay collective accommodation) amounted to 54.7% versus 51.1% in 2022. The largest share of arrivals and nights is observed in hotel-type accommodation (79.6% and 76.4%, respectively). From the monthly distribution of data, it appears that 56.9% of arrivals and 63.7% of overnight stays in hotel-style accommodation and camping and in the country’s short-stay collective accommodation are concentrated in the months of July to October. By region, there is an increase in accommodation traffic, at absolute arrival prices, in the regions of Attica (19.7% in arrivals and 20.3% in overnight stays), the South Aegean (12.1% in arrivals and 6.1% in nights), the Ionian Islands (19.6% in arrivals and 19.7% in overnights) and Crete (7.2% in arrivals and nights). The largest share of accommodation traffic is for foreigners, 73.4% of all arrivals and 83.6% of all nights. The largest share of foreign arrivals and overnight stays in the entire accommodation is due to tourists with a country of permanent residence in Europe (79.5% of arrivals and 88.4% of nights), with a greater contribution from the Member States of the European Union (54.7% of arrivals and 60% of nights). The largest participation, based on arrivals, is presented by Germany (13.2% of arrivals and 16.9% of nights) and France (7.2% of arrivals and 6.3% of nights), while from the rest of Europe the largest participation is presented by the United Kingdom (15.5% of arrivals and 18.8% of nights). From the comparison of accommodation traffic figures by country of permanent residence of tourists, based on absolute arrival prices, an increase is observed for the countries of the European Union. From Italy (15.5% in arrivals and 16.1% in nights), from Poland (21.1% in arrivals and 14.8% in nights) and from France (5.4% in arrivals and 3.9% in nights). Of the other countries in Europe, at absolute arrival prices, there is an increase from the United Kingdom (9.8% in arrivals and 10.6% in overnight stays) and Turkey (100.5% in arrivals and 104.7% in overnights). Of the other continents, at absolute prices of arrivals, a significant increase is observed from America and in particular from the US (32% in arrivals and 32.3% in nights). Source: RES – ICM