Halkidiki Tourism: 2006 statistics
2006 was an ideal year for local tourism. More than 1.150.000 tourist visited Halkidiki, showing a rising tendency of 10%. There has been an overall rising tendency in all fields: the number of German as well as the English, the Czech and the Hungarian arrivals show a rise of 5,5%, while the number of Russian visitors arriving to Halkidiki in 2006 showed a rise of 25-30%.
Also, there has been a immense rising tendency in the number of visitors from the Balkan region and especially from Romania, Bulgaria and Serbia.
Visitors from these countries arrive to Halkidiki by car and without any delays at the borders. Estimated figures of visitors in the region for 2007 exceed the 5-8%.
Source: Halkidiki Hotel Association