Greeks Lift 2025 Outbound Travel Spending to Record €3.3 Billion as Eurozone Trips Jump 23%
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Updated · tornosnews.gr · Jun 30
Greeks Lift 2025 Outbound Travel Spending to Record €3.3 Billion as Eurozone Trips Jump 23%
1 articles · Updated · tornosnews.gr · Jun 30
Summary
€3.3 billion in outbound travel spending marked a record for Greeks in 2025, up 19% from 2024, while departures rose 8% to 7.2 million and overnight stays increased 3% to 35.5 million.
Inflation and a shift from cheaper Balkan trips to costlier Central and Northern European destinations drove the surge, with payments to Eurozone countries climbing 23% and their share reaching 41% of the total.
4.9 nights became the shortest average stay on record, down from 5.2, even as average spending per traveler rose 10% to €464 and daily spending jumped 16% to €94.
€97 a day was spent by Greeks traveling in the Eurozone—about 12% more than the €87 European visitors spend per day in Greece—highlighting how outbound costs are converging with inbound tourism levels.
57% of annual outbound payments fell in the second and third quarters, suggesting more Greeks chose summer holidays abroad as domestic vacation costs rose; the U.S. was the only major market to decline across all indicators.