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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 14-03-26
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[01] Tourist arrivals up 10.6 pct in Jan.
[01] Tourist arrivals up 10.6 pct in Jan.
ANA-MPA -- The number of foreign visitors in the country totalled 404,000
in January this year, up 10.6 pct from the same month in 2013, the Bank
of Greece said on Wednesday.
The central bank, in a report, said that tourism revenues jumped 22.4
pct in the first month of 2014, with revenues from EU citizens rising
17.4 pct or by 10 million euros, and revenues from other countries rising
26.9 pct or by 19 million euros.
On the other hand, tourism revenues from the US fell by 3.2 pct to 10
million euros. Tourist arrivals from eurozone states totaled 103,000,
up 26.8 pct in January, arrivals from EU states fell by 1.6 pct and
arrivals from the US dropped 29 pct to 10,000.
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