Greek Tourists Increasingly Head to Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Croatia and Istanbul

BalkanTravellers.com

2 September 2008 | Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Croatia and the city of Istanbul are becoming increasingly popular destinations among Greek tourists, Greek media reported recently.

In the last few years, according to the Ta Nea newspaper, Greeks have headed to the neighboring Balkan countries as a more economic option of spending the holidays.

Turkey and Romania are popular with Greeks mainly as summer destinations, according to tour agency representatives.

Bulgaria, on the other hand, enjoys success both as a summer and a winter destination, especially among Greeks from Thessaloniki and the rest of the northern part of the country. The large ski resorts, the close geographical distance and the lower prices are among the reasons why Greeks head north, the publication wrote.

According to tour agency representatives, the more vacation package prices increase in Greece, the more Greek tourists will prefer to spend their holidays in other countries in the region.