Wondering what the top destination for Greece Summer 2017 might be?
It comes as no surprise that Santorini has again taken out the number one spot as most preferred holiday destination for Greek and international holidaymakers, according to hotel online search engine Trivago.
Greek travellers are heading to the Cycladic island of Santorini, followed by Chania in Crete, Halkidiki in Northern Greece has taken third spot, while the Aegean islands of Paros and Milos come in at fourth and fifth place as the most preferred getaways for locals.
According to Trivago, Greeks will spend 5-7 nights at their preferred destination, while the average room rates they look into are at 191 euros on Santorini, 93 euros in Chania 172 euros in Halkidiki, 144 euros on Paros and 111 euros on Milos.
The survey also shows that Serbians, Romanians, Italians, Brits, Germans, Swedes, Hungarians, the Danish and Russians will be flocking to Greece this summer and the most popular destinations for foreign visitors are Santorini, Rhodes and Corfu.
International holidaymakers plan on staying between 7-12 days, while the average hotel rates they look into are 111-279 euros.
The survey is based on the search results of Trivago’s users between January 1, and April 5, 2017 and includes planned trips between June 1 and August 31- peak summer season in Greece.
Is no one going to the Peloponnese except me? Oh good – no crowds, even though Lonely Planet voted it the best place to visit in 2016! people don’t know what they are missing.