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Crete is number one destination for European travellers in 2018

Crete is TUI’s top holiday destination for European travellers this year and Greece is the second country of choice after Spain, according to the holiday bookings made through the largest leisure, travel and tourism company in the world.

According to an announcement on Wednesday, TUI vacationers from Europe this year rank Greece’ largest island Crete first in the destination list. The other top destinations are Majorca, Antalya, Rhodes and Larnaca in Cyprus.

Three of the five most popular destinations for Germans are found in Greece: Crete, Rhodes andKos.Other most popular holiday regions of TUI holidaymakers from Germany include Majorca and Antalya.

Greece is also very popular among Northern Europeans. For Norwegians, Swedes, Danes and Finns, Greece is even the number one holiday destination, as it also is for the Poles and French. The same is the case for Austrian holidaymakers, who have a particular preference for Crete and Rhodes, with both destinations ranking first and second in the Austrian top five.

*Source: GTPHeadlines 

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