Silver tourism: 13,6 billion euros the senior tourism for Greece

Greece may be associated with the characteristic diptych “sun + sea” in the consciousness of its visitors around the world, however our country is offered for all forms of tourism, 365 days a year. “In 2010, senior tourism absorbed 15%, but between 2030-2050 it will reach 35%,” Costas Lalenis, professor of Urban Planning at the University of Thessaly, told GRTimes.gr.

An important opportunity for the Greek economy can be senior tourism or Silver Tourism, as according to research by the independent, non-profit research organization diANEOsis on the Silver Economy presented at the Daily Health Summit, it can contribute 13.6 billion euros and an additional 173,000 jobs over five years. As it was pointed out based on data presented by the Head of Research of diANEOsis Fay Makantasi, 1/3 of the total expenditure of European tourists in the coming years will come from people aged 65 and over.

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