E-ATHENS, eGreece - Abavakashi baseGreece abafika ngomgwaqo kulindeleke ukuthi badlule ku-5-million okokuqala ngqa kulo nyaka, ngokusho kwemininingwane yemboni.

Imininingwane ikhombisa ukuthi ekupheleni konyaka, isivakashi esisodwa kwezine sizobe sesingene eGreece ngomgwaqo. Ucwaningo olwenziwa u-Kathimerini lokuthi lesi silinganiso siqhathaniswa kanjani nezinye izindawo zokuvakasha eziyizimbangi zibeka iGreece phezulu ohlwini lwezokuvakasha olungenisa imali njengephesenti lokufika okuphelele.

Izibalo zeSpain zibonise ukuthi isivakashi esisodwa kweziyisithupha ezivela phesheya singene ezweni ngomgwaqo, kanti idatha emakethe yezokuvakasha yaseTurkey ibonise ukuthi oyedwa kwabahlanu wenze njalo.

Izibalo zaseGreece zabonisa ukuthi ezokuvakasha ezingena ngentshiseko ngo-2013 zikhuphuke ngamaphesenti angu-28.8 unyaka nonyaka, cishe okuphindwe kabili ukwenyuka kwenani labantu abafika phesheya. Isamba sezigidi ezi-4.8 zabavakashi bangaphandle abafika ngomgwaqo sabhaliswa ngowezi-2013, lapho sebebonke abafikayo baba izigidi ezingama-20.1.

Imboni yezokuvakasha yaseGreece enyakatho ibonakala ihlomula kakhulu ekwandeni kohambo lwezokuvakasha lonyaka wamanje, olusuka eTurkey, eBulgaria nakwamanye amazwe aseBalkan.

Umbuso ubukeka ungahambisani nalokhu kunyuka okubhalisiwe eminyakeni embalwa edlule. Olayini besizini enkulu ezindaweni zokuhlola emngceleni bebemude kakhulu.

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Research conducted by Kathimerini into how this ratio compares with other rival tourism destinations put Greece at the top of the drive-in tourism list as a percentage of total arrivals.
Izibalo zeSpain zibonise ukuthi isivakashi esisodwa kweziyisithupha ezivela phesheya singene ezweni ngomgwaqo, kanti idatha emakethe yezokuvakasha yaseTurkey ibonise ukuthi oyedwa kwabahlanu wenze njalo.
Greece's tourism industry in the north seems to be benefiting most from the current year's increased drive-in tourism flow, stemming from Turkey, Bulgaria, and other Balkan countries.