According to the Austrian Tourism Press Association, Greece ranks first amongst all popular destinations, as well as in last minute unscheduled bookings, as far as the upcoming summer holiday season is concerned. This seems to be the case in all tourist destinations including both mainland and island attractions.
As stated by the Austrian Tourism Press announcement, Greece holds the first place ahead of several other tourist countries such as Turkey , Spain , Italy , Croatia , U.S.A , Egypt , France , Britain and Tunisia. Concerning the top island destinations , Greece once again holds first place in last minute bookings, followed by the Balearic Islands , the Maldives , the Canary Islands and Mauricius.
As the announcement further mentions, ‘’Austrians do love Greece , as proven by the fact that they prefer it even in the nick of time’’. What is more , it is stated that Greece holds on to this popularity lead , as it was also nestled in the peak of the top ten tourist destinations the previous year,thus maintaining  its dynamic momentum for yet another tourist season.
Recently, the Austrian newspaper ‘’Die Presse ‘’, included a full page article entitled ‘’ Greece is once again number one in tourism ‘’. The article in question included an interview with Sena Utsgeren , head of the major tourist agency ‘’ TUI ‘’. As stated by Mr Utsgeren , Greece is bound to be the number one tourist attraction again.
In accordance with further publications in the Austrian Press , various headlines go about mentioning : ‘’Greece has retrieved  the first place in the preference of Austrians for the upcoming summer ‘’,‘’ Greece remains the top holiday destination ‘’ , ‘’Greece marks the greatest tourist increase ‘’ and so on.
Also mentioned in various parts of the press is the fact that almost half a million Austrians visit Greece every year. In proportion to the Austrian population which is about 8,5 million, for quite a few years now, the country has ranked first place as regards the total number of arrivals in Greece.