I am planning a trip to Greece next April and all indications are that numbers of tourists and prices go up after Easter. Are we talking Christian Easter (4/21/19) or Orthodox Easter (4/28/19)?
Posted by
Basel, Switzerland
8889 posts
After "Western" Easter. It is tourists from Northern Europe who head south. Tourist numbers go up OVER Easter. as people go on holiday incorporating the 4-day Easter break and associated school holidays. Then they drop a bit, but stay higher than before, and increase significantly when the summer school holidays start.
Same for the whole of the Mediterranean area.
P.S., both They are both "Christian", Western (=Catholic+Protestant) and Orthodox.
Posted by
Tel Aviv
15576 posts
Last year when I was planning my trip, the prices jumped about 25-30% on May 1. Both Orthodox and Catholic Easter were on April 16.
BTW the Orthodox are Christians -:)