The tourism sector on Thassos Island has experienced another profitable summer, according to Anastasios Bilias, chairman of the Thassos Port Professionals' Association. In remarks broadcast on local ERT radio, Bilias highlighted the critical role that road tourism—visitors arriving by car—has played in maintaining the island's economic momentum this year. The executive noted that automobile-based travel has once again proven essential to offsetting seasonal fluctuations in the island's visitor arrivals. The assessment reflects ongoing reliance on independent travelers accessing Thassos via the ferry connection from the Kavala mainland port, rather than organized cruise or charter tourism.