Wednesday, 25 July 2012

Stormclouds gather for domestic tourism

Stormclouds gather for domestic tourism | Athens News

“There are several regions and small islands that are off the main routes and therefore inaccessible to foreign tourists. Given that Greeks account for only a quarter of tourists in the country annually, these areas face the threat of economic destruction because they rely exclusively on domestic travellers,” Drakopoulos told the Athens News.
This comment surprised me.  Foreign tourists in Greece are enterprising creatures, and quite capable of reaching regions and small islands off the main routes!

a 50 percent fall in hotel bookings by Greek holidaymakers

There is still the cost of transport, but I get the impression that many Greek holiday makers stay with family and friends in their ancestral islands, and don't stay in hotels.

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