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Authorities in the Greek capital of Athens have lamented the city's tipping into overtourism territory, making crowds unmanageable. To control that, the city capped the number of tourists who ...
Despite foreign visitor numbers spiking to three times Greece's population, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis insists there isn't an overtourism problem.
Editor's note: This article was first published on July 17, 2024. The European head of the world’s largest cruise trade body has warned that its members may need to avoid some of the world’s ...
One of Greece’s most famous landmarks is trialing limiting its daily visitors, starting today. Here’s why. Greece starts limiting Acropolis daily visitors to tackle overtourism
Overtourism is congestion or overcrowding from an excess of tourists, resulting in conflicts with locals. The World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism) defines overtourism as "the impact of tourism on a destination, or parts thereof, that excessively influences perceived quality of life of citizens and/or quality of visitor experiences in a ...
The Greek Tourism Confederation (Greek: Σύνδεσμος Ελληνικών Τουριστικών Επιχειρήσεων), commonly abbreviated to SETE (ΣΕΤΕ), is a non-governmental, non-profit organization founded in 1991. It is the representative confederation for unions of tourism enterprises in Greece, as well as independent ...
Tourism in Greece has been a key element of the economic activity in the country, and is one of the country's most important sectors.Greece has been a major tourist destination and attraction in Europe since the 1970s for its rich culture and history, which is reflected in large part by its 19 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, among the most in Europe and the world [1] as well as for its long ...
Greece plans to impose a 20-euro levy on cruise ship visitors to the islands of Santorini and Mykonos during the peak summer season, in a bid to avert overtourism, Prime Minister Kyriakos ...