‘Everywhere jam-packed’: mayor of Santorini warns of overtourism crisis

[marvin martian]

I am glad they overrun Santorini, Mykonos, and all the other popular Greek islands, when you know which ones are overrun, you find one of the other hundreds of islands to chill on. I went to Vietnam hoping there would be less Westerners than in Thailand, but it was as bad, possibly even worse.

I wonder if this is the post-Covid effect?

What's wrong with "Westerners"?

 

[Failzero]

Travel today is a Fools Paradise

 

[jotathought]

No, you just recited a list out of your atse.

LOL .. Greece overspent. Period. This is just across the categories I listed, and doesn't include their high-interest payments for borrowing money, the military (which was the highest in the EU compared to GDP), social programs (child benefits, disability benefits and housing subsidies), as well as their mismanagement of social programs which led to inefficiencies and higher costs.

Category	Spending as % of GDP (2009-2010)
Pensions and Social Security	17-18%
Public Sector Wages	12-13%
Healthcare	6-7%
Public Investments and Infrastructure	4%
Support for State-Owned Enterprises	1-2%
Energy and Transportation Subsidies	1%
Poverty Alleviation Programs	1-2%

 

[Crick]

LOL .. Greece overspent. Period. This is just across the categories I listed, and doesn't include their high-interest payments for borrowing money, the military (which was the highest in the EU compared to GDP), social programs (child benefits, disability benefits and housing subsidies), as well as their mismanagement of social programs which led to inefficiencies and higher costs.

Category	Spending as % of GDP (2009-2010)
Pensions and Social Security	17-18%
Public Sector Wages	12-13%
Healthcare	6-7%
Public Investments and Infrastructure	4%
Support for State-Owned Enterprises	1-2%
Energy and Transportation Subsidies	1%
Poverty Alleviation Programs	1-2%

Greece spends a lot on their military due to their long standing conflict with Turkey.

Since every tourist in Santorini arrived by cruise ship, it's fairly simple to control the crowds: limit cruise ships to the number the island can comfortably tolerate.

 

[Magnus]

‘Everywhere jam-packed’: mayor of Santorini warns of overtourism crisis

Nikos Zorzos calls for urgent action to halt construction spree he says presents existential threat to Greek island

www.theguardian.com

Ive never been to Santorini but I always wanted to go. But I think I will give it a miss now. It sounds horrific.

The greeks are in a bit of a bind. They need tourists but if they have too many it destroys the very thing that people want to see.

Its not just Santorini. Venice, Prague, Amsterdm are among other spots under threat.

At least they can take action locally. It sounds like Santorini is managed by the national govt.

Maybe the world needs to find somewhere else to visit ?

We were in Greece/Santorini in Sept 2019. Wasn't too crowded because it was after peak season. We generally try to avoid those times.

Wonderful place. Worth a visit.