The ‘Thailand of Europe’ where UK tourists are pricing out locals | UK | News
Tourism to Greece started with 6.3 million international arrival between January and May this year. However, while foreigners enjoy their holiday dreams in Greece, the locals have the difficult consequence of excessive pricing. An example is Aegina Island, which is popular among the Greeks with budget consciousness for affordable ferry fees. In 2024, more than two million visitors went to Aegina. However, this year, the locals noticed a change: empty water sports fields, significantly less cars and a general feeling that people no longer travel.
Or at least the Greeks themselves are not themselves. Apparently, the locals seem to have given up the sea and the reason is becoming increasingly more and more pronounced: they are pricing. In Aegina, a one-week accommodation price for a couple can rise more than £ 1,000-something that many Greeks cannot meet with an average of £ 1,842 for £ 1,842.
Studies by the Association of Consumers working in Greece show that two Greeks will not go on vacation in 2025. The Eurostat reported that almost half of the population of Greece – about 46% – last year could not get a one -week holiday, which is about 19 points higher than the EU average. In June, an Alco survey revealed that the main causes were rocket accommodation costs, ferry fees and restaurant prices.
“The Greeks a cultural and religious tradition, the August holiday, Prof Christos Pitelis, who is an August holiday, told Guardian.
This reality can be seen in the streets in Athens. Public transport excessive crowded, traffic shows very little lightening signs, and open-air cinemas, bars and fast-food sales points are full of young people who cannot leave the city for summer. As a local Athenian said: “We are Europe Thailand; we offer service to enjoy others.”
Last year, counter protests Mass Tourism in Europe, including Greece, swept the hot spots of holiday in Europe and demonstrations This year it was again.
