Greek islanders hope for better tourism season with an uptick in vaccination and eased restrictions
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“Yamas! Cheers to a good season,” says Nikiforos Karifilakis as he pours shots of tsikoudia , the strong traditional Cretan spirit, a day after Greece reopened to tourists.
His beach bar is at the very end of the famous long wide sandy beach of Falasarna on the northwestern tip of Crete.
“I m very optimistic that everything will be fine in the end and we will survive financially,” says Karifilakis. “I get positive messages from the hoteliers. People have the need to finally go out, have fun.”
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” width=”696″>Temple of Promethean Zeus from the Acropolis. Greece tourism revenues are set to increase a great deal over the plunge they took last year. Credit: Patricia Claus/Greek Reporter
As Greece finally reopens to the world on Friday, tourism officials state they are expecting to double the amount of tourists and revenues over last year, when the pandemic gutted this vital sector of the economy.
This sector accounts for about one fifth of its economy directly– and undoubtedly much more indirectly.
” width=”1080″>The Greek island of Mykonos saw the first air arrivals from central Europe on Thursday as the islands opened up to foreign tourists who were either completely vaccinated, tested negative for the virus or could show that they had antibodies against it.
Yamas! Greek islanders drink to a better touristic season
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15/05/2021 - 17:59 It wasn t too hard to sunbathe and maintain social distancing on Falasarna beach in Crete on Saturday Louisa GOULIAMAKI AFP 4 min
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“Yamas! Cheers to a good season,” says Nikiforos Karifilakis as he pours shots of tsikoudia , the strong traditional Cretan spirit, a day after Greece reopened to tourists.
His beach bar is at the very end of the famous long wide sandy beach of Falasarna on the northwestern tip of Crete.
“I m very optimistic that everything will be fine in the end and we will survive financially,” says Karifilakis.