ATHENS — Greece plans to impose a 20-euro (S$28) 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 Mitsotakis said on Sunday (Sept 8).
Tourists wait to view Santorini’s famed sunset, on Santorini, Greece, July 25, 2024.ATHENS — 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 Mitsotakis said on Sunday .
Speaking at a press conference a day after outlining his main economic policies for 2025, Mitsotakis clarified that excessive tourism was only a problem in a few destinations. Greek tourism revenues stood at about 20 billion euros in 2023 on the back of nearly 31 million tourist arrivals.
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