Greece to impose tax for cruise visitors on popular islands to combat overtourism
Visiting Santorini or Mykonos in Greece may begin costing you a bit further as authorities officers devise a technique to curb overtourism on the islands.
Greek officers are planning to impose a tax for cruise ship visitors in the course of the peak summer time season, in accordance to Reuters.
The tax could be 20 euros ($22) for visitors cruising to Santorini or Mykonos.
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From January to June, greater than 11 million vacationers visited Greece, bringing in about $7 million in journey receipts, in accordance to the Bank of Greece.
Greek officers would impose a few $20 tax on visitors arriving to Mykonos or Santorini by boat. (iStock)
“Greece does not have a structural overtourism problem… Some of its destinations have a significant issue during certain weeks or months of the year, which we need to deal with,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis mentioned throughout a press convention, in accordance to Reuters.
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Last yr, 209,300 Americans visited Greece, in accordance to the Bank of Greece.
Greece may additionally restrict the variety of cruise ships that arrive at sure locations. (iStock)
“Cruise shipping has burdened Santorini and Mykonos and this is why we are proceeding with interventions,” Mitsotakis added.
The authorities may additionally restrict the variety of cruise ships that arrive at sure locations, Reuters reported.
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Greece is just not the one European nation that grapples with overtourism.
Greece joins different European nations in making an attempt to sort out overtourism by imposing taxes. (iStock)
The European Parliament said that “the effects of overtourism are potentially severe and both natural and cultural heritage sites are at risk of losing their appeal as desirable tourism destinations due to it,” in accordance to its report titled “Overtourism: impact and possible policy responses.”
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Venice initiated a pilot program to cost day-trippers an entry price to cut back the inflow on peak days and officers in Rome are drafting a plan to implement allotted time slots on the iconic Trevi Fountain to restrict waves of friends whereas gathering a price, Fox News Digital reported.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Greece Ministry of Tourism for remark.
Reuters contributed to this report.
