GREECE holidays are cheaper than ever with hotels slashing prices to as cheap as £11 in a bid to entice tourists. Beaches and resorts in the nation remain deserted despite tourists being allowed ba…
However, this has done little to welcome families and holidaymakers back with capacity remaining at new lows., passenger traffic at Athens Airport is 75 per cent lower during the first two weeks of July than last year.Despite tourists returning it hasn't been reflected in income, according toRhodes hotel owner Savvas Pagonakis said: “Unfortunately we have to do it, because it looks like the danger from coronavirus will be smaller than the danger from its effects on the economy.
He added that easyJet has since slashed their weekly flights from six to three, while hotel capacity is dwindling further. Greece has seen a spike in coronavirus cases since tourists returned, prompting fears of a second lockdown orAccording to Greek newspaper Protothema: "If the number and percentage of those found to be positive is low, and is limited to less than 30 to 40 cases then [...] the British tourist market will remain open.”Thankfully, no British tourists tested positive for coronavirus following a number of direct flights on July 15 and July 16.
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