Spiaggia con un budget: i greci si accontentano di gite di un giorno, al prezzo di destinazioni iconiche

>Greece’s [tourism industry](https://apnews.com/article/europe-mass-tourism-france-spain-italy-overtourism-fc99da0aa610dca84b8a2753645a0d6a) is booming and the crystalline waters along its vast, rugged coast have transformed the nation into a source of envy-inducing Instagram posts. Foreign arrivals this year are expected to be up to four times the country’s population of 10 million, according to industry estimates, matching 2024 data. But many Greeks are watching from the sidelines — the result of both surging prices and slow wage growth.

>According to European Union data, almost half of Greeks were unable to afford a one-week holiday last year, the second-highest rate in the bloc after Romania. This compares with about one in three for Italy and one in five for France and represents only a modest improvement from 2019, the year after Greece’s crippling financial crisis ended.

>Luxury resorts have crowded out the budget guesthouses and campsites that once made pricey destinations like [Santorini](https://apnews.com/article/santorini-earthquakes-1aa1d0948a628a787179426c4b38f23b), Mykonos and [Paros](https://apnews.com/article/greece-island-floods-paros-cyclades-b8895ef82dab2700f39e5059ed771fca) accessible to Greek families.

>Tourism is the bedrock of Greece’s economy, directly supplying around 12% of the country’s output. But as businesses increasingly cater to foreign visitors, many no longer close during the summer, preventing local workers from taking a break.

>Concern about “holiday poverty,” a term coined by labor unions, is spreading across Europe as rising costs sour summer plans.

>In Greece, many are packing their own umbrellas, carrying plastic containers of homemade food — in scenes reminiscent of the 1980s — and relying on buses instead of ferries or flights.

>A six-day island trip for a family of four costs some 3,500 euros in a country where the average monthly income barely tops 1,000 euros, according to Giorgos Lehouritis, head of Greece’s Consumer Protection Institute. Rising rent and utility costs consume almost all of that.

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