Posted on 01/27/2015 7:33:58 AM PST by C19fan
Greece's new radical Prime Minister has declared war on the country's all-inclusive holiday resorts and vowed to limit them. All-you-can-eat breakfast buffets and unlimited cocktails and ouzo by the pool could become a thing of the past in Greece despite the all-inclusive travel industry, that brings in £1.5billion for the country. Alexis Tsipras, leader of the triumphant anti-bailout party Syriza, believes such deals 'alienate tourists from the local economy' by keeping them behind resort gates and away from local businesses and attractions. He has warned that contracts with large resort chains will be reviewed and deals to sell public land to developers could be reopened.
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Slash and burn. Just like Depissio in NY.
It is as if the entire world has gone f-ing insane.
Lose all your money? NO PROBLEM! Double down and go twice as hard!
This is obviously Satan’s time.
If the Army isn't involved in breaking shit and killing people then it's not war.
Whenever delusional socialists come to power, they destroy anything productive and worsen poverty.
Liberals/Progressives/Socialists/Communists are, first and foremost, jealous little losers who resent anyone who has anything that they don’t.
One usually becomes a leftist when one realizes that even the most simple things are virtually not understandable.
They therefore work to make their imaginary (and obviously very very simple) world real.
Why do we not treat them as they deserve?
Guillotines would do the job nicely.
And we all know those resorts don’t buy anything locally nor do they employ locals. So no harm will be done.
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They can’t figure out how to kill the golden goose any quicker so they can serve up roast goose to the masses.
“The hell with the free market. You will eat our s$!t pie and enjoy it.”
I actually think this offers the vacationer more freedom.
So allow tourists to experience the same shortages, shakedowns and sh_tty service as the rest of the Greek population. Great. That'll draw them in.
What next, Albanian-style autarky from the days of Hoxha?
You could be right but the fact that people go there indicate they want that convenience and cost savings. There is nothing preventing them from staying at Zorba’s place and having a do it yourself itinerary. I believe it is more families where dragging kids around is a pain who stay at these resorts. These types of resorts are popular at other places in Mexico, and the Caribbean.
I believe that the biggest profit-maker in Greece is the island tours. They are great and the only places I know that have the gated all-inclusive hotels are on the outer islands. Not only are those island economies small, the hotels are the only real income, such as Kos. If this nimrod tries to mess with that, I believe the outer island resorts will seek to exist.
cease to exist
One of the few businesses ventures attracting foreign currency to Greece....
Yep. I visited Greece in September and the ONLY viable money maker there is tourism. Small pockets of beauty, but otherwise a hellhole. Greece is one broke d*ck country. This latest move is just astoundingly stupid.
No more Brits throwing up in the pool or demanding chips with their moussaka.
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