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Quote from: Gyfts on July 15, 2015, 11:03:23 PM

The tourism business alone is not anywhere near to save their economy. They need reform (and they've been working on it). Tourism shouldn't be hugely affected. If anything, I imagine it would decrease.

Yes. People aren't going to travel to Greece just because it has become a little bit cheaper.
The negative press about protests could actually scare people off.

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Quote from: pigzone on July 15, 2015, 04:57:48 PM

Ya they must be making tourism more cheaper to attract more people

tourism is cheaper there as a consequence of their crisis, but because of the crisis i doubt any major tourism will happene there, their nation is totally ruined until they can repay their bid dept and retrieve what they have lost

in the first place, they should think about sustaining their citizens more instead of talking about tourism

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The tourism business alone is not anywhere near to save their economy. They need reform (and they've been working on it). Tourism shouldn't be hugely affected. If anything, I imagine it would decrease.

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Quote from: CPNpr on July 15, 2015, 08:56:10 PM

Quote from: pigzone on July 15, 2015, 05:22:35 PM

Greece doesn't have choice they have start building back up

I am confident with the right back up plan they will recover soon. And still all others making their fortune with the crisis, one man's pain is another man's pleasure.

They might be keeping plan B close to the chest by taking the EU bailout and then exiting the Eurozone in a year. Shocked

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Quote from: pigzone on July 15, 2015, 05:22:35 PM

Greece doesn't have choice they have start building back up

I am confident with the right back up plan they will recover soon. And still all others making their fortune with the crisis, one man's pain is another man's pleasure.

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Greece doesn't have choice they have start building back up

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Cheaper, maybe but also more dangerous. Physical assault shall not be a concern, but you may experience delays or troubles because of strikes or demonstrations. If you go on vacation only once a year and just want to relax, better travel elsewhere.

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Ya they must be making tourism more cheaper to attract more people

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It appears that the debt crisis of Greece begins to affect tourism in Greece , a country where tourism represents 18 % of the economy .The Confederation of Greek Tourism ( SETE ) has noticed a 30% drop in reserves last minute , which normally represent a fifth of the total . However , it is considered that the impact on the industry may be limited because the crisis has come when plans to travel were already booked. By the way, somebody knows if are open normally Banks already?.

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Yes, travveling there will be cheaper, but what is more important for us is that a bitcoins is going up thanks that crisis. But about that accepting bitcoins there, I am not sure about it, not many Greeks interested in bitcoin, there is only one automat for them. So probably you will not get many chances to pay with it.

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Quote from: Kprawn on July 15, 2015, 06:40:00 AM

I am in talks with many Greek friends and they say with the increase of unemployment, the crime in bigger cities has increased. You have to be more vigilant for pick pockets on the streets and theft has definately

increased. {Small items like phones and cameras and wallets}

They say the rural areas are a bit better... but the average tourists, keep to the more popular cities and that makes them a target.

The prices are still reasonable and food is not a problem... So it's still a option for the tourist that is used to the petty crimes around the bigger cities in Europe. The general moral is a bit low and the people are a

bit cranky.. but that is normal for this type of situation. Sad

These are valid points. I am from Romania so I grew up with the "knowledge" to always watch my pockets

but, yeah, since everybody tell the tourists to go with cash (I don't understand why, because most places seem to go well with credit cards, I know from somebody who came back yesterday from Greece) it's just a call for pickpockets from all over the world.

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Quote from: expert4knowledge on July 12, 2015, 09:28:22 PM

DO you think Greek crisis is good tourism? Will the Greek crisis make travel there cheaper ? Will the economic turmoil in Greece frighten or attract tourists?

People tend not to go to places once they're hot by these things so it's going to have a very bad impact on tourism. Many tourist resorts will likely shut as well. Maybe if they started accepting bitcoin though they'd get some bitcoin tourists Cheesy

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More important is that the taverns should (also) accept bitcoin!

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Quote from: expert4knowledge on July 12, 2015, 09:28:22 PM

DO you think Greek crisis is good tourism? Will the Greek crisis make travel there cheaper ? Will the economic turmoil in Greece frighten or attract tourists?

People tend not to go to places once they're hot by these things so it's going to have a very bad impact on tourism. Many tourist resorts will likely shut as well. Maybe if they started accepting bitcoin though they'd get some bitcoin tourists Cheesy

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Quote from: AtheistAKASaneBrain on July 15, 2015, 06:24:28 AM

Quote from: ABCbits on July 15, 2015, 03:26:57 AM

I think it's not good idea to visit Greek while their economic still unstable.
I bet you will spend more money in there since i'm sure many things already become expensive.

Better wait until their economic is stable & you'll feel more comfortable

There's no way I would visit greece as a random tourist, but as an investor there may be a lot of opportunities to pick up fruits that are in the floor (as warren buffet would say). There must be something really good to invest in right now that's cheap as hell in greece, but it's hard to spot it.

not that hard, the answer is house like i said above, there are very good deal there for big house with pool with a discount up to 70%, basically they gifting it

you can buy one of those and rent it for a very good price for some tourist

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I am in talks with many Greek friends and they say with the increase of unemployment, the crime in bigger cities has increased. You have to be more vigilant for pick pockets on the streets and theft has definately

increased. {Small items like phones and cameras and wallets}

They say the rural areas are a bit better... but the average tourists, keep to the more popular cities and that makes them a target.

The prices are still reasonable and food is not a problem... So it's still a option for the tourist that is used to the petty crimes around the bigger cities in Europe. The general moral is a bit low and the people are a

bit cranky.. but that is normal for this type of situation. Sad

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Quote from: ABCbits on July 15, 2015, 03:26:57 AM

I think it's not good idea to visit Greek while their economic still unstable.
I bet you will spend more money in there since i'm sure many things already become expensive.

Better wait until their economic is stable & you'll feel more comfortable

There's no way I would visit greece as a random tourist, but as an investor there may be a lot of opportunities to pick up fruits that are in the floor (as warren buffet would say). There must be something really good to invest in right now that's cheap as hell in greece, but it's hard to spot it.

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Quote from: mezmerizer9 on July 15, 2015, 04:04:16 AM

Quote from: NeuroticFish on July 13, 2015, 01:07:36 PM

I don't know if the food will be fresh or will exist at all.

Why not!

I've read that the stocks of flour are not great, I've read that some hotels said - about one week ago - that their food supplies are for one more week only.
A rather big part of the food use to come - from any country - from other countries. This is what supermarket chains do. And since the money control, this may be somehow disrupted.

However, I am also sure there will be no problems with the Feta and the fish supply, so the situation is not that bad

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Quote from: NeuroticFish on July 13, 2015, 01:07:36 PM

I don't know if the VAT will rise until I'll get there.

Yes, the VAT is increasing 10%!

Allright. Starting when?

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Quote from: NeuroticFish on July 13, 2015, 01:07:36 PM

I am scared that there may come strikes and there will be no place where to buy gas (already had that experience once, about 5 years ago).

So far there is no large strikes!

They don't announce them so much ahead, so .. yeah, there's some risk. But I plan to refill in Macedonia and whenever I can, to be on the safe side.

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Quote from: NeuroticFish on July 13, 2015, 01:07:36 PM

I don't know if the food will be fresh or will exist at all.

Why not!

Quote from: NeuroticFish on July 13, 2015, 01:07:36 PM

I don't know if the VAT will rise until I'll get there.

Yes, the VAT is increasing 10%!

Quote from: NeuroticFish on July 13, 2015, 01:07:36 PM

I am scared that there may come strikes and there will be no place where to buy gas (already had that experience once, about 5 years ago).

So far there is no large strikes!

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I think it's not good idea to visit Greek while their economic still unstable.
I bet you will spend more money in there since i'm sure many things already become expensive.

Better wait until their economic is stable & you'll feel more comfortable

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Quote from: Swordsoffreedom on July 15, 2015, 01:13:33 AM

Quote from: expert4knowledge on July 12, 2015, 09:28:22 PM

DO you think Greek crisis is good tourism? Will the Greek crisis make travel there cheaper ? Will the economic turmoil in Greece frighten or attract tourists?

Yes since people need cash to pay their employees tourists provide a cash flow outside of the Closed banking system
As a result they can get better deals than if they tried to use a visa/mastercard its also why merchants tend to not be taking cards at present.
For travel well the plane is the same cost but the cost of souvenirs is likely cheap.
Airbnb for Greece has some pretty good deals as well
https://www.airbnb.ca/s/Greece?locale=en

THIS!!!
I was not planning any trip this year but the Greek's troubles and especially the way this is handled by the "Institutions" made me decide to go to Greece in the next weeks.

As a tourist that wants to make a statement, show moral support to the Greek nation and people, airbnb (and low cost airlines) brings me as close to the people as I can get. I'll bet that the total cost of my 2 week stay is going to end up below 1000€

I'm not afraid of what I might encounter there, for example to get cash or supply's.
Strikes however may mess up my travel timeline (and budget) especially @ the airport, due to political and economical situation in their country I am aware of the likeliness of strikes. Keywords: empathy, sense & understanding, patience. No prob.

However I'm afraid the general tourist has a different mindset (or motivation if you want) and will consider Greece as less comfortable and maybe risky. No doubt this is going to affect the Greek tourism industry.

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Quote from: expert4knowledge on July 12, 2015, 09:28:22 PM

DO you think Greek crisis is good tourism? Will the Greek crisis make travel there cheaper ? Will the economic turmoil in Greece frighten or attract tourists?

Yes since people need cash to pay their employees tourists provide a cash flow outside of the Closed banking system
As a result they can get better deals than if they tried to use a visa/mastercard its also why merchants tend to not be taking cards at present.
For travel well the plane is the same cost but the cost of souvenirs is likely cheap.
Airbnb for Greece has some pretty good deals as well
https://www.airbnb.ca/s/Greece?locale=en

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