"no Brits" says Greece

tradertall

davidevans0000

tradertall wouldn't go there for free cheeky beggar

alecalexandrou

I do not blame them.
There are plenty of countries that can send tourists to Greece.
UK record on Covid 19 response is awful.

weetinamc

tradertall no brits
no surprise

loyalistdan

tradertall country list will be the end of may
maybe Ireland will be on it.dual passport holders would be happy

bluenose55

tradertall Wasn't going anyway and NEVER will.

wedgington

tradertall wasn't top of the bucket list anyway

caro120

tradertall

don't blame them... by all rights should have isolation for 2 weeks over there until sure we safe.. same with any country though cos it's everywhere...

sorry for people depending on tourism, their economy struggling as it is, been really difficult for them last few years? I guess if people get ill they not got the resources to deal with it over there too - and may spread more quickly if weather warmer?

maybe need a good blast of winter weather to kill this bug off or weaken it enough for us to do that?

stephenpperry

tradertall fair enough. We have done a terrible job, we’re one of the worst in the world and the worst in Europe. The government’s mismanagement is a disgrace.

janny27

tradertall
Not going to lose any sleep over that. In fact we've already cancelled all our foreign travels this year and no decision on next year yet either. We'll wait and see how things pan out and see just how safe it is.

andishdi

Is he the same bloke who deals with the finances...? 😁

If Greece want to turn away such a significant amount of tourism business then that's their choice, others will be falling over themselves to grab it.

jklou93

andishdi yeah Greece need all the Money they can get

zakrs

Is it for...blue or burgundy passport holders? 🙂

vijay42924

Not good news

andishdi

vijay42924 Not good news

Not for Greece...

They had 33 million tourists in 2018, 2.347 million of those were from the UK - if you average out the 18Bn Euros spent by tourists that year it equates to an estimated 1.28Bn Euros they're chucking away... Then again, the last person they had that was any good at sums was Pythagoras so...

But hey, that's their choice and I'm sure it'll be a relief to the likes of Spain, Italy, Portugal etc... who will benefit from Greece's mistake.

nickpick

It's only because they want the Elgin Marbles back . . . 😆

darrenperfett

Considering the situation in Greece before the pandemic, they have done well to have low risk etc compared to richer countries with far greater resources, having more money does not guarantee you a better outcome, dealing with it proactively etc has had a greater effect.

acetech

This has nothing do do with their finances, there's good money and bad money, sometimes earning money can come at a bigger cost, it's not a personal thing and it's a bit daft to make it so... it's a you're still at a higher virus risk thing.

tradertall

andishdi

So according to your numbers only 6% of tourists to Greece were Brits. 94% of tourists are from other countries.

In other words the Greek economy will not notice Brits not being there.

It is just not worth the risk for Greece.

Cyprus has announced the same ban on Brits today.

edwin_harris

Given that we’ve had 10 times the number of cases and 20 times the number of deaths it’s no surprise.

Also, most if Greece’s cases have been on the mainland, many of the holiday islands are totally clear. The surprise is that Greece have decided to allow any tourists in.

andishdi

More numbers...

Greece attracted as much as 33 million visitors in 2018, up from 24 million in 2015, making Greece one of the most visited countries in Europe and the world, and contributing around 25% to the nation's Gross Domestic Product

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Greece

Again... I don't think numbers are their strong suit... If only they'd have thought to look on Wikipedia, they might get a better grasp of how their economy works.

darrenperfett

Went to Rhodes years ago with girlfriend at the time and a couple of mates, arrived day after heatwave and it still was around the 100 degree mark, they were still using the drachma at the time, good enough holiday apart from myself, girlfriend and one of the friends falling out with the other friend.

baconbutty

Far too hot for me anyway .

aaron1867

It's just another example of places outlining the response of the UK to COVID19 has been truly awful. You've got to wonder if anyone will get getting away this year.

And that question we all ask ourselves, where would we be if the lockdown was implemented two weeks before?