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crowds of tourists in Greece
Lifestyle

Greece to crack down on short-term rentals and levy port fees amid overtourism

By Eleni Chrepa, Sotiris Nikas and Bloomberg
September 7, 2024
Side view of happy female barista using a coffee maker to heat milk in a jug while standing in a retro cafeteria.
Lifestyle

Greece won’t be turning into Switzerland or Sweden any time soon as economy continues to suffer after years of recession

By Anna Maria Jakubek and AFP
September 6, 2024
Growing mangoes in Greece is the latest bizarre climate change experiment as droughts become the norm
Environment

Growing mangoes in Greece is the latest bizarre climate change experiment as droughts become the norm

By Lea Dauple and AFP
August 11, 2024
Tourists wait for the sunset in the village of Oia on the Greek island of Santorini
Lifestyle

Greek islands labeled ‘out of control’ amid summer tourism crush

By Lea Dauple, Yannick Pasquet and AFP
August 5, 2024
Greece signs deal to buy 20 U.S.-made F-35 jets from Lockheed Martin for $3.5 billion
Finance

Greece signs deal to buy 20 U.S.-made F-35 jets from Lockheed Martin for $3.5 billion

By Derek Gatopoulos and The Associated Press
July 26, 2024
Couple drinking and enjoying the view of the Acropolis at sunset. Athens, Greece
Finance

Restaurants sit half-empty in Turkey this summer as inflation reaches 91% in places sending tourists and locals flocking to neighboring Greece

By Taylan Bilgic and Bloomberg
July 22, 2024
SANTORINI, GREECE - 2022/10/11: Tourists taking pictures and selfies during sunset in the town of Oia with its limewashed houses and windmills. Santorini is one of the Cyclades islands in the Aegean Sea known for the traditional architecture of the whitewashed buildings, making it one of the most famous travel destinations during summer in the Mediterranean. (Photo by Marcos del Mazo/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Lifestyle

Tourism has hijacked Santorini’s wine production as agricultural land becomes exorbitant while visitor numbers continue to climb

By Eleni Chrepa and Bloomberg
July 22, 2024
Crowds of tourists and locals cool off at a crowded El Postiguet Beach
Features

Affordable travel is to blame for Europe’s overtourism problem, spoiling its most sought-after cities like Barcelona, Amsterdam and Athens

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July 20, 2024
Greece shuts Acropolis again as extreme heat continues to bake country
Environment

Greece shuts Acropolis again as extreme heat continues to bake country

By
July 19, 2024
crowds of people standing near the Parthenon
Lifestyle

Mayor of Athens says tourism in Greece isn’t ‘viable’ anymore as each visitor only adds €0.40 to the economy

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July 9, 2024
Two tour boats directly above, Lefkada, Greece
Lifestyle

Greece launches its first helicopter airline making island-hopping a little easier this summer

By Sarah Rappaport and Bloomberg
July 2, 2024
Greece is moving some workers toward a 6-day workweek
Finance

Greece is moving some workers toward a 6-day workweek

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June 24, 2024
Firefighters extinguish a wildfire, in Kitsi, near the town of Koropi, Greece, on June 19, 2024.
Environment

Greece on the hunt for arsonist suspected of starting wildfires, as Europe swelters in heatwaves

By Paul Tugwell, Sotiris Nikas and Bloomberg
June 20, 2024
Tourists taking pictures and watching the sunset in Santorini, Greece.
Finance

Once in the thick of a debt crisis, Greece now leads the bloc’s growth as the country repays its multi-billion-dollar loans ahead of time

By Sotiris Nikas, Paul Tugwell and Bloomberg
June 13, 2024
Visitors watch the sunset over the city from Lycabettus Hill in Athens, Greece
Finance

Once the economic basket cases of Europe, now Greece, Spain and Portugal are leading the bloc’s growth

By Eleni Chrepa and Bloomberg
June 10, 2024

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