Samaras Requests a Drop in Prices on Greek Islands

After the publication of many articles and surveys concerning an alarming increase in prices on Greek islands and other popular tourist destinations, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, decided to personally intervene, via a phone call. According to Greek news, the Greek Prime Minister contacted the President of SETE (Association of Greek Tourist Enterprises), Andreas Andreadis and asked him to immediately take all necessary actions in order to bring down prices in tourist destinations. Samaras stressed that tourism in Greece is doing well and therefore we should try to preserve its high quality levels this, as well as next year. Furthermore, he asked Andreadis to make the necessary inspections to find violators on our islands. A survey recently published shows a sharp increase in prices, at the same time that tourism in Greece is also rising, as millions of tourists choose Greece for their holidays, both for its beauty as well as for its reasonable prices. For example, Santorini island, one of the greatest tourist destinations in Greece showed a 100% increase in hotel prices, compared to last year. Moreover, Mykonos, which is also one of the most famous Greek islands, showed an increase of 46% in hotel prices compared to 2013.  

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