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Friday, June 19, 2015

Tourists in Greece: 'Everybody should come and spend money here'

As fears loom over a financial emergency in the eurozone country, travellers find a warm Greek welcome and few money problemsTourists arriving pale and stressed at Athens airport on Friday came doubly prepared – as well as sunscreen and flipflops many were carrying wads of extra cash just in case there is a Greek banking collapse. Kees van den Berg, from Utrecht, who was catching a taxi into town with his girlfriend, Martje, flashed an envelope containing €1,500. “Should do us for a week,” he said. “I’m sure the risk is exaggerated, though. I can’t see it coming to that – a huge holiday destination with no cash, at the beginning of the summer?” Continue reading...


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