Originally Posted By: CourierDriver
It appears that Greece is a tourist meca. I am guessing many in here never vacation there, but I have been wrong before, it happens.
It is/was a popular tourist destination, at least for the rest of the Europeans. I did vacation there a couple of times, but it was some 10 years back, not recently.
I hope I don't offend any Greek BITOGers here, but back then, you could very much sense the laid back nature and the sense of entitlement and carelessness among many locals, kind of basking in the sun of all the funds EU was pumping into Greece in the past. Not surprisingly, a country cannot sustain itself like this forever. I'm guessing the tourism has declined in recent years as nobody wants to book their vacation and then be uncertain whether a given hotel/resort/amenities will still be operational when you get there. Even back 10+ years the quality of service was on the low end, but you would let it slide, amazed by the country's natural beauty and all the historic richness Greece has to offer.
