For a long time, Greece hasn't seen so much music, so much dancing, so much eating and drinking under bright summer skies: On August 14 and 15, resid
For a long time, Greece hasn’t seen so much music, so much dancing, so much eating and drinking under bright summer skies: On August 14 and 15, residents on the Greek islands could again celebrate the traditional Assumption Day festival, reported DW. And countless tourists joined them for those celebrations. Twelve years after financial crisis hit and two years of the Coronavirus pandemic and, thus far, six months of the war in Ukraine people in Greece are craving some carefree days, before, possibly, having to face harsh realities again. During the third week of August, most Greeks are on vacation, trying to take some time out from the spyware scandal, refugees and energy crises, and high inflation, which stood at 11.6% in July 2022, reported DW.
At the same time, hopes are high in Greece that the tourist season will continue to be the success it has been up to now. The country is still highly dependent on the travel industry: in a good year, it accounts for more than 20% of the country’s GDP. And 2022 appears to be turning into one of those good years. The figures, so far, look promising: since the beginning of August, nearly one million tourists have arrived by plane in Greece every week, according to Kikilias. In addition, hundreds of thousands travel by car to Chalkidiki or Pieria in the north of the country, most of them from western Balkan countries. July 2022 saw similar figures, and June was an exceptionally good month as well, with Greece counting a total of 3.5 million visitors from abroad, as the pandemic seems to fade, as reported by DW.
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In the last 24 hours 41 new cases of contagion and 0 deaths caused by Covid 19 were reported by State and Health Authorities. Contagion is being watched in Guanajuato and cases of contagion reported are over 40 in the last 24 hours, while there were 0 deaths reported. Authorities maintain the color of activities in the GREEN easing restrictions on activities, both leisure and work.
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