Until the 1970s, the economy of Crete was primarily based on farming and stock breeding. Today this has been overtaken by the services industry, primarily tourism. More than two million tourists visit Crete each year and a large segment of the labour force is employed in the tourist industry. If tourism stopped here Crete would see unemployment spike and the average income which is close to 100% of Greece as a whole would drop through the floor. Unless that is they all immediately pick up the farming bug again and find a market to sell into..
I applaud places that regulate the shit out of airbnb and short-term rentals, but if you have so little control of your local situation that you are harassing the tourist instead of your local politicians your situation is only going to get worse by driving them off. This is like deciding you hate sky diving so you're going to get rid of your parachute (while still 1000 ft in the air).
SH3RB5 on June 21st, 2024 at 10:39 UTC »
Until the 1970s, the economy of Crete was primarily based on farming and stock breeding. Today this has been overtaken by the services industry, primarily tourism. More than two million tourists visit Crete each year and a large segment of the labour force is employed in the tourist industry. If tourism stopped here Crete would see unemployment spike and the average income which is close to 100% of Greece as a whole would drop through the floor. Unless that is they all immediately pick up the farming bug again and find a market to sell into..
dontbelikeyou on June 21st, 2024 at 12:23 UTC »
I applaud places that regulate the shit out of airbnb and short-term rentals, but if you have so little control of your local situation that you are harassing the tourist instead of your local politicians your situation is only going to get worse by driving them off. This is like deciding you hate sky diving so you're going to get rid of your parachute (while still 1000 ft in the air).
Tryptamineer on June 21st, 2024 at 13:10 UTC »
Without Tourism, Greece (and a lot of other countries) would crumble, especially when it’s their largest sector.
I get disliking it as a local though.