Tourism cancellations hurting Greeks

Here is an article I read today about the impact of the current economic and political climate in Greece on tourism. Some of the things in this article are pretty scary - and realistically, I know that the chances things will clear up in the next 6 months are very low. I also can't help but think how SELFISH of me it is to be reading all of this and thinking, "Oh fuck - now where am I gonna get married?"

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Reservations are down by an average of about 30 percent nationwide since last summer, and experts expect a large number of cancellations. The Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) reported that in the first 24 hours after the general strike in early May, more than 5,800 reservations were canceled in 28 Athens hotels. According to SETE calculations, at least 300,000 Germans will decide not to make their usual trips to Greece this year.

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