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PANDEMIC MEASURES RELAXED, ULTRA-RICH FLOCK TO NEIGHBOR
Greece, which was reopened after the relaxation of measures due to the pandemic, has become a haunt of the ultra-rich.
The number of giant yachts berthing off the coast of Greece increased by more than 80 in June compared to last month.
The neighboring country topped the Bloomberg superyacht leaderboard for the first time, with at least 194 superyachts berthing off its yacht shores as of June 25. Italy followed Greece with 171 yachts, while the number of superyachts berthing off the coast of Turkey was 49 as of June. The concept of’ superyacht ‘ is used to describe yachts above a certain size.
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FAMOUS BILLIONAIRES APPEARED
Former basketball player Magic Johnson and Australian billionaire James Packer were among the wealthy on board yachts in Greece last week.
Greece, which has vaccinated 37% of its population since November 2020, reopened to foreign tourists on May 14 without requiring quarantine, provided they are vaccinated or tested for the negative corona virus.
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CRITICISM OF CHINESE AND RUSSIAN VACCINES FROM MERKEL AND MACRON
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron recently took aim at Greece over its tourist policy. The duo criticized Greece, which freely accepts visitors vaccinated with Chinese and Russian vaccines, which they claim are less effective. Blue cruise and gullet tours in Turkey tourism are 60% and 40% in Greece on the stunning ancient Aegean islands.
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DEPENDENT ON TOURISM
Tourism accounts for about one in 5 of Greece’s economy. According to the World Bank, the country receives an average of 30.3 million visitors annually, making it the 18th most visited country in 2015-2019. it became a country.
Also a tourism super power in the region next, Turkey hosts 52 million visitors a year, where 25 million just go to see Antalya, the 6th most visited city in the world with sun, sea and sand, and golf.
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