By Alexia Sotiris 

 

The opinions of Greeks regarding the impact of tourism and the phenomenon of hypertourism are recorded in a new survey by the Eteron Institute, conducted by about people.

 

According to the survey, 30.5% believe that Greece is suffering from hypertourism and immediate measures to limit it are needed. 45.6% believe that the country does not yet face a problem, but attention is needed in the future, while 19.6% are not worried about overtourism and believe that the more tourists visit the country, the better.

 

The survey examined the effects of tourism in areas such as jobs, the economy, cultural events, rents, prices, lifestyles, the image of the country, environmental pollution and the safety of residents.

 

Positive Impact of Tourism: 

 

Respondents living in tourist areas assessed the impact of tourism on their area, with 67.2% considering the impact to be positive or rather positive, while 30.8% characterized it as negative or rather negative. At the national level, 74.4% evaluated the impact of tourism in Greece positively or rather positively, while 24.4% have the opposite opinion. 

 

 

Positive effects are recorded in the economy (average 5.61), jobs (average 5.30) and cultural events (average 4.86).