Is Greece experiencing overtourism? The local residents speak their minds
Eteron Institute’s new survey, conducted by aboutpeople, records the views of the Greeks on the impact of tourism and the phenomenon of overtourism. The survey was conducted online between 22 and 24 July 2024, on a sample of 1,002 men and women aged 17+ that lived across the whole country.
One of the survey’s key findings is that the majority of the people express concern about Greece suffering the consequences of overtourism in the future (45.6%), while 30.5% believe that immediate action is needed.
Concerns around Overtourism:
- 30,5% believe that Greece is a country that suffers from overtourism and limits should definitely be implemented in the immediate future
- 45,6% stated that Greece does not suffer from overtourism at the moment, but we need to be careful because the country might run that risk in the near future.
- 19,6% is not concerned around this particular phenomenon and instead think that “the more tourists come to Greece the better”
Positive impact of tourism:
Participants living in touristic areas assessed the impact of tourism on their area, with 67.2% of them considering this impact to be positive or rather positive, while 30.8% described it as negative or rather negative. At a national level, 74.4% evaluated the impact of tourism in Greece as positive or rather positive, while 24.4% had the opposite opinion.
The impact of Tourism:
The survey examines the impact that tourism has on fields such as jobs, the economy, cultural events, rental costs, expensiveness, way of life, the country’s physiognomy, environmental pollution and the safety of its residents.
- A positive impact is recorded on the economy (average 5.61), jobs (average 5.30) and cultural events (average 4.86).
- Negative impact is recorded on environmental pollution (average 2.97), expensiveness (average 2.89) and rental costs (average 2.34).
You can find the Press Release, the infographics and the survey in its entirety in pdf form, by clicking on the link below.
