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With tourism booming year-round, Athens' local resources and residents are feeling the strain.
- 7/24/2024
- 254 Day

With
tourism booming year-round, Athens' local resources and residents are feeling
the strain.
From Euronews, all over Europe, countries are taking
measures against overtourism and Athens is not an exception. The last two years
have shown the city’s struggle with the influx of visitors.
“We need rules,” says Katerina Kikilia, Professor of
Tourism Management at the University of West Attica. “Athenians face daily the
social and environmental impact. The housing crisis is huge,” she tells
Euronews.
Kikilia explains that many areas of Athens and Attica
are now dominated by short-term rentals, with families and students being
pushed out.
