"The air tickets for internal flights are too expensive. The price of a ticket from Athens to any European capital is often lower than the fare on the route Athens - Santorini or Athens - Thessaloniki. I myself was very unpleasantly surprised that I had to pay 268 euros for a ticket to Santorini during Easter. Ship tickets are also very expensive, but the shipping companies should not be blamed, because about 35% of the revenues from the tickets go to the government funds. From there it is allocated to third parties, VAT, etc. Our agency issues tickets since 1982. I do not remember ever since boats to carry tourists on land on any of the islands, except for the large cruise ships in Santorini. This service is not offered since the mid 1970s at least, maybe a little earlier. However, we continue to pay sums to the fund that supports the boatmen because ships are now landing at the ports and they do not have work. The tickets’ VAT of 23% is also very high and it is unfair only the passengers to pay it. It costs 95 -100 euros a ship to carry your car from Piraeus to Santorini and from Patras to Brindezi the fee is around 50-70 euros for a distance that is three times greater.
There is 60% drop in the number of yacht fans. According to Nikos, this is due to the very high prices and the lack of small ports. In his opinion local communities should not rely only on the state, but should take part in establishing the necessary infrastructure that "will ultimately benefit all."
The results of the research held in the last quarter show that 47% of Greek hotel keepers expect an increase of tourist flows by above 2%. A significant increase is expected in luxury hotel complexes, where bookings of visitors from Western Europe have risen by 2-4% and from Eastern Europe -by 3-10%.
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