Greece attracts millions of tourists annually and its historical sites are one of the main reasons for this. The Greek state has the intention of raising the ticket price for museums and archaeological sites, which is why we have asked, "Will this prevent the interest in them?" The issue being surveyed provoked an ambiguous reaction among our readers.
Two options collect a similar number of votes from the audience of the Bulgarian page of our website. The opinion that expensive tickets are an indirect way to pay the debts of Greece ranks first with 34% of the readers' votes. 32% of readers do not consider the increase a problem, but only on condition that the funds collected go to the maintenance of cultural monuments. 18% of voters in the poll share with regret that they could afford to visit museums and archaeological sites even at lower prices. 16% are of the opinion that these sites are of global importance and the higher prices are fully justified.
Quite different is the situation with the distribution of votes on the English page of GRReporter. The opinion of almost half of those readers who took part in the poll clearly stands out. 47% of them agree with the increase, if the money collected from tickets will go to maintaining these global sites. 23% do not intend to participate in the payment of Greek debt by paying for more expensive tickets. 21% justify the increase in view of the importance of the sites. Only 10% state that they were unable to visit museums and archaeological sites in Greece even at lower prices.
The highest support for the higher prices is on the Greek page of the website. 68% of voters support the increase, as long as it goes to the maintenance of cultural monuments. 21% say they did not have the opportunity to visit museums and archaeological sites at lower prices. 5% of the readers' votes goes to the last two options. Only 5% of those who have voted on the Greek language page of our website consider that the global importance of the sites justifies the increased fee for them. The remaining 5% are of the opinion that this increase is an indirect way for the payment of state debts to creditors.
In conclusion, we could summarize that the Bulgarian readers of our website have the most negative attitude towards the increase of ticket prices for museums and archaeological sites in Greece. The number of Bulgarian tourists in Greece is one of the highest but they also come from the poorest country in Europe. The largest group that sees the increase as a way to support the indebted Greek state is among them too. Our English-speaking audience does not have the financial worries of the considerably poorer Bulgarian tourists and considers the increase normal, insisting on spending the revenues on the maintenance of these globally important monuments. As expected, our Greek readers support the increase but the largest percentage of them stipulates that the revenue should return to the heritage of Greece in the form of maintenance and development.
Our latest poll is directed to our common Balkan history, asking, "Which is the most controversial and dramatic moment in Bulgaria and Greece’s common historical past in your opinion?" Remember to provide arguments for your vote in the comments sections below the poll.
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