With the various cheaptravel deals available to visit Greece, including cheap airplane tickets, discount hotel rooms, and cheap vacation packages, manywould be travelers to Greece are wondering if now is a good time to visit thiscountry.
Crisis can often mean opportunity. The opportunity comes from a historically loweuro to dollar exchange rate and the fact that many Greek resorts and hotelshave far fewer guests this year than usual. The euro is currently worth about $1.10 which means that visitors canlock in their expenses by paying in advance and reducing the amount of cashthey will need to carry.
Currently hundreds of thousands of travelers are enjoyingawesome Greek vacations visiting the Greek islands, the Acropolis in Athens, andenjoying great meals and a warm welcome from the locals. Tourism is a critical component of the Greekeconomy, giving Greeks a special interest in ensuring that tourists have a goodtime.
Greek tour operators report that their services areuninterrupted and that tourism staples like food and ferry service to theislands remains a priority. Novacationer needs to worry about going hungry or being stranded.
That said, some people are concerned that Greek banks wererecently closed, ATM lines were long, and acceptance of credit cards wasuneven. Public demonstrations, usuallylimited to Athens, always hold the potential to turn violent and are alsosomething to watch.
The U.S. State Department advises Americans to steer clear ofdemonstrations. Thus far, demonstrationshave remained overwhelmingly peaceful.
Foreigners would be smart to bring lots of cash. The potential return of long lines at ATMsand the possibility that small hotels and restaurants may stop accepting creditcards, or even worse that banks may stop processing them, means visitors shouldbring enough cash to cover all of their expenses. To minimize any risk brought by carrying toomuch cash, as much of your trip as possible should be paid for in advance.
If you reserve a trip through a tour operator, find out whatkind of insurance they offer in the event of cancellations. If you are making your own reservation findout what, if any insurance your bank card offers, and look into whetherpurchasing travel insurance from a third party makes sense.
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