fo Vassilis Kikilias the solution is obvious. Are the Germans afraid of a cold winter with either damp rooms or exorbitant heating costs? Let them come to Greece! “The weather is better, life is cheaper,” the Minister of Tourism, who had traveled from Athens, summed it up when he landed in Berlin on a still moderately warm September day. Kikilias has appointments with heads of tour operators and airlines here. They are supposed to bring the winter refugees from the north to Athens, to Crete, Corfu, Rhodes, Mykonos or one of the numerous other Greek islands. The minister promises that 1,000 beds will be available beyond the end of the season. Very happy for long-term vacationers. And the mayor of the port city of Chania on Crete emphasizes that his island is particularly well suited to surviving the energy crisis. No one needs heating here.
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Sounds tempting? The retirement age, from which such dreams of winter in the south seem to be allowed, is still a long way off and annual vacation has already been taken, but thanks to the sharp increase in demand since 2021, there are now not only numerous offers for a trend called workation, but also employers who show understanding for small escapes. However, the combination of work and a little holiday feeling needs to be prepared much more carefully than a summer holiday at the beach.
