“Greece can’t control the fear people in Germany, France or the U.K. may have over the virus or potential quarantines,” Greek Tourism Minister Haris Theoharis said Thursday in an interview with ANT1 television. “There’s no chance that this year will be an easy one for tourism, but that’s true for everyone.”
Paolo Corchia, who owns the Hotel President in the Italian resort of Forte dei Marmi in Tuscany, is cautiously optimistic about business for next month. Bookings are around 70%-80% of available rooms, better than in July when the hotel was fully booked only at the weekends.
“I thought we would do much worse,” the 70-year-old said in an interview. “Of course, we are just talking about reaching the break-even point here, not making profits.”
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