Accuracy: From 8 euros to 20 the price of the ticket to Spinalonga – Tourism operators “see” a great financial loss (vid)

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• Out-of-control growth causes a storm of reactions
• The new ticket to the island is prohibited
• Tourism operators “see” great financial damage
• The lack of staff is a problem for the Archaeological Museum

In price of the Louvre Museum in Paris, the price of entry to the Spinalonga monument! As incredible as it sounds, this will be a reality from the new year as the ticket from 8 euros will reach 20 euros!

Development that triggers strong reactions in professionals in the field of tourism who speak of a big financial blow to the local economy.

And Victoria Hislop’s “island” may have… taken off the tourist traffic in the tourist resorts of the Municipality of Agios Nikolaos, but the Ministry of Culture is putting the… tombstone, as professionals argue as they see a great decrease in the number of visitors to the monument, more than 50%, something which will bring negative consequences to all involved tourism agencies.

Means term 2,000 tourists visit Spinalonga every day, a number that increases significantly up to 3,000 tourists in the peak months.

Owners of tourist boats, who are considering the possibility of modifying the programs of their tours to Spinalonga, are also talking about a collection measure from the Ministry of Culture.

In the meantime, necessary interventions have not yet been initiated by the authorities, as Mr. Papanikolaou pointed out against the background of the alarming images prevailing at the port dock.

At the same time, the number of tourists visiting the Palace of Knossos has increased, which is also due to the thousands of Cruise tourists.

And in the month of March, the increase is significant as tourists reached 18,402 when last year in the corresponding period they reached 12,395.

In the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, tourist complaints are recorded as they face closed doors at noon.

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