Tourist numbers on Santorini drop as earthquake fears keep visitors away
Earthquake activity earlier this year on the island has prevented many international visitors from choosing it for their summer holidays.
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Earthquake activity earlier this year on the island has prevented many international visitors from choosing it for their summer holidays.
READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/09/tourist-numbers-on-santorini-drop-as-earthquake-fears-keep-visitors-away
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00:00For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, Santorini, one of the most popular Greek islands, is experiencing a decline in tourist traffic.
00:12Earthquake activity on the island earlier this year deterred many international visitors from choosing it for their summer holidays.
00:20In recent weeks, arrivals have been increasing, but the island is far from the highs of previous years.
00:26I've been to Santorini years ago and always wanted to come back. And here we are, we finally made it back.
00:33Did you hear about the earthquakes earlier this year?
00:36We did. They happened, they were over, and we're still coming. It's a beautiful place to come.
00:42Earthquakes can't stop you from coming to this beautiful city.
00:46Santorini is on our bucket list, somewhere everyone has to go, and it's fabulous. Really good, loving it.
00:52Have you heard anything about earthquakes?
00:54Yes, our tour guide told us that there'd been earthquakes in the island, and you had lots in February, but it's all good now. Perfectly safe.
01:02Santorini's been really, really fun. We've only been here a day, but we woke up really, really early and just had a look at all the shops, the cafes, the restaurants.
01:09The view is just amazing from where we're staying. Was it Cliffside Suites? Really nice.
01:16And everyone's just really, really friendly. It's definitely a culture shock from the UK.
01:19The island's hotels are offering discounts on room rates to attract last-minute tourists.
01:25At the same time, the cost of living crisis affecting Europe and the United States is also leaving its imprint on Santorini.
01:31Now it's one boat, one of them, one of them, one koa cola, with two toa cola, and two toa cola, and they're both going to eat together.
01:41Thank you very much.