Overtourism hurts Santorini, says European Parliament report

The European Parliament's Transport Committee blasted Greek authorities on Thursday for allowing tourism on Santorini - one of the country's top holiday destinations - to reach saturation point, saying that the island's character and social fabric have been distorted by the uncontrolled daily flows of tens of thousands of tourists.

A report by the Transport Committee, which was completed in October and published yesterday, said that "the lack of tourism governance and strategic cooperation between local and national authorities might put the future of the destination at risk."

It added that the "implementation of effective policies aimed at managing and regulating increasing tourism flows is needed in order to ease the negative consequences of overtourism on the local community. That is necessary to preserve the image of the destination, prevent deterioration, and...

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