Iliana Magra

The past years have seen an exponential increase in the number of Americans who choose Greece for their vacation, and this trend is expected to continue in 2025. While Americans are arriving in Greece in droves, what do they really think about the country?

"[With its] unique island geography, Greece serves as an ideal model for implementing eco-village initiatives," James Ehrlich, director of compassionate sustainability at Stanford University, said during a discussion on sustainable tourism at Kathimerini's "Reimagine Tourism in Greece" conference on Wednesday. 

Iliana Magra, a journalist with Kathimerini, joins Thanos Davelis to look into the Greek government's latest decision to target short term rentals in Athens in an effort to tackle the ongoing housing crisis, and provide a look into how Greeks living in downtown Athens are reacting to this news. 

With the quintessential Greek summer increasingly out of reach for many in Greece as they are priced out of certain locations, many young people end up taking on seasonal work only to be able to see a beach - something unthinkable for previous generations. Iliana Magra, a journalist with Kathimerini, joins Thanos Davelis to look into this side effect of over-tourism. 

This past week protests and politics took center stage in Greece, as farmers - like many of their European counterparts - descended on Athens with their tractors to demand that the government do more to improve their working and living conditions.

Iliana Magra, a journalist with Kathimerini, joins Thanos Davelis with the latest reporting from Greece on the unprecedented Storm Daniel that has battered the country this week, leading to the death of multiple people, triggering landslides, road and bridge collapses, and is being described as a "biblical catastrophe".

Kathimerini launched the "Reimagine Tourism in Greece" initiative last week, an attempt to explore the future of tourism in Greece and the need for sustainability in the industry. 

Iliana Magra, a journalist with Kathimerini who covered the accident, joins Thanos Davelis from Athens with the latest on what we know about the deadly rail crash in Greece this week, the current situation at the site of the accident, the reaction among Greeks, and the steps the government is taking in response to this tragedy.