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Greece's prime minister acknowledged there's an overtourism problem in his country that needs to be addressed but he thinks it's only confined to Santorini and Mykonos.
Greece plans to tax cruise passengers that step foot on the islands Santorini and Mykonos and ban new short-term rentals in three of Athens' central districts, the prime minister announced on Saturday.
"A cruise fee is [going to be] imposed per passenger who disembarks in a port in Santorini and Mykonos," said Greece Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in a speech Saturday outlining his policies for 2025.
The prime minister said he was concerned about "the image on some of our islands some months of the year due to cruise ships."