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Germans' budding holiday romance with ... Greece

Published Fri, Mar 6, 2015 · 09:50 PM

Berlin

GERMAN holidaymakers are increasingly flocking to Greece, leaving the acrimonious wrangling between the two capitals over Athens' debt mountain, halting reforms or fears of a "Grexit" to the politicians.

"Little by little, people do realise that politics has nothing to do with the reality of tourism," George Trivizas, of the tour operator Kentavros, said at the Berlin tourism fair, running until Sunday.

The allure of Greece's picturesque beaches, azure skies and diverse islands drew around 2.5 million Ger…

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