Favorite directions of Poles face problems. “Everything expensive”
Thousands of tourists will soon go to Italy. The sun, ice cream and the Mediterranean are waiting for them. It is no secret that in recent years prices on the beaches have increased.
But How many Italians demand for deckchairs, umbrellas and other accessories, it surprises not only Western visitors. High costs on the beaches are currently the subject of discussion in the country itself.
The Italian Codacons Consumer Protection Organization has raised an alarm in its announcement. Prices on the beaches will rise again this summer – up to 5 percent While some operators maintain their rates, many raised the prices of additional services. Ice cream, non -alcoholic drink or a water bike rental? Everything is getting expensive quickly.
The organization warns against some regions, giving as an example prices on “luxury beaches of Italy”: according to her, a day on the beach in Versilia in Tuscany costs as much as anywhere else in the country. Specifically: for the so -called Imperial tent with four beds, deckchairs and tanning chairs you have to pay 1.5 thousand euro (PLN 6,000) – per day.
Price for Italian holidays
Not only in Tuscany, prices on the beach are excessive: according to the Consumer Protection Organization in Sardinia, a sunbed costs up to 550 euros (PLN 2.3 thousand) per day. On the island at Venice, you have to pay up to 515 euros (PLN 2.1 thousand) for a sunbed. And in southern Italy, near Lecce, for sunbeds in the “exclusive zone” Pescoluse beaches you have to pay up to 470 euros (1.9 thousand PLN).
Of course It is not so expensive everywhere. The average price for an umbrella with two sunbeds on an Italian beach is 35 euros (PLN 148) per day on weekdays. On weekends it is automatically more expensive, sometimes up to 50 percent.
According to the current analysis of the Telebors Region Information Agency Campaign It is the most expensive, with an average price of 86 euros (364 PLN) per day – mainly due to places such as the Amalfi coast, where prices reaching 123 euros (521 PLN) are not uncommon. Sardinia (44 euros, or approx. 186 PLN), Sicily (42 euros, or about 177 PLN) and Liguria (41 euros, or about 173 PLN) occupy the next places. People looking for cheaper options should choose a lacia (17 euros, or approx. 72 PLN), Eugane Venice (14 euros, or approx. 59 PLN) or abruuzia (13 euros, or approx. 55 PLN) – regions in which, according to the analysis, the price remain at a level close to last year.
Hotel crisis in Turkey
Türkiye is another popular direction. In 2025, the country is expecting 65 million tourists – approx. 3 million more than in the previous year. This can generate income of approx. $ 64 billion. (PLN 231 billion).
However, people who want to book a vacation in Istanbul, Antalya or on the Aegean Sea this year will find that The choice of hotels is much smaller than in previous years. Reason: At the beginning of June, the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism ordered Closing 4,000 hotel facilities – which is about 17 percent all hotels, according to the Turkish Information Station Tele1.
The reason for this action was a tragic fire at the Grand Kartal Hotel at Kartalkaay's resort in January, where 78 people were killed. Another investigation revealed serious security in the field of security. As a result, the ministry significantly exacerbated fire regulations. Hotels that do not meet new standards must stop operating until the deficiencies are removed. According to Tele1, instead of carrying out expensive renovations, small family enterprises were closed primarily.
Effects for the wallet
What does this mean for tourists going to Turkey? The Swiss tour organizer Dertour Suisse is aware of the situation. The spokesman, however, calms down travelers, because offices usually work with reputable hotel chains whose licenses are constantly checked.
However, long -term effects are possible, especially financial: closing almost 20 percent. all Turkish hotels leads to supply restrictions. Therefore, industry experts in Turkey expect price increases.
Beach in Antalya, Türkiye
Serdar Karciloglu, president of the Association of Professional Hotel Managers in Bodrum, presented Tele1 with a grim forecast. “With 4,000 objects, only 200 will receive a license and open again,” he said. The others will remain closed or continue to operate illegally. This means that a smaller number of available accommodation will meet with unchanged or even growing demand.
Disaster in Greece
Greece faces the problems of a different nature. On Thursday, June 26, near Athens, A huge fire broke out in Palaia Fokaia – writes Libertatea. 170 firefighters, supported by 64 fire trucks, fights fire, and the action is also supported by 12 aircraft and 12 helicopters – says the newspaper “Kathimerini”.
Fire brigade spokesman Vasilios Vathrakogiannis said during a press conference on television that the police safely evacuated 40 people – says Reuters.
“Firefighters are fighting a huge fight against fire, mainly near the houses,” said Vathrakogiannis. The risk of fires remains high also on Friday. Greece has spent hundreds of millions of euros on compensation for households and farmers for damages caused by extreme weather conditions and for the purchase of modern fire -fighting equipment. The number of firefighters was increased to 18 thousand. In anticipation of a difficult fire season.
On Sunday, the fire also appeared on the island of Chios and quickly began to spread in three different directions.
