(27 Oct 2022)
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Athens – 10 October 2022
1. Tourists taking photo before kissing
HEADLINE: Tourism boom helps Greece face rising costs
2. Low angle shot of tourists with Parthenon in background
ANNOTATION: Greece is on course to beat its annual tourism revenue record.
3. Various of visitors walking up the monumental gateway of the Acropolis
ANNOTATION: Helped by a strong U.S. dollar and Europeans' pent-up demand for a holiday, it's a stronger comeback from the pandemic slump than many expected.
4. Wide of tourists on Acropolis
5. Tourists taking photo near Greek flag
6. Wide of tourists with Parthenon in background
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At sea near Cape Sounion – 11 October 2022
7. Wide of Temple of Poseidon on Cape Sounion with part of mastsail seen at left
ANNOTATION: Luxury vacations, especially island hopping with chartered yachts, fared best in Greece in 2022.
8. Low angle shot of sea as yacht sails
9. Wide of deck as yacht sails
10. Wide of Stelios Zompanakis, yacht owner-operator, steering yacht
11. Close-up of hands on wheel
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Stelios Zompanakis, yacht owner-operator:
++SOUNDBITE IS OVERLAID BY THE THREE PREVIOUS SHOTS; STARTS ON SHOT 8++
"People after COVID(-19), after two years of frustration and probably, you know, putting some money aside, they decided they should have vacation. And I think the income of the budgets that they were willing to spend rose, so that also brought, let's say, more quality guests to Greece and people asking for something more than just an all-inclusive experience. And this helped Greece a lot."
++SOUNDBITE ENDS AFTER NEXT THREE SHOTS++
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Athens – 11 October 2022
13. Close-up of Greek flag at tourist shop in historic Plaka district
14. Wide of people walking past shop
15. Various of souvenirs
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Athens – 17 October 2022
16. Various of people walking in Plaka
ANNOTATION: In October, tourists still packed the narrow streets of Athens' historic Plaka district.
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Athens – 11 October 2022
17. Wide of Vahan Apikian putting decorative cushions on display in front of his store
18. Close-up of Apikian fixing decorative cushions before walking toward shop
ANNOTATION: Vahan Apikian was happy that demand has remained high well into the autumn after a successful summer, but he worries about the winter months.
19. Wide of Apikian entering shop
20. Close-up of Apikian picking up decorative cushions
21. SOUNDBITE (Greek) Vahan Apikian, carpet shop owner:
++SOUNDBITE IS OVERLAID BY THE TWO PREVIOUS SHOTS; STARTS ON SHOT 19++
"Surely it will be difficult. Costs are rising. This cost will have to be incorporated into the product or the final sale price, so there will be a chain reaction of high prices. Raising electricity costs, will cause the price of a rug, or of a hotel room, or a ferry ticket to become more expensive."
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Athens – 13 October 2022
22. Close-up of people on sightseeing bus
23. Wide of bus
24. People on bus with man seen waving
ANNOTATION: Greece is using funds to help struggling businesses and households facing financial pressures from the cost-of-living crisis and rocketing energy prices.
STORYLINE:
Tourism around the Mediterranean is booming.
Helped by a strong U.S. dollar and Europeans' pent-up demand to go on vacation, it's a stronger comeback from the pandemic slump than many expected.
Greece is on course to beat its annual record revenue haul from tourism.
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