Overwhelmed Greece is trying to make tourism more expensive — here’s how it’ll affect you

Visiting Santorini or Mykonos𝄹 in Greece could start costing you a little extra as government officials devise a strategy🐈 to curb overtourism on the islands.

Greek officials are planning to impose a tax for cruise sh💦ip visitors during the peak 🥀summer season, according to Reuters.

The tax would be 20 euros ($22) for visitors cruising to Santorini൲ or Mykonos.

From January to June, more than 11 million travelers visited 🥂Greece, bringing in about $7 million in travel receipts, according to the Bank of Greece.

“Greece does not have a structural overtourism problem… Some of its destinations have a significant issue during certain weeks or months of the year, which we need to deal with,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said during a press conference, according to Reuters.

Last year, 209,300🀅 Americans visited🦄 Greece, according to the Bank of Greece.

“Cruise shipping has burdened Santorini and Mykonos and this is why we are proceeding with interventions,” Mitsotakis added.

The government could also limit the number of cruise ships t𒐪hat arrive at 🦋certain destinations, Reuters reported.

Greece i🙈s not t▨he only European country that grapples with overtourism.

The European Parliament stated that “the effects of overtourism are potentially severe and both natural and cultural heritage sites are at risk of losing their appeal as desirable tourism destinations due to it,” according to its report titled “Overtourism: impact and possible policy responses.”

Venice initiated a pilot program to charge day-trippers an entry 𝓀fee to reduce the influx on peak days and officials in Rome are drafting a plan to implement allocated time slots at the iconic Trevi Fountain to limit waves of guests while collecting a fee, Fox News Digital reported.

Fox News Digital reached out to the Greece Ministry of Tourism f🦄or comment.

Reuters contributed to this report.