YOU’D FIGURE THAT SINCE THE 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES WHERE HELD IN THE GREEK CAPITAL OF ATHENS, IOS SHOULD HAVE MADE PLENTY OF CASH..RIGHT? WRONG. A MAJORITY OF OLYMPIC SPECTATORS WERE EITHER FAMILY OF THE ATHLETES OR JOURNALIST REPORTING ON THE GAMES. UNLIKE THE USUAL TOURIST WHO VISITS GREECE, THEY SKIPPED THE BEAUTIFUL GREEK ISLES AND WENT BACK HOME.
TO TOP IT OFF, ALL OF THE USUAL VISITORS WHO CAME TO IOS YEAR AFTER YEAR WERE AFRAID OF THE OVERWHELMING CROWDS, THE HIGH PRICES, AND THE THREAT OF TERRORISM THAT YOU MIGHT EXPECT FROM THE FIRST GAMES SINCE THE SEPTEMBER 11TH BOMBINGS. WELL, ON ALL OF THE ISLANDS, THERE WERE NO CROWDS, NO HIGH PRICES, AND NO TERRORIST ACTS EVER MATERIALIZED.
MANY CLUB OWNERS WERE DEVASTATED BY THE RIDICULOUSLY LOW NUMBER OF TOURISTS. SOME THREW IN THE TOWEL AND WENT BROKE. THEY WERE HOPING THE 2004 SEASON WOULD HAVE BEEN THE BIGGEST SEASON EVER. SOME NIGHTCLUBS GOT SO DESPERATE FOR CUSTOMERS THAT THEY PRACTICALLY GAVE DRINKS OUT FOR FREE.
THE 2005 SEASON WAS MUCH BETTER AS PEOPLE WHO WATCHED THE GAMES ON TV DURING THE 2004 SUMMER NOW WANTED TO CHECK OUT THIS ANCIENT LAND AND IT’S HAPPENING ISLANDS.
BUT THE 2006 SEASON TOOK A SLIGHT DIP THAT WAS NOT AS BAD AS THE 2004 SEASON BUT NOT AS GOOD AS 2005. MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE IT IS BECAUSE SO MANY OF THE USUAL VISITORS WHO COME EVERY YEAR WENT TO GERMANY INSTEAD TO WATCH THE WORLD CUP.
WELL, THE GOOD NEWS IS THIS SEASON..THERE IS NO OLYMPICS IN EUROPE, NO WORLD CUP (THOUGH THERE IS THE EURO CUP) AND THE HOTELS ON IOS ISLAND ARE REPORTING UNUSUALLY EARLY RESERVATIONS. IT SEEMS LIKE THE PUBLICITY FROM THE OLYMPICS IS REALLY GOING TO PAY OFF.
DO NOT BE AFRAID OF SEEING HOTELS WITH NO OCCUPANCY SIGNS OR HIGHER PRICES FOR ROOMS, FOOD, DRINK, ETC. IOS IS STILL ONE OF THE LEAST COSTLIEST ISLANDS AND HAS ALSO BUILT MANY NEW HOTELS.
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