Hello, quick question. What the fuck
"Santorini: The local department of the National Conservatory has shut down - It will be converted to an Airbnb"
If you ever ever travel to Greece, one plea: DON'T stay to an Airbnb. They are destroying the country. Trust me. If you want the good of the country and its people, go to a hotel, maybe ideally a small business boutique hotel but any hotel is more ethical than an Airbnb at this point.
More on this, Santorini's National Conservatory was used to teach 100 students in music and musical instruments. It aided students with motor skills and employed many music teachers. The owner decided to convert the building into an Airbnb for profit, since they weren't making as much when it was used for education. This threw out the education of 100 students, which may not sound like a lot, but on a small island like Santorini, that is detrimental. Hyper-tourism is a serious problem in Greece, and if you can avoid it by not using Airbnbs, please do.
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Sources (general news articles):
Santorini - National Conservatory will become an Airbnb
Santorini - Everything for tourists - National Conservatory closed; will become an Airbnb
Santorini - They evicted 100 students of the National Conservatory to make it an Airbnb
This is so important.
Not only in Greece Airbnb is a big problem, it's everywhere. I live in a very touristic country and it's incredibly sad seeing the news all the time about people losing their homes because other people buy them and turn them into tourists apartments.
The "tourists go home" movement in Spain is not because we hate the tourism, but because people who come here use these touristic apartments and make people's lives impossible (alcohol, flights, constant screaming, etc).
I encourage you to travel, but do so ethically like this post states. Remember the country you're visiting is not for your amusement. People live there and they have the right to do so, and they're not gonna stop their whole routine just because you wanna spend a week there.
