For even more beneficial Greek tourism

Most Greeks, of all ideological persuasions, agree that tourism is our national industry. Hence it is only natural that we should do everything we can to protect and improve it.

As the steadily increasing tourist volume of the last few years has not only brought obvious benefits but also caused distractions, legitimate questions are being raised about how local economies can or should deal with them.

Is tourism in Greece - the result of the country's natural beauty - a blessing or a curse? It's obviously a blessing. but we should do everything we can to protect it so it stays a blessing.

The issue has leapt to the forefront, demanding a public dialogue about where we are, how we got here and, most importantly, where we go from here, and how.

It is in that context that Kathimerini has taken the initiative to try to forge a roadmap for the future.