摘要：The COVID-19 pandemic has not only had a significant impact on public health in Greece, ithas also severely affected one of the linchpins of the Greek economy—the tourism sector. It hasrevealed the multiple risks faced by an economy whose production structure largely depends onthe volatility of international conditions. In what follows, the pandemic’s impact on tourism isdocumented, while the significance of tourism revenues for the 2021 GDP recovery is stressed.In addition, it is argued that the distributional effect of the tourism sector plays a significant rolein overall income inequality, widening the profit–wage gap. Lastly, a number of policy recommendations of immediate importance are made, aiming to correct for at least some of the multipleproblematic aspects of Greece’s tourism sector.
