The playground of the 1960s jetset is back in fashion as the country's tourist hotspots give the economy a boost
We're only halfway through August, but Lindsay Lohan, German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, Cristiano Ronaldo
and many more have already voted with their feet. Mykonos, the island
made famous in the 1960s by Jackie Onassis and Grace Kelly, has emerged
as the undisputed summer queen of hip holiday destinations, giving Greece a boost of optimism after years of turmoil on the frontline of Europe's financial crisis.
They have come like an invading army: Hollywood stars such as Lohan, DJs, singers, footballers and basketball stars, a rollcall of famous names snapped sipping champagne, dancing and partying on Mykonos's famous beaches.
The rediscovery of the "island of the winds" has not only helped to put Greece – whipped for the past six years by a 1930s-style depression – back on the map again. In luring even greater numbers of the international jet set to its shores, Mykonos has also supplanted Ibiza as the de rigueur hangout for celebrities and clubbers alike.
This month Afrojack, one of the world's highest-earning DJs, pronounced that young holidaymakers were "better off" heading to the Cycladic isle because its Spanish competitor had simply become too expensive. "The whole magic you used to have on Ibiza is not possible any more because a ticket is €75 [£60]. I go to Mykonos, play exactly the same thing, and you buy a €10 ticket," the 24-year-old told the BBC. " [In Ibiza] they are too focused on the VIP."...
Source: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/16/mykonos-star-power-revives-greece-islands-tourism-lindsay-lohan-cristiano-ronaldo?guni=Keyword:news-grid%20aux-1%20Pixies:Pixies:Position2
They have come like an invading army: Hollywood stars such as Lohan, DJs, singers, footballers and basketball stars, a rollcall of famous names snapped sipping champagne, dancing and partying on Mykonos's famous beaches.
The rediscovery of the "island of the winds" has not only helped to put Greece – whipped for the past six years by a 1930s-style depression – back on the map again. In luring even greater numbers of the international jet set to its shores, Mykonos has also supplanted Ibiza as the de rigueur hangout for celebrities and clubbers alike.
This month Afrojack, one of the world's highest-earning DJs, pronounced that young holidaymakers were "better off" heading to the Cycladic isle because its Spanish competitor had simply become too expensive. "The whole magic you used to have on Ibiza is not possible any more because a ticket is €75 [£60]. I go to Mykonos, play exactly the same thing, and you buy a €10 ticket," the 24-year-old told the BBC. " [In Ibiza] they are too focused on the VIP."...
Source: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/16/mykonos-star-power-revives-greece-islands-tourism-lindsay-lohan-cristiano-ronaldo?guni=Keyword:news-grid%20aux-1%20Pixies:Pixies:Position2
