Greece: Binge-Drinking by British Tourists Still Plagues Islands

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | June 17th, 2009 | Trackback

Unruly behavior by British tourists and others in island beach resorts has started off the summer season in just the way local authorities and residents had hoped to avoid. Binge drinking led to the rape of a British woman by fellow Britons in Mallia on Crete, and a Dutch woman was attacked by two Greeks while she sunbathed. On the island of Kos, another British woman was assaulted, allegedly by five Eastern European immigrants. Many of the Greek resorts have an “anything goes” reputation, especially Mallia, and young British tourists flock there every summer. Last year the tourists’ mass drunkenness drove Mallia residents into the streets to protest, demanding police crack down on bars and tour operators that promote excessive drinking. Police have increased their patrols but apparently to little avail.

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