Business professionals in Greece which work with foreign yacht-leasing companies, as well as owners of ultraluxury yachts, claim that Greek bureaucratic madness is forcing them to avoid the Greek seas every year.
Greece comes in at an amazing 5th place in the Mediterranean regarding visitation preference among owners of luxurious mega-yachts.
The country lags behind Italy, France, Spain and even Monaco not because the owners of luxurious yachts do not desire to visit Greece, but because Greece’s bureaucracy is simply too time-consuming. It makes owners think twice or give up altogether before they visit the country.