Is it safe for American tourists

[gopiscrap]

to travel to Greece?

[elleng]

1. I don't KNOW, but

would be cautious vis a vis the $ issues, what might be available to tourists in a crunch. One could contact destination spots, hotels etc, to inquire about their particular situations.

My daughter went for her honeymoon 3 years ago and tangentially encountered an 'incident' in Athens on the way to her hotel; escaped harm and had a FINE vacay.

[Hoppy]

2. The biggest problem will be currency and bank cards.

Money in ATMs comes from a printing press In Central Europe. From there, it gets delivered to banks for their ATMs. The printers damn sure ain't gonna send any more Euros to Greece until the problem is resolved.

Then there is the question of if the banks will even open tomorrow.

Your credit card will be useless at restaurants, hotels and stores. Merchants won't accept them because they can't redeem the receipt at the Greek banks.

Stay home or go somewhere else.

[CTyankee]

3. Yep, the LAST thing you need is not having access to an ATM machine and to your credit cards...

mine were stolen once years ago and it was a real PITA...

[cbayer]

4. I would go in a heartbeat and not give it a second thought...

but I don't think I am typical by any means.

[Worldly Traveler]

5. No Worries

I always check the State Department's website before I travel. Never has it put me off traveling to any country, but I know ahead of time what to expect and I plan accordingly. Have a nice trip!