A poolside hotel next to the turquoise Greek sea, atmospheric music in the background with amazing drone shots as carefree tenants are strolling along the seashores of their hotel. It might as well be a promotional video for Greek tourism by the Greek National Tourism Organisation to boost tourism in the country.

Audits of taxpayers with high incomes and assets have slowed in Greece over 2018, as have fines for violations discovered during such probes, according to the independent authority for public revenues.

The end of the summer tourism season in increasingly tourism-dependent Greece will be marked by the commencement of property auctions involving up to 100 insolvent hotels and resorts around the country, with most of the properties having been foreclosed on by the four systemic banks in the country.