{"id":4900,"date":"2025-03-15T12:24:49","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T12:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/15\/kos-residents-call-for-halt-to-hotel-construction\/"},"modified":"2025-03-15T12:24:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T12:24:49","slug":"kos-residents-call-for-halt-to-hotel-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/15\/kos-residents-call-for-halt-to-hotel-construction\/","title":{"rendered":"Kos residents call for halt to hotel construction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1264015\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/hotel_tourism_pool-320x200.jpg?v=1742033660\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/hotel_tourism_pool.jpg?v=1742033660\" alt=\"Kos residents call for halt to hotel construction\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/hotel_tourism_pool.jpg?v=1742033660\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n<p>[Shutterstock]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>A citizens\u2019 movement on Kos is calling for a suspension of new hotel construction, warning that the island has exceeded its capacity. The initiative, \u201cSustainable Kos,\u201d has gathered 1,600 signatures and secured support from the municipal council.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter to government officials, residents highlight the strain from rapid tourism growth, citing a 43% rise in hotel beds since 2009 and a 352% surge in five-star accommodations. With over 1.5 million annual visitors, they argue, unchecked development threatens the island\u2019s environment and resources.<\/p>\n<p>A 2009 study warned that exceeding a 40% increase in beds would lead to major issues. That threshold has now been surpassed, making Kos\u2019 tourism model unsustainable, according to activist Christos Bardas.<\/p>\n<p>The municipality plans to update the study, but campaigners want a moratorium until a new zoning plan is in place. They urge the Environment Ministry to act before overdevelopment causes irreversible damage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/news\/environment\/1264015\/kos-residents-call-for-halt-to-hotel-construction\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Shutterstock] A citizens\u2019 movement on Kos is calling for a suspension of new hotel construction, warning that the island has exceeded its capacity. The initiative, \u201cSustainable Kos,\u201d has gathered 1,600 signatures and secured support from the municipal council. 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