Early on a quiet August morning, Rabbit Island, an uninhabited rocky outcrop off the coast of Lesbos, is everything a Greek island paradise should be. The vessel slides past this jarring reminder that not all is well in this part of paradise. Tourists have shied away from the island, the epicenter of the biggest refugee crisis since World War II. But in the last year, despite a campaign to boost visitors to the islands most affected by the refugee crisis, tourism has slumped. In Myrsini, on the west coast of Greece, tourism and the refugee crisis have intersected in a way that could be a model.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 06, 2016 09:56 UTC