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Re: Tour operators and local guides make millions recommending jewelry shops in Santo

 

This is not exactly news...

Except, it is not just Jewelry shops and not just Santorini...

This is pretty much the way business works in all tourist ports...

Also beware of the cruise ships' "Recommended Shops"....

Yes, even the cruise lines get kickbacks from the vendors...Ever shop at "Diamonds International"???

If you travel to Istanbul, your guide will gladly bring you to a carpet shop...

In Venice, you can even get FREE tours to Murano to visit Glass Factories...Your hotel desk clerk will even set this up for you...because they get a kickback...

In Gdansk, it's amber...

Caveat Emptor...