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Dutch Government Sending “Tourism Test Rats” to Rhodes

2021-03-24 by Phil Butler

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Just when you thought European tourism could not get any weirder, Netherlands makes test rats out of tourists.

Tags: ANVR, Dutch tourists, Frank van Oostdam, Mark Rutte, Mitsis Grand Beach, Netherlands, Netherlands tourists, Rhodes, Rhodes Resort, Sunweb, Theoharis, Transavi, VVD

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