June 30 is the national deadline for meeting its next debt repayment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and it’s not just the locals who are worried. Thousands of holidaymakers are waiting to see how the situation will unfold before deciding on whether to book the flight. Experts say that the vast majority of tourists will be unaffected just as they had been since the crisis. Despite the relative safety of a trip to Greece for foreigners there are some things that they can do to ensure that its smooth saving despite the rough 10 days ahead for the country’s finances:

* use credit cards for some shopping and restaurant

* have a debit card handy for emergency cash withdrawals

* if there’s a default, locals will rush to withdraw cash and supplies from ATMs could be exhausted

* have cash handy, Greece will continue to use the euro for a certain period even if it turns to a single currency

* Greece will still be an EU member, regardless of its currency, with normal rules on free movement applying

* the euro may become volatile, either losing value compared with sterling if uncertainty continues, or gaining if investors regard the eurozone actually to be stronger without Greece

* it is better to wait before booking a vacation for 2016 as prices would be devalued by about 40% (according to economists’ speculations)