Tourists in Greece advised to bring enough cash to last trip

Tourists travelling to Greece this summer are being advised to take enough euro in cash to last their entire holiday and cover any emergencies amid fears the country is heading for a financial collapse.

Holidaymakers are warned that cash machines in the country are swiftly being emptied and trying to use debit or credit cards may prove futile as businesses desperately try to get hold of cash.

Greece is dangerously close to having to leave the eurozone after pleas for an extension of bailout plans over a €1.6bn debt repayment to the International Monetary Fund were rejected.