The past week has seen the arrival of over 1,200 Syrian and Afghan refugees on Kos – much to the dismay of British holidaymakers who have made the island their regular summer holiday retreat.

Having made the trek from Turkey on overcrowded dinghies to escape the ongoing terror in Syria, UK newspaper The Daily Mail preferred to focus on the Brits’ concerns over the refugees’ presence ruining their holiday.

Journalist Hananah Roberts reported,”Anne Servante, a nurse from Manchester, had come to Kos expecting a relaxing break with her husband Tony, a retired plumber. Instead her summer break has turned into a nightmare as penniless migrants who are in Greece to claim asylum sit outside their restaurant and watch them eat.”

The nurse went on to describe the scene as “disgusting”, “dirty” and “messy”, while another couple holidaying on the island with their grandchildren said, “We have never been before but we don’t like it. We won’t be coming back if it’s like a refugee camp again next year.”

In the meantime, while tourists’ complain about their ‘ruined’ holidays, the refugees await the necessary travel documents to move on to mainland Greece and Europe in unsanitary conditions, staying in abandoned hotels and on the floor of a police station.

Aside from Kos, hundreds of asylum seekers have arrived on Crete, Lesbos, Chios and Farmakonisi in recent weeks.

As the main European entry point for people seeking asylum after Italy, the Daily Mail reported that in the past two months alone almost 6,000 migrants have arrived on Kos, with a total of 30,000 across the Greek islands.