Greece expects an increase in the tourist flow from Saudi Arabia, as the Deputy Minister of Tourism Sofia Zacharaki from Riyadh stated to APE-MPE. “This year we will have new direct flights from Riyadh to Mykonos and Santorini, in addition to the existing Saudia and Aegean airlines to Athens,” he said. He also stressed that there are discussions about the further increase of direct air connections. “It is the basis for us to be able to talk about increasing tourism,” he said.
Ms. Zacharaki also considered that it is the right time to go even deeper in our bilateral relations: “In the difficult times we live in, it is very important to continue to do our job consistently and calmly. We are in Saudi Arabia with the Minister of Development & Investment Adonis Georgiadis and the Deputy Minister Giannis Tsakiris, the Deputy Foreign Minister Costas Frangogiannis, the responsible general secretaries as well as a large group of businessmen for the strengthening of investments. “The visit of the Greek Prime Minister to Saudi Arabia, but also the number of contacts between the ministries. Our goal is to enrich and strengthen our bilateral relationship.”
Evaluating the contacts she had in Riyadh, in the context of the participating government mission, Ms. Zacharaki said: “Today we will meet with the Saudi Minister of Tourism to discuss the implementation of the action plan already decided with the Minister of Tourism Vassilis Kikilias more concrete and tangible results of this cooperation “.
Referring to her participation in a panel at the Hellenic-Saudi Investment Forum, she stressed that they discussed the different forms of tourism, apart from the sun and the sea, all the opportunities that visitors from Saudi Arabia can have to spend quality holidays with high level experiences. At the same time, he highlighted the initiatives that Greece has planned for the coming years by upgrading its infrastructure, through the Recovery Fund. He made a special reference to the Greek campaigns, which now “run” all year round and the now well-known Greekend, the Greek weekend, based on the increase of direct flights, which will make a difference, as he pointed out.
Finally, he referred to the visit to Al Oula on the first day of the trip of the Greek government and business mission to Saudi Arabia, but also to the possibility of developing synergies between the two countries. “We visited Al Ula, this mega-project that is taking place in Saudi Arabia, and we focused on how there can be synergies in a part that goes beyond the part of investments that we are interested in, but also to discuss collaborations on issues. relating to tourism education and the exchange of know-how in specific forms of tourism “. He spoke of a positive attitude of cooperation from both sides. In this context, the Deputy Minister of Tourism expressed the will of Greece to increase direct flights between the two countries.
“As part of our presence here I met with entrepreneurs who want to invest in Greece in the field of hospitality. We also met with tour operators and influncers who are looking for opportunities in Greece to advertise our destinations. They already know and love some “Our goal is to show them all the places and experiences that our country can offer”, the Minister of Tourism concluded.
The panel for the future of tourism in the Greek-Saudi Investment Forum was attended by the Secretary General of the Ministry of Tourism Olympia Anastassopoulou and made a presentation on the prospects of the Recovery and Sustainability Fund and in particular on the reshaping of the institutional framework of tourism opportunities. open in the relevant field, for the undertaking of mutually beneficial initiatives between Saudi Arabia and Greece. In particular, he said that out of the 320m euros corresponding to the Ministry of Tourism from the Recovery Fund, 160m euros relate to the remodeling and digitization of tourist ports, thus opening up new avenues for co-operation.
Following the presentation, a meeting was held with the member of the Board of Directors of the Saudi giant company in the field of construction Al Bawani Elena De Flavis and Mrs. Anastassopoulou, where they specified the future framework of their cooperation with the prospect of investing as the above company. for the first time, in Greece.
SOURCE: AMPE
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