Greece is being transformed into a normal, exemplary country, a country of stability that records a tourism record, and this is the new branding that we must maintain, said the Vice President of the European Commission for the Promotion of the European Lifestyle Margaritis Schoinas at the event organized in Zappeion by the Office of […]
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V. Kikilias: My concern is that the income from tourism ends up directly in the Greek family
Our goal is to extend the tourism model to all destinations. “We aspire to have tourists – something that translates into income for the average Greek family – by November and December”, pointed out the Minister of Tourism Vassilis Kikilias in the interview he gave to the show “MEGA Weekend”. The Minister of Tourism referred […]
Spain: Tourist arrivals increased eightfold in March
Spain welcomed 4 million tourists in March, more than eight times more than in the same period last year, after most of the pandemic-related restrictions were lifted, the country’s statistics office (INE) said today. Foreign tourists spent 5.07 billion euros while vacationing in the country in March, compared to just 544m euros a year earlier, […]
V. Kikilias: Social tourism program with more beneficiaries and less bureaucracy
“Greece will be the number one tourist destination for Romania this year,” Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias told SKAI. In an interview with the “Today” show from Bucharest, where he is in a series of meetings with tour operators, airlines, businessmen and representatives of the country’s political leadership, Mr. Kikilias stressed that Romanian visitors will not […]
Alan French (Thomas Cook): We are very optimistic about the prospects of Greek tourism
By Vicky Kourlimbini “We recognize our mistakes and we learn from them.” With these words, Alan French, CEO of Thomas Cook, began his speech at a press conference on the progress of bookings, referring to in the collapse of the travel agency in 2019. Three years later, and while the mark and brands have passed […]
V. Kikilias: New agreements for more tourists from Romania
The messages from the new agreements reached by the Minister of Tourism Vassilis Kikilias during the successive meetings he held in Bucharest with tour opetarors of Romania were optimistic and very promising. In a statement, Mr. Kikilias stressed that there is a large increase in the places and destinations chosen by Romanian travelers, while their […]
Thomas Cook: One third of bookings in Greece this season
“Greece is currently the destination with the highest sales and currently 30% of our bookings are for Greece, while bookings for some popular Greek islands, such as Rhodes, are already seven times more than last year.” stressed Alan French, CEO of Thomas Cook, during a press conference today. It is noted that the new Thomas […]
The impressions that Greece leaves on foreign tourists are positive
By Vicky Kourlimbini Greece continues to maintain its good image to foreign visitors, as shown by data from the Institute of the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises by TCI Research. The data refer to the month of March and have their significance due to the Russian-Ukrainian war (it is recalled that with the outbreak of […]
Greek tourism: ‘Podariko’ with high speeds in May
Greek tourism is making its way at high speeds in May, as the first data show. For the first 15 days, more than 1 million seats have been planned on inbound international flights, according to the Recovery Tracker of the Institute of the Association of Greek Tourist Enterprises. Compared to the current week (April 25 […]
V. Kikilias: We are expanding the itineraries in time and we are opening new destinations in Greece from the USA
“We are expanding the routes and opening new destinations in Greece from the USA”, stressed the Minister of Tourism Vassilis Kikilias in the Athenian and Macedonian News Agency after the successive teleconferences held on Monday, May 2 with senior executives of all three American companies. Athens this year, Delta Airlines, American Airlines, United Airlines. As […]
