“We are fighters and we are trying to bring the last visitor to the country,” Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias told OPEN, adding that he would go to France in mid-March, to Israel in late March, to Serbia immediately afterwards and again to Romania, which is first in road tourism in Europe and has the number […]
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V. Kikilias: The strengthening of international brands in our country, a vote of confidence for the Greek tourist product
The Minister of Tourism Vassilis Kikilias held a working meeting with the Senior Vice President Franchise, Joep Peters and the Vice President of Development, Elie Milky of the Radisson Hotel Group. The meeting discussed the development plan of the group in our country and its future plans for Athens, Thessaloniki and island destinations. It is […]
V. Kikilias: We will accept Greek expatriates and Ukrainian refugees – 50,000 surplus places in tourism
“Humanity and solidarity have not been lost in Greece. We will not turn a blind eye to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. We will accept Greek expatriates and Ukrainian refugees, providing them with care, residence and work permits,” the tourism minister told SKAI radio. Vassilis Kikilias. Mr. Kikilias stressed that there are 50,000 surplus places […]
Meeting V. Kikilia-K. Karamanli on the Ukrainian crisis and the preparation of the tourist season
The Minister of Tourism Vassilis Kikilias and the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Costas Karamanlis made a first assessment of the effects of the Ukrainian crisis in their areas of responsibility, during a working meeting held at the Ministry of Tourism. In their statements after the meeting, Messrs. Kikilias and Karamanlis also referred to the […]
V. Kikilias: Cruise visitors add value to the local economy and society
Strong development of the Greek cruise for 2022 is shown by all the data available to the Ministry of Tourism and industry. It is indicative that, according to the data of the Ministry of Tourism, the projected increase of the cruise is 118% for the port of Piraeus and 189% for the port of Thessaloniki, […]
V. Kikilias: Tourism increases the income of the Greek family, compensating for the accuracy due to the energy crisis
“Tourism increases the income of the Greek family, compensating for the accuracy due to the energy crisis.” This was emphasized, among others, by the Minister of Tourism, Vassilis Kikilias, in an interview on the OPEN show “Now what is happening”. “We work for the middle Greek family, the middle class, the popular strata. This is […]
V. Kikilias: Significant increase in the tourist flows of Australians to Greece in 2022
“Australia will lift travel restrictions on vaccinated citizens from February 21, which is expected to significantly increase Australian tourist flows to Greece in 2022,” said Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias after his meeting with the Australian Ambassador today. Athens Arthur Spyrou, held at the Ministry of Tourism. Mr. Kikilias welcomed the lifting of restrictions by Australia, […]
Greece starts tourist season earlier to meet ‘high demand’, V. Kikilias tells Reuters
The Greek Minister of Tourism stated today that the tourist season will officially start in March, earlier than other years, and that there are “positive signs” for a good summer this year. “There is great demand and great momentum for Greek tourism in 2022,” said Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias. “Big travel agents, big airlines, want […]
V. Kikilias: Change of the protocols for holding conferences
LAST UPDATE: 11:43 The Minister of Tourism, Vassilis Kikilias, announced a change in the protocols for holding conferences, in his intervention on Antenna and on the show Good Morning Greece. “As a Government, we support all aspects of the tourism product. At yesterday ‘s meeting, the Commission changed the protocols for conferences for the better […]
V. Kikilias: Reservations increased by 30% in January on an annual basis
An increase of 30% bookings is recorded in January compared to 2019, as stressed by the Minister of Tourism Vassilis Kikilias in a radio interview with Sky. “Compared to 2019, therefore, the increase in available airline seats for 2022 of major travel agencies from the United Kingdom is 37% in Crete, 24% in Rhodes and […]
