The Minister of Tourism, Vassilis Kikilias, referred to the opening that took place in large markets, such as the USA, as a result of the increase in the exchange rate that comes to our country mainly from high spenders travelers, in an interview given to Real FM.
According to the latest data from “El. Venizelos” and the other airports, the turnover from duty free increased in May by 391% compared to the corresponding month of 2021 and by 10.2% compared to May 2019, one year “cloudless” for Greek tourism.
“This shows that our goal and the efforts we made for better quality tourism, which leaves more foreign exchange-income to the shopkeeper, the businessman, the merchant and the family businesses, pay off,” said Mr. Kikilias.
He also stressed that this year is characterized by multilevel crises (pandemic, inflationary pressures, energy crisis and Greek-Turkish relations) and for this reason in the Ministry of Tourism all moves are made step by step to protect as much as possible tourism that is a extremely volatile product.
Regarding the “Tourism for All” program, which with the approval of the Prime Minister increased to 30 million euros from 20 million last year, starts in early July and concerns 250,000 vulnerable families, the Minister said that this digital intangible card will can be used on ferry tickets, hotels and restaurants. At the same time, OAED has another 35 million euros for social tourism while there is an additional provision for a special pass for Evia and Samos that were affected by the fires.
“Despite the difficulties, I believe that as far as our Greek fellow citizens are concerned, there are opportunities for all wallets. Greece has beautiful continental and island regions where an average family can afford to spend their holidays,” said Vassilis Kikilias.
Source: Capital
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