Trade Associations - Gov Tour Operators Upbeat On Travel to Greece by GTP editing team 1 April 2005 written by GTP editing team 1 April 2005 0 comments Share 0FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 12 Greece has to pursue deep institutional and qualitative changes in its tourism industry so as to become one of the world’s most popular destinations, Tourism Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos said during a recent meeting with members of Europe’ biggest and most influential tour operators federation. “We have already taken the first steps, with a view to creating a hospitable and friendly environment for large investments,” he told a two-day meeting of the International Federation of Tour Operators held in Athens. He said the meeting had been “very substantial” and afforded him the opportunity to set out the new way of thinking and strategy for Greek tourism for the next 10 years. The federation’s President Martin Brackenbury said joint initiatives are being planned with the Tourism Development Ministry, with a view to making Greek tourism the most successful sector of the country’s economy. “The first steps for closer cooperation between the biggest tour operators and the ministry have already been made,” he said. On the whole, federation officials appeared upbeat about Greek tourism this year, expecting a rebound after the downturn of the last four years, and a further improvement in 2006 and 2007. They said they based their optimism on the wide publicity the country gained by staging the Olympics and its current energetic promotional campaign abroad. Follow GTP Headlines on Google News to keep up to date with all the latest on tourism and travel in Greece. Share 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail GTP editing team This is the team byline for GTP. The copyrights for these articles are owned by GTP. They may not be redistributed without the permission of the owner. previous post Former Olympic Sites Open to Commercial Development next post A note by the publisher You may also like Greek Tourism Ministry Monitors Santorini Situation as Seismic Activity Continues 5 February 2025 Global Air Passenger Demand Reaches Record High in 2024, IATA Reports 5 February 2025 Greek PM Reassures Public About Santorini’s Ongoing Seismic Activity 5 February 2025 Milos: Ministry Suspends 5-star Hotel Construction Near Sarakiniko Beach 5 February 2025 ELIME and HELMEPA Join Forces for Safer, More Sustainable Greek Ports 5 February 2025 Greek Ministries Team Up to Form National Cycling Strategy 5 February 2025 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ