Trade Associations - Gov Greece Hopes To Attract More Chinese Tourists by GTP editing team 3 June 2013 written by GTP editing team 3 June 2013 0 comments Share 0FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 7 “In about 10 years time, the number of Chinese tourists visiting Greece is expected to exceed 2.5 million every year,” the president of the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE), Andreas Andreadis, said last week at the “Crete Meets China” conference in Athens. The conference was held by the Region of Crete and the Hellenic-Chinese Chamber. During his speech, SETE’s president said that the facilitation of the issuance of multiple entry visas was the key for Greece to see an increase of Chinese arrivals. Mr. Andreadis added that the new private company Marketing Greece and the Greek National Tourism Organization would promote specific Greek tourism products to the Chinese market such as honeymoon tourism. On her part, Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni invited Chinese companies to invest in Greece and for Chinese tourists to visit our country. She also referred to discussions for the launch of a direct flight between the two countries (Athens-Beijing or Athens-Shanghai) to boost the number of visitors from China to Greece. According to UNWTO data, the Chinese have become the biggest source of global tourism income after spending 79 billion euros while traveling abroad in 2012. The total is 40 percent higher than the year before, and puts them well above the next two highest-spending countries, Germany and the United States. 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 Foreign Arrivals To Greece Increase, Tourism Revenue Drops next post Greek Concierge Elected “Golden Keys” Worldwide President 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