Laws, Regulations & Policy Bill To Be Tabled To Attract Tourists To Greek Marinas by GTP editing team 20 January 2014 written by GTP editing team 20 January 2014 1 comment Share 0FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 22 A bill aimed at attracting more visitors to Greek marinas will be tabled in Parliament soon, Merchant Marine Minister Militadis Varvitsiotis announced during a recent television appearance on Greek channel SKAI. On Greek passenger ferries, Mr. Varvitsiotis said the Shipping Ministry aims to have as many of inter-island ferry routes between the Greek islands as possible by streamlining subsidies and boosting transport on a yearly basis for Kasos, Karpathos and Anafi. “The services must be self-existent, we will subsidize when there are transportation needs,” the merchant marine minister noted. He added that the subsidy per passenger on some routes reaches 200 euros. “The ships will leave from the nearest point now rather than from Piraeus. Their needs are not met,” Mr. Varvitsiotis said. 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 Greek Aegean Islands Named One Of The 10 Best Wine Travel Destinations next post Greece Goes To The Oscars: “Before Midnight” Nominated For An Academy Award You may also like Greece’s Hotel Market Sees Major Investments Over Four Months 5 February 2025 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 1 comment Ian Streten 22 January 2014 - 12:07 I think the Greek Government are living in ‘Cloud Cuckoo Land’. If they think that the so called, soon to be introduced, Greek Cruising Tax for leisure boats, will finance the improvements to the very few Marinas that they have are in for a very rude awakening. We currently have a boat ashore in Preveza & our plan was to stay for several years in the Ionian, spending our yearly budget However we will be staying for this year & most probably leave at the end of the season for Turkey. The Government must understand that boats float & the owners are able to vote with their keels & move to other cruising areas & spend their money elsewhere. This is just not our viewpoint on this. Fellow boat owners are also of this opinion. So if the Marinas are improved, the visitors will only be seeing empty moorings making them look like ghost towns. Reply Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ
