Exhibitions Philoxenia 2014: Minister Hopes Breakthrough in Thessaloniki’s Tourism Next Year by GTP editing team 14 November 2014 written by GTP editing team 14 November 2014 0 comments Share 0FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 33 “2015 may be the year for tourism in Thessaloniki,” Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni said Thursday, 13 November, following a meeting she had with the city’s mayor, Yiannis Boutaris, on the sidelines of the 30th Philoxenia expo. Photo © Anastasios71 According to Mrs. Kefalogianni, Thessaloniki has the ability to attract and service much more visitors than it currently does as it offers a range of alternative forms of tourism. The topics discussed during the meeting involved all areas where the local government can work with the state to carry out projects for tourism development. Mrs. Kefalogianni announced that the Tourism Ministry would assist in the municipality’s global promotional actions through its Greek National Tourism Organization offices abroad and also provide its expertise on any other activities related to tourism development. She also informed Mr. Boutaris that the memorandum of cooperation signed with the country’s national exhibition body, TIF-Helexpo, would give an extra boost to the city’s conference and business tourism sector and contribute to its development in the city and the region. Photo © Aggelos Ekonomou In addition, Mrs. Kefalogianni and Mr. Boutaris also discussed ways to ease the movement of visitors traveling to Thessaloniki by sea and land and also to other destinations that could be accessed easily via the Greek northern city. For details on the municipality’s views and plans in regards to tourism, press here. Philoxenia is Greece’s annual meeting point for the development of strategies and business alliances among tourism professionals. The international tourism exhibition will run until 16 November at the Thessaloniki International Exhibition Center. 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 Report: Athens Presents Great Opportunity for Hotel Investments next post Travelport and TravelClick Expand Partnership 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 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ