Exhibitions ITB 2015: UNWTO Pledges Support to Greece by GTP editing team 5 March 2015 written by GTP editing team 5 March 2015 1 comment Share 0FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 27 UNWTO Secretary-General Taleb Rifai. Photo source: ITB The UN World Tourism Organization fully supports Greek tourism, UNWTO Secretary-General Taleb Rifai assured Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura during a meeting held on the sidelines of the ITB Berlin on Wednesday. Ms. Kountoura had previously participated in the 5th UNWTO Silk Road Ministers’ Meeting at ITB which focused on the issues of visa facilitation, infrastructure development and marketing to advance transnational routes. The meeting was attended by 22 tourism ministers as well as UNESCO, the European Union, the Council of Europe, the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA), the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) and the Turkic Council. A meeting with Mr. Rifai followed and she was informed that the UNWTO’s network is available, if needed, for Greek tourism. Mr. Rifai then invited her to a working meeting at the UNWTO headquarters in Madrid to examine tourism trends worldwide and discuss the launch of joint actions, the exchange of expertise and identify ways to further enhance bilateral cooperation. 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 ITB 2015: Athens to Submit Bid to Host IGLTA Global Convention in 2018 next post Virgin Atlantic Adds Second Daily Service to San Francisco 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 Avgoustinos SOURIDIS 7 March 2015 - 14:07 These news sound great indeed; the interest of the ”Big Guns” has been clearly expressed again in the past. But if the country does not decide to implement one strategy for the long term, no matter the changes of the governments, the results will be minimal and the credibility of the Greek Tourism Authorities will be under a threat. Reply Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ
