Exhibitions ITB Berlin 2016: Tourism Minister Kountoura Takes a ‘Tour’ of Greece – GTP Photo Report by GTP editing team 9 March 2016 written by GTP editing team 9 March 2016 0 comments Share 0FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 11 ITB Berlin 2016 – Opening Round Tour – Taleb Rifai, Secretary-General, World Tourism Organization (UNWTO); Elena Koundoura, Alternate Minister of Tourism, Greece; Dimitris Tryfonopoulos, Secretary General, Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO); Michael Müller, Governing Mayor of Berlin; Iris Gleicke, Parliamentary State-Secretary at the Federal Ministery for Economic Affairs and Energy. Photo source: ITB Photos © Greek Travel Pages (GTP) ITB Berlin, the leading trade fair for the worldwide travel industry, opened on Wednesday and Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura toured the stand of the Greek National tourism Organization (GNTO) and visited its co-exhibitors. She wished all tourism professionals and regional bodies a successful tourism season. On their part, Greece’s tourism professionals and regional heads congratulated her on this year’s Greek presence at ITB and for the efforts of the Tourism Ministry for the promotion of Greek destinations in the German market. Following are some of the “stops” the tourism minister made while touring the Greek section at ITB. Minister Kountoura takes a virtual tour of the Region of Epirus. Minister Kountoura visits Greek exhibitors Minister Kountoura with South Aegean Prefect George Hadjimarkos.Region of South AegeanMinister Kountoura with SETE President Andreas Andreadis.Kos- Minister Kountoura with Kos Mayor George Kiritsis (center)Minister Kountoura and the GNTO Secretary General Dimitris Tryfonopoulos with GTP's Maria Theofanopoulou, FEDHATTA's Lysnadros Tsilidis.CreteMinister Kountoura samples Crete's local products.Minister Kountoura with Thessaloniki Hotels Association President Aristotelis Thomopoulos.Louis HotelsRegion of EpirusMitsis HotelsMinister Kountoura with Halkidiki Tourism Organization President Grigoris Tasios (second left) at Halkidiki stand.Santorini - Manolis Karamolegos, president of Thira Hoteliers Association; Loukas Bellonias, Municipality of Thira; Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura; and Krystallia Papaoikonomou, Municipality of ThiraMeli ToursRegion of Central MacedoniaThessaloniki 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 2016: UNWTO Lists Priorities for Tourism next post ITB 2016 – SETE says Greece could See 1.5 Million more Tourists this Year 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
