Event News Kountoura Promotes Greek Tourism in the United States by GTP editing team 28 August 2017 written by GTP editing team 28 August 2017 0 comments Share 0FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 11 Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura with the Consul General of Greece in New York Konstaninos Koutras; Emirates director of sales Eastern USA Joel Goldowsky and Hellenic Initiative representative Peter Poulos. With the aim of promoting Greek tourism in the United States, Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura recently attended the “Blue Dream Summer Gala”, which was held in New York in the presence of distinguished Greek-American entrepreneurs. Organized by the Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church of the Hamptons, father Alexander and Presbytera Xanthi Karloutsos of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, the event was attended by 450 members of the American and Greek-American business community. Among them were John and Margo Catsimatidis, John Calamos, Dean Metropoulos, John Koudounis, Hellenic Initiative representative Peter Poulos, Emirates director of sales Eastern USA Joel Goldowsky, the Consul General of Greece in New York Konstaninos Koutras and GNTO New York & Canada director Greta Kamaterou. Tourism MInister Elena Kountoura with GNTO secretary general Kostas Tsegas; father Alexander Karloutsos and GNTO New York & Canada director Greta Kamaterou. The “Blue Dream Summer Gala” every year honors the work of charity organizations. A special printed edition was distributed during the event, which included a feature on Greece, as part of GNTO’s advertising program in the United States for 2017, aiming to attract high-income travelers. Accompanied by Greek Tourism Organization secretary general Kostas Tsegas, Kountoura while in New York met with local tour operators and representatives of tourism agencies. The discussions focused on the upward trend of bookings for 2017 and the positive course of tourism packages sales for 2018. Kountoura’s trip to the U.S. included a stop in San Diego, California, to address the ASTA Global Convention 2017, which is taking place between August 27 and 29. 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 South Aegean Islands ‘Star’ in the International Media next post Greek Deposit Inflows Slowly Picking Up Pace You may also like 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 Peiraios Industrial Complex to Become Athens’ New Cultural Hub 5 February 2025 Celestyal Celebrates Valentine’s Day with Free Cabin Upgrades 5 February 2025 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ