Athens News Stronger Tourism to Athens Top Ministry Priority by GTP editing team 19 April 2022 written by GTP editing team 19 April 2022 0 comments Share 0FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 25 Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias. The early start of the tourism season, the increasing number of new direct flights to Greece, and the launch of homeporting operations by major cruise companies are expected to boost tourism activity in Athens, said Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias this week. “The start of direct flights from the US on March 7, the increase in cruise activity with Piraeus as a homeport brings passengers to Athens and contributes to the increase of tourist flows, creating revenue for the city economy,” he said speaking to local media. He went on to announce that German carrier Condor inaugurated on Monday its first flights to Athens in 20 years touching down in Athens. The German airline will be connecting Athens with Düsseldorf four times a week and Leipzig, twice a week. Condor’s decision to work with Athens International Airport, said Kikilias, reflects the confidence the company has in the Greek capital as well as the growing dynamic of the German market. The minister went on to add that interest in Athens and in Thessaloniki was a result of the effective #greekend campaign launched earlier this year by the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO). Among others, Kikilias said Athens was set to benefit from a renewed partnership between Greek national carrier AEGEAN and TUI France, which said the Greek capital is among the top choices of its customers for the summer of 2022. “Our goal is to increase tourism revenues and promote lesser-known destinations such as Limnos and Sivota, where new sports tourism hotels are set to open in the coming days, as well as Skiathos and Epirus,” he said. Join the 15,000+ travel executives who read our newsletter 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 TUI France and AEGEAN Team Up to Make Greece Star Destination for Summer next post Athens Welcoming 43 New Air Routes and More Airlines for Summer 2022 You may also like Test post 6 June 2025 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 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ