Greek Tourism Ministry Aims to Enhance Tourism Education on Crete

Agios Nikolaos Mayor Manolis Menegakis, Tourism Ministry’s Secretary General Vassia Koutsoukou, Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni, Greek Parliament Vice President Ioannis Plakiotakis. Photo source: Tourism Ministry

The Greek Tourism Ministry is working to establish facilities on Crete to enhance tourism training and education on the island.

In pursuit of this goal, Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni met in Athens with Ioannis Plakiotakis, the first vice president of the Greek Parliament, and Manolis Menegakis, the mayor of Agios Nikolaos, the capital of Lasithi.

With discussions focused on the development of tourism education in Crete, participants during the meeting explored proposals for improving tourism infrastructure and education within the Municipality of Agios Nikolaos.

According to the ministry, the meeting aimed to serve as a cornerstone for the broader development of sustainable tourism in the area and the region as a whole.

Photo source: Tourism Ministry

It should be noted that the initiative to advance tourism education on Crete took a realistic step forward following recent legislation from the Tourism Ministry, which allows graduates from Higher Schools of Tourism Education to enter the 7th semester of study in a related University Department without needing qualifying exams.

Minister Kefalogianni emphasized that strengthening and enhancing tourism education is a central objective of the ministry.

“It is crucial for implementing the ministry’s strategy for the qualitative development of Greek tourism,” she said.

The meeting was also attended by the general secretary of the Ministry, responsible for Tourist Policy and Development, Vasia Koutsoukou.