Trade Associations

The Federation οf Associations οf Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (OSYPA) has announced a 48-hour strike for Monday 30 June and Tuesday 1 July.

Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni expects 2014 to be a good season after last year’s success for Greek tourism.

Greece will promote its tourism product through modern media promotion tools, according to the country’s new communication strategy for tourism that was presented in Athens on 25 June.

“German arrivals to Greece this year are expected to increase by 10 percent,” Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) Secretary General Panos Livadas said while opening an event during the German FVW Workshop 2014 held on Rhodes on 23 June.

The Greek Tourism Ministry wants to get the country into more movies to have an effect on the destination selection of travelers and through that influence visitor flows.

Greek tourism professionals recently expressed concern over the potential exclusion of Athens and Thessaloniki from a pilot scheme that will allow shops in Greece to open on all Sundays of the year.

Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni presented Greece’s action plan for tourism to representatives of the Southeast Europe Association (Südosteuropa-Gesellschaft – SOG), a Munich based think-tank.

Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni urged certain individuals working in the tourism sector to not take advantage of the country’s increase in tourist arrivals and raise prices in popular destinations.

Olga Kefalogianni remained at her post as Greece’s Tourism Minister following the cabinet reshuffle of Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Monday 9 June 2014.

“Greek tourism is coming back to stay on the world tourism map,” Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni said when recently asked to comment on the increasing tourist inflow in Greece.