Seventeen new international routes starts Aegean Airlines in summer in developing three new bases in Rhodes, Kos and Corfu, where first the company will proceed to recruit local staff (mostly flight attendants).
Kos participates with her own stand in exhibition MITT. At the first two days of exhibition were realised business meetings between hotel keepers and tour operators. As generally speaking exists a optimistic climate. The all factors expressed positive comments on the attendance of Kos and hope in a most dynamic presence in the Russian market in the near future.
Kos once again found itself with its own stand at one of the largest exhibitions of Europe. Presence was very valuable to all people from the island. Besides the closed appointment of our business during the exhibition, the President of the Single Entity Tourism Kos - Nisyros Mr. John Balalis met with the Minister of Culture - Tourism Mr. Paul Geroulanos, which had a brief conversation about the issues tourism and the overall political situation, as with the Deputy Minister of Culture Mr. George Nikitiadis.
During yesterday's first day of the presence of the Greek delegation Minister of Culture, to questions received among others by television stations RTL, CNN and Bloomberg as well as publications from the SPIEGEL and radio stations on the course of Tourism in Greece and the situation in our country, he noted that "tourism in Greece is extremely important as it contributes at the rate of 18-20% of GDP.
Coming to Greece supports the Greek economy and by extension the euro itself, "said Mr. Pavlos Geroulanos noting that" Greece is a safe country and nobody should have the slightest hesitation to visit and those who have in the past know well the warmth of Greek hospitality. "
At the same time spoke of the first tentative signs of reversal change from Germany but making clear that we must avoid at all costs as the latest images in the center of Athens that create huge problems in the country's image in tourism and in particular to a very considerable period of time.
Minister of Culture and Tourism welcomed at the stand of EOT Mayor of Berlin Klaus Voverait and then met with the Secretary General of UNWTO Taliban Riffa, and discussed in view of his visit to Athens for a visa that has put up agenda in the Greek side.
Then he visited the Greek stands and had a series of contacts between British and German tour operators to ensure the largest possible number of visitors to our country this season.
Specifically, Mr. Nikitiadis, during his talks with tour operators and airlines low cost, assured his interlocutors that Greece remains the most secure and hospitable tourist destination.
The Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism has granted interviews to major media as the leading German TV station RTL, the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper and the radio station ARD-WDR.
Speaking to German tourists, Mr. Nikitiadis invited them to visit our country where they are welcome and noted that the picture has grown lately in Greece is wrong.
Mr. Nikitiadis said its German rival reporters that no country has the comparative advantages of Greece, which is the coexistence of the unique cultural heritage with Greek natural beauty.
On Thursday 12/01 the exhibition of Utrecht opened its doors to the public, attracted a lot of social groups such as students and students of Tourism Schools, older organized groups, sports associations, cycling clubs, etc. This day choose the United Carrier of Tourism to cut the New Years cake for the visitors of the exhibition offering to the lucky of the coin one week free distribution for 2 people in a hotel, offer of Union of Hotels and 2 bicycle during their stay, offer of rental office “Escape”. The New Years cake dimensions 60x40 and traditionally “baklavadakia” offer the patisserie “KOS”.
Seventeen new international routes starts Aegean Airlines in summer in developing three new bases in Rhodes, Kos and Corfu, where first the company will proceed to recruit local staff (mostly flight attendants).
Kos participates with her own stand in exhibition MITT. At the first two days of exhibition were realised business meetings between hotel keepers and tour operators. As generally speaking exists a optimistic climate. The all factors expressed positive comments on the attendance of Kos and hope in a most dynamic presence in the Russian market in the near future.
Kos once again found itself with its own stand at one of the largest exhibitions of Europe. Presence was very valuable to all people from the island. Besides the closed appointment of our business during the exhibition, the President of the Single Entity Tourism Kos - Nisyros Mr. John Balalis met with the Minister of Culture - Tourism Mr. Paul Geroulanos, which had a brief conversation about the issues tourism and the overall political situation, as with the Deputy Minister of Culture Mr. George Nikitiadis.
On Thursday 12/01 the exhibition of Utrecht opened its doors to the public, attracted a lot of social groups such as students and students of Tourism Schools, older organized groups, sports associations, cycling clubs, etc. This day choose the United Carrier of Tourism to cut the New Years cake for the visitors of the exhibition offering to the lucky of the coin one week free distribution for 2 people in a hotel, offer of Union of Hotels and 2 bicycle during their stay, offer of rental office “Escape”. The New Years cake dimensions 60x40 and traditionally “baklavadakia” offer the patisserie “KOS”.
