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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-11-11
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[01] Greece unveils tourism strategy for 2017 at WTM
[01] Greece unveils tourism strategy for 2017 at WTM
The Greek National Tourism Organisation celebrated a successful tourism
season by showcasing it tourism strategy for 2017 at the World Travel
Market.
Greek Tourism Minister, Elena Kountoura, discussed the new strategy that
will be implemented from 2017 onwards, promoting Greece as a destination
to visit all-year round - focusing on its gastronomic, active-adventure,
nature, historical and cultural offering.
From January to August 2016, Greece saw a 7.7 per cent increase of
arrivals from the UK, welcoming approximately 1.9 million UK visitors
compared to 1.8 million in the same period last year, and a staggering
14 per cent increase in August alone.
With the brand new Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center and the
National Museum of Contemporary Art, both in Athens, as its centerpieces,
Greece also presented itself as a perfect location for a cultural getaway.
Building upon the above, there are several new flights routes that will
continue to open up the country to more UK travellers. Jet2 has announced
new Greek departures from Stansted and Birmingham, Thomas Cook will fly to
Mykonos from May 2017, Ryanair has expanded its Manchester and Birmingham
departures, while Thomson will connect Bristol and Chania in the summer.
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