Vasilis Kikilias

New tourism target-markets ‘bringing additional revenue to the Greek economy’

The high performance as well as the very good prospects of the current tourist season were confirmed by the data released by Greece's Civil Aviation Service on passenger traffic at the country's airports in the first quarter of 2023, with Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias underlining in a tweet on Thursday that "new target-markets are bringing additional revenue to the Greek economy."

Australia’s Hurley given tour of Acropolis

Governor-General of Australia David Hurley, who is on an official visit to Greece at the invitation of President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, was given a guided tour of the Acropolis in Athens on Tuesday by Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias. The "excellent level of bilateral relations" was confirmed during a meeting with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

Tourism minister eyes 10% increase in revenue this year

The government hopes tourism revenue will increase by 10 percent this year, Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias has said.

In an article in the Parapolitika daily, he underlined that 2022 was a landmark year for Greek tourism, as, despite multiple crises, travel revenue surpassed the initial goal of €15 billion set by the government by €2.7 billion.

Tourism Minister signs joint action plan with US Ambassador

Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias on Wednesday signed a Joint Action Plan in targeted areas of tourism with the US Ambassador to Greece George Tsunis, following the recently signed Memorandum of Cooperation between the two countries.

The signing was held in a special event that took place at the National Gallery.

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