Vasilis Kikilias

The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) will reopen in Australia, Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias and Australian Ambassador to Greece Arthur Spyrou reiterated on Tuesday.

The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) will reopen in Australia, it was announced on Tuesday by Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias and Australian Ambassador to Greece Arthur Spyrou.

A project is under way to make a total of 287 beaches across Greece fully accessible to people with mobility problems, including by installing the Greek-designed Seatrac system for wheelchairs and other essential facilities like parking, bathroom/changing facilities, ramps and corridors to sun loungers and refreshment bars etc.

In an interview on Open TV on Tuesday Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias referred to the extension of the tourist season, which now starts in early spring and extends until the beginning of winter.

Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias met with the Ambassador of Canada Anna-Karine Asselin on Friday.

Boosting tourism flows between the two countries was discussed, as was the significance of the dynamic Greek diaspora in Canada, which further connects Greece and Canada.

Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias stated on Wednesday that tourism stands to get an extra boost this year from the opening of the markets of Australia and China, which were closed in 2022.

Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias referred to the importance of Greek tourism for the growth of trade and commerce, while addressing a Hellenic Confederation of Commerce and Entrepreneurship (ESEE) event on Wednesday.

Airports and ports of entry around Greece are being reinforced with 1,118 police officers ahead of the tourist season, according to an announcement by Minister of Citizens' Protection Takis Theodorikakos on Tuesday after he met with with Minister of Tourism Vassilis Kikilias.

Tourism's contribution to the Greek economy will be even greater in 2023 than it was in 2022, Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias predicted in an interview with the Athens-Macedonian News Agency released on Sunday.

Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias on Thursday predicted that 2023 will be a very strong year for Greek tourism.