The Minister of Labor and Social Affairs had a working meeting with the Board of Directors of the Aegina Hoteliers Union this morning, 19/4 Insurance, Domna Michailidouwhich confirmed the government’s support for the tourism industry and businesses in and from the social tourism program of the Public Employment Service (DYPA), boosting the income of workers and local communities.

After the meeting, Mrs. Michailidou stated: “Today, I had the opportunity to thoroughly discuss with the management of the Hotel Association of Aegina its proposals for upgrading the tourism product of the region through the social tourism program of DYPA. It is a program that the Aegina Hotel Association recognizes as particularly important both for the tourism industry and for the beneficiaries. In fact, this year, the social tourism program of DYPA will start earlier, while its total budget will be significantly increased compared to last year. Of course, we are here to listen to suggestions and, where necessary, to intervene».

For his part, the president of the Hoteliers’ Union of Aegina and member of the Hotel Chamber of Greece, Stavros Kalamakis, said: “We had the honor to meet today with the Minister of Labor and Social Security, Domna Michailidou. During the meeting, we discussed our proposals for the improvement and modernization of the DYPA programs related to hotels».