The city of Ioannina as a tourist destination was presented tonight in Athens by the mayor of Ioannina, Moses Elisaf and the other members of the mission, in order to “re-establish” and meet with professionals in the field with the aim of new collaborations.
The mayor of Ioannina, emphasizing that the motto is “Tourism 365 days a year” spoke about Ioannina and said that it is a city with a rich history as reflected in the monuments and museums, has the necessary infrastructure, has a university that is a lever of creation , development and development, is located in the center of the roads of the Ionian and Egnatia highways, with an upgraded international airport, has two large hospitals and is a pole of conference tourism. It also hosts many sports activities and the lake gives it an extra advantage. “There are rowing competitions of pan-European and not only scope, while this year we were lucky to have a gold medalist,” said Mr. Elisaf. He also spoke about the dynamics of Ioannina in the field of religious tourism. “The monastic state of the island is the third after Mount Athos and Meteora, something that we must highlight even more like all other forms of alternative tourism,” he said.
“Anyone who has visited the city, leaves with the air of the promise of a city that is constantly developing”, said during her greeting the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Sofia Zacharaki, while emphasizing that this is a city that has all the elements to develop any form of thematic tourism , with a strong cultural footprint, gastronomy and history. “There is a pervasive atmosphere of mystery that makes you want to discover hidden corners in and around the city,” said the Undersecretary and pointed out: Kikilia. So we would say that Ioannina is becoming a model city for this policy and we will see it unfold in front of us with the Recovery Fund. “More than 320 million will be given for tourism, infrastructure and human resources.”
Welcoming the event for the promotion and presentation of the city of Ioannina as a tourist destination that took place in the framework of the “Diplomacy of Cities” the mayor of Athens, Costas Bakogiannis, said that he gives the opportunity “to talk about the hidden dynamics that exist through it the process of meeting new trends and new ways of thinking “.
As the Deputy Mayor of Tourism of Ioannina, Georgios Lolis, pointed out, Ioannina is a city that attracts many tourists both from inside the country and from abroad. Before the pandemic, the first market was Israel, while a large portion of tourists came from the Balkans, namely from Albania. Albanians in particular visit Ioannina not only for tourism but also for shopping. This year, in a city with more than 1,000 hotel beds with several five-star, four-star and boutique hotels, the majority of tourists (excluding Greeks) came from France and Germany but also Italy. “Italians are stable and come mainly for the” sun-sea “on the beaches but they also combine it with their stay in Ioannina”, added the deputy mayor.
The “key” for the tourist development of the place is the cooperation as stated by the president of the Chamber of Commerce of Ioannina, Dimitris Dimitriou, who stressed that he supports the effort of the municipality and announced that in cooperation with EOT they proceed to actions for the development of tourism for Disabled.
It is noted that on the weekend of December 11-12, the Conference of Small Islands will take place in Ioannina, at the conference center that exists on the island. It is organized by the Association of Small Islands and as the mayor of Ioannina said, his goal is to show the advantages and possibilities that the small islands have.
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