THE Minister of Tourism Vassilis Kikilias announced its start Forces de Ventes Conference of the French travel agency Selectour, organized with its support ΕΟΤ from the 24 until March 27, 2022 in the Loutraki.
It is the largest network of travel agencies in France, which owns 1,200 travel agencies throughout France and in French-speaking markets.
In his speech, Mr. Kikilias characterized the Congress especially importantin a year when the available airfare from France to our country exceeds 3 million and pointed out that the relationship of the French with Greece is a relationship of life, as the average Frenchman visits our country an average of 4 times in a lifetime of: as a child, as a student, as a young couple and as a parent.
Thank them travel agents for the practical confidence of the French market towards Greece in the last two years. “Last October, during my visit to the International Tourism Fair Top Resa in Paris, French Tourism executives told me that Greece” saved “the French tourism market during the pandemic years. And it is a fact, because we had strict and clear protocols for the safety of all, while we communicated in a timely manner and with a clear message “, said the Minister of Tourism, characteristically stating that” CEO of a very large French airline pointed out to me that during the return period holidays, instead of asking acquaintances and colleagues “where did you go on vacation this year?”, now we ask “in which part of Greece did you go on vacation this year?”
Mr. Kikilias estimated that we are going in one great year strengthening the tourist flows from France, as the data so far show that the rate of bookings for Greece in the French market is very dynamic for this summer as well. In many cases, in fact, it even exceeds the data of 2019, a milestone year for Greek tourism.
“You French are not tourists, you are travelers. “You love to discover new places, while you are the top repeaters for Greece”, underlined the Minister of Tourism, pointing out that the French public is fully compatible with the strategy of Greek tourism to extend the tourist season and highlight lesser-known destinations.
Finally, the Minister of Tourism informed the participants about the government’s decision to make Greece a model country for sustainable tourism.
“To achieve this goal, we invest in research, utilizing new financial tools and scientific methods. The challenge is great. And his answer Greek tourism in this challenge, you must include tourist enterprises that will provide quality services, with a genuine environmental footprint and respect for the special local identity “, pointed out Mr. Kikilias.
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