Kikilias: I will suggest to the Commission the relaxation of the protocols for conference Tourism

The relaxation of the health protocols for conference tourism will be suggested next week to the Committee of Experts, as announced on Saturday by the Minister of Tourism Vassilis Kikilias in the aftermath of the relaxation of the measures for those travelers entering Greece.

“I will ask the Commission and the scientists to decide where we can relax the protocols“so that Greece can be a pioneer in the resumption of conference tourism”, the Minister of Tourism noted on ANT1.

According to him, the government, parties, federations and associations administrations, to be locked in a hotel and to make decisions that will be implemented in full, through a “gentlemen agreement”

“Sport is joy and happiness. “We want to see a lot of stadiums, families on the pitch and happy people, like in the Champions League and NBA stadiums,” he said.

Regarding the murder of 19-year-old Alkis, he stated that a timeless problem is the underground routes between criminals, gangsters, and other “people of the night” with a small minority of fans or clubs or links. This has been done with the tolerance of the State, even worse with tolerance of the administrations of PAE or KAE, and of course of the competent bodies that have administered Greek football, Greek basketball.

“Such a problem is not solved at the level of the Ministry of Sports. It takes political will from everyone. Not only from the Government, from all the parties of the democratic arc, the administrations of Greek football, basketball, professional sports and from the strong men of KAE and PAE. “All of them have to go to a hotel, to a conference center, make decisions, make a ‘gentlemen’s agreement’ and what will be said to be implemented in full,” he said.

Speaking in the capacity of a former athlete, and having worn the coat of arms of the National Team, the Minister of Tourism noticed that the average Greek family wants to go to the stadium. This should be the beacon for how the organized State should proceed and these initiatives will be taken by the Greek Government.

We must be ready on March 1 – We are working for a high level of Tourism that will “return” income to the average Greek family

Greek tourism, which is the locomotive of the Greek economy, he said, gave income to the average Greek family, more income to the Greek economy for 2021. The forecast was for 5-6 billion euros for 2021 and we reached 10.5-11 billion in revenue. This above money reached the hundreds of thousands who deal with the tourist product in Greece, in the commercial world, in the stores of health interest, in the average Greek family.

“The forecasts for 2022 are as follows, which I believe can, to some extent, be a countermeasure and a bulwark against this global energy crisis. “

On the cruise, said Mr. Kikilias, we will have a 300% increase in Northern Greece and over 760 cruises this year in the country. More than 50% of them will be home port, ie they will start from Greek ports and islands, Thessaloniki, Piraeus, Heraklion. Today the first cruise ship arrives in Thessaloniki, it caught in Volos yesterday.

All major tour operators and airlines ask for about 50% more seats, travelers and agree on airport slots. I am waiting to see how much of this will be implemented, but if you look at the hotel bookings and e-booking, digital booking for the first days of 2022, we all realize that we must be ready on March 1, because this summer will start from spring.

“Regions, municipalities, hotels, the private sector, organized beaches, health shops, everyone has to work together. It is not an effort made by the Greek Government. “It is an effort made by the Greek society as a whole, to have a high level of Tourism, sustainable Tourism, which will” return “income to the average Greek family,” he underlined.

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