Philoxenia and Hotelia exhibitions, as mentioned in a relevant announcement.
Yes, it featured the Philoxenia leading exhibition and meeting point for the whole of the tourism market and all of the destinations in the country, but also the springboard for the tourism efforts for the new season. The minister of Tourism mentioned the tourism performance of record of the last two years, which largely emerged, as he said, through the cooperation of all stakeholders, and stressed that Greece can become a protagonist as a competitive destination for 365 days.
From the side of the secretary of state for the Home department (Macedonia-Thrace), mrs. Maria Kollia-Tsarouha, noted that important factors for tourism is the coordination and cooperation of all, and to avoid isolated actions. Referring to the Philoxenia and Hotelia stressed that surpassed every expectation, something that is not random, as he said, but a product of many and systematic work.
“The Philoxenia marks a new identity for the city of Thessaloniki as an annual tourist destination”, in accordance with the town mayor, mr. Yannis Boutaris, who said that for the strengthening of the local tourism industry “we all work”.
In turn, the vice governor of Tourism of the Region of Central Macedonia, mr. Alexander Thanos, he stressed that after this year’s good tourism performance of the region, very good are the prospects for of time, while he noted that the Regions are at the disposal of the ministry of Tourism for cooperation.
The president of TIF-Helexpo, mr Tassos Tzikas, he also underlined that Greek tourism is now a report-worthy, featured the Philoxenia european, while he mentioned that it is the only organization that “promote” the American president, Barack Obama, since in a recent speech in Athens, he used the word “hospitality”.
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