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Athens News Agency: News in English, 09-02-17
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[01] Measures for tourism
[01] Measures for tourism
The measures pledged by the prime minister, ones aimed at boosting the
tourism sector, will be strictly implemented, new Tourism Development
Minister Costas Markopoulos stressed during a press conference on
Tuesday, pointing out that the 14 specific measures recently announced
will soon be implemented.
Commending on projected tourism figures for the coming season,
Markopoulos said no accurate predictions can be made as regards the
number of tourist arrivals, considering that pre-bookings have been put
off for two months to March and April as a result of the global
economic crisis.
Speaking to reporters, the minister said the draft law will include 14
such as cutting municipal taxes and transforming the Hotel Chamber into
a Tourism Chamber.
Markopoulos said the ministry also plans to table another draft law to
Parliament, by September, envisaging stricter supervision of casino
operations and the upgrading of the Greek National Tourism
Organisation's (GNTO) offices abroad, with the ministry planning to
open new offices in South Africa, Poland, Ukraine and India.
The minister said funds for this year's international ad campaign will
be 50 pct higher compared with 2008, while an international promotions
campaign will use the same logo and will focus on specific markets.
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