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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 17-01-19
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[01] Head of World Tourism Organisation to visit Greece
[01] Head of World Tourism Organisation to visit Greece
The head of the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Taleb Rifai has
accepted an invitation to visit Greece in the near future, the Greek
tourism ministry announced on Thursday. The UNWTO secretary general was
presented with the invitation during meeting with Greek Tourism Minister
Elena Kountoura at the FITUR international tourism exhibition in Madrid.
They also confirmed the excellent relations between the UNWTO and the
Greek tourism ministry and discussed the signs of good prospects for
Greek tourism in 2017.
Kountoura represented Greece at a special UNWTO event in Madrid for
the declaration of 2017 as International Year for Sustainable Tourism,
attended by the tourism ministers at the FITUR exhibition and Georgian
Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili as official guest of honour. The
minister also attended the UNWTO annual innovation awards ceremony.
During Kountoura's meetings with international tour operators and airline
companies, including Thomas Cook and Jet2 Group, as well as Greek travel
agency owners specialising in holidays to Greece, she confirmed a rising
interest in boosting the flow of tourism from Spain to Greek destinations.
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