Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura and Russian Alternate Culture Minister Alla Manilova recently inaugurated the Greece-Russia Year of Tourism 2017-2018.
Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura and Deputy Foreign Minister Dimitris Mardas will represent the Greek Government at the 20th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) that will take place June 16-18 in Russia.
The head of Rostourism, Russia’s federal agency for tourism, Oleg Safonov, forecasts Russian tourist arrivals in Greece will reach 1 million this year.
A Greek-Russian tourism forum will take place on Wednesday, May 11, at the seaside area of Lagonissi, East Attica. The forum will aim to establish a strong connection between the two countries in order to increase mutual tourist flow.
Ways to work together in tourism will top the agenda of the "Russia-Greece: Prospects for Cooperation in Tourism” conference which kicks off on May 10 in Athens.
Although fewer tourists from Russia are expected to travel this year due to the slight economic downturn in the country, Greece will aim to claim the largest possible share of the Russian tourism market.
Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura will depart for Moscow on Tuesday to attend the Moscow International Exhibition Travel & Tourism (MITT) in Russia.
