GNTO Steps Up Tourism Promo Action in Romania

Visitors of the TTR-Romexpo exhibition in Bucharest were impressed with the Greek folk and traditional dance performances at the GNTO stand by the members of the union of Greeks in Romania impressed.

GNTO stand at ΤΤR – Romexpo: Greek ambassador to Romania Vassilis Papadopoulos with GNTO Secretary General Dimitris Tryfonopoulos.
Aiming to bolster cooperation in tourism between Romania and Greece, Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) Secretary General Dimitris Tryfonopoulos met with Romanian Tourism Minister Mircea-Titus Dobre on the sidelines of Romanian tourism fair ΤΤR – Romexpo held in Bucharest last week.
Tryfonopoulos also met with Greek ambassador to Romania Vassilis Papadopoulos, Alternate Tourism Minister Cristina Ionela Tarteata, sector officials, tour operators and local businessmen – members of the Greek-Romanian Chamber of Commerce – to discuss cooperation and tapping into the presence of Greek enterprises in Romania, investment, and the promotion of new destinations and alternative forms of tourism.
In their meetings with Tryfonopoulos, market representatives confirmed that Greece has grown into a leading summer holiday destination for Romanians, recording an 8 percent rise in the number of pre-bookings compared to the same period in 2016. Meanwhile, Romanian travelers are expressing interest in visiting new destinations including the Northern Aegean islands of Samos, Lesvos and Chios.