Zacharaki: Higher tourism influx from Saudi Arabia to Greece expected this year

Tourism traffic from Saudi Arabia to Greece is expected to go up quite significantly this year, said Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki on Monday.

She was speaking at Riyadh, where a broad delegation of Greek ministers and industry executives, headed by Greek Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister for Economic Diplomacy & Openness Kostas Fragogiannis, are holding a series of meetings with state officials and corporate executives since Saturday.

New direct flights from Saudi Arabia to the islands of Mykonos and Santorini will be introduced this year, she noted, on top of current itineraries by Saudia and Aegean Airlines.

Zacharaki also noted that while in Riyadh she met with “business people who wish to invest in Greece in the field of hospitality,” and with “tour operators and influencers who are looking for opportunities in Greece to advertise our destinations.”

Eurogroup welcomes Greece’s progress, in recognition of its rapid, strong recovery, says FinMin Staikouras

Eurogroup welcomed Greece’s progress, recognizing its rapid and strong recovery, but also the favorable prospects of its economy, said Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras in a statement on Monday.

He was speaking after Eurogroup’s 13th evaluation of the report of enhanced supervision.

“Today’s meeting included an agenda of difficult issues, as a result of the unprecedented challenges and the intense instability, uncertainty and insecurity created by recent geopolitical developments,” he noted. “In this fluid environment,” he stressed, “Greece registered yet another success.”