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Athens News Agency: News in English, 06-01-27
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[01] Quality of service definitive factor in tourism development,
Minister says
[01] Quality of service definitive factor in tourism development,
Minister says
The quality of services provided has become the definitive factor in
terms of strengthening the tourism sector, Minister of Tourism
Development Dimitris Avramopoulos said, inaugurating the 37th Xenia
trade exhibit in Athens on Friday.
He also highlighted the sector's importance within the Greek economy
and praised Greek tourism professionals for their efforts to upgrade
their product.
Deputy Minister of Tourism Development Anastasios Liaskos agreed with
Avramopoulos, saying that for Greece to successfully compete
internationally its tourism product must be upgraded and embellished
with alternative forms of tourism.
On his part, Panagiotis Sgouridis, main opposition PASOK MP and
responsible for tourism, asked Avramopoulos to focus more on the
domestic market, noting that according to a recent Eurostat survey, one
in two Greeks do not go on holiday.
Finally, according to data gathered by the exhibit's organisers, 1,120
tourism investment projects totalling �1.3 billion have been approved
between 1998 and November 2005 under the old and new development law.
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