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Athens News Agency: News in English, 07-11-02
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[01] Tourism arrivals, revenues to grow 5% in 2008
[01] Tourism arrivals, revenues to grow 5% in 2008
Tourist arrivals in Greece are expected to grow by 5.0 percent in 2008,
the same as tourism foreign exchange revenues, Association of Tourism
and Travel Office of Greece (HATTA) president Yiannis Evaggelou
announced on Friday.
Evaggelou told reporters during the 23rd Philoxenia fair in
Thessaloniki that improved foreign exchange revenues will reflect
higher quality products and services in the tourism sector.
He underlined that high-end hotels recorded a 10 percent increase; sea
cruises grew by 20 percent; yachting rose by 15 percent and conference
tourism was up 15 percent.
Evaggelou said this was the result of strategic planning by both the
state and the industry, which spent around 2.5 million euros.
Commenting on incoming tourism, Evaggelou noted a significant increase
in the number of US tourists (35 pct) and Russian tourists (16 pct).
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