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Tourism Minister Kikilias begins promoting Greece to target markets – first stop: Romania

May 26, 2022

Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias left for Romania on Wednesday, May 4, under the ministry’s ‘door to door’ strategy to promote Greece to target markets, https://news.gtp.gr/ informs. During his stay, the minister will hold a series of meetings with tour operators, Romanian politicians and tourism professionals. Kikilias’ agenda  includes meetings with tour operators and with the members of the Greece-Romania Friendship Group. A meeting with Romanian Deputy Minister of Entrepreneurship and Tourism Rus Lucian Ioan will follow in the afternoon. Later in the evening, the minister will attend a working dinner with a delegation of the National Association of Travel Agencies in Romania. On Thursday, Kikilias will give a series of scheduled interviews to Romanian TV stations and will hold a press conference with local media representatives. His agenda will include an afternoon visit to the Hellenic-Romanian Chamber of Commerce where he will meet with Greek entrepreneurs in Romania. (Photo:https://www.facebook.com/GreeceinRomania/)

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