Tourism Driving Greek Recovery Hopes

LONDON - Greece?s tourism industry is experiencing healthy growth and leading the country?s economic recovery, according to representatives of Marketing Greece attending the annual tourism trade fair World Travel Market (WTM) in London. Marketing Greece Chairman Andreas Andreadis and members of the new private entity?s board of directors, Andreas Stylianopoulos and Agapi Sbokou, met with members of leading British and international media outlets and discussed the progress of and prospects for Greek tourism. The year 2013 has proven to be exceptionally successful for Greece?s tourism sector, with significant increases in key indicators, including an estimated total arrivals figure of 17.5 million, a record for the country. Tourism revenues for January-August rose 13.7 percent compared with the corresponding period in 2012.

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