Greece To Boost Tourism From India With Offerings From MICE & Wedding Tourism

08-Feb-2020

Theocharis, declared that the drafting of a new strategic plan for attracting Indian tourists is under way. Besides, he is keen on attracting Indian tourists with an array of its offerings from segments such as luxury, MICE and wedding tourism. 

The meeting between Haris Theocharis and Indian tourism minister, Prahlad Singh Patel took place during the Greek minister’s visit to India for the Outbound Travel Market international fair.  Talking about this plan to boost tourism from India, Theocharis, said, “We believe that luxury tourism, conference tourism and wedding tourism are the main domains where Greece has a lot to offer to Indian visitors, who are quality tourists. So we are focusing our actions on these forms of tourism.”India is one of the biggest emerging tourism markets in the world: In 2019 the number of Indian tourists going abroad soared 30 percent from 2018, and Patel expressed his optimism that “the rise will be even greater in the coming period.”

Besides this, Theocharis also met the representatives of the Indian Chamber of Commerce and agreed to work toward satisfying the demand for more flights between the two countries. They also discussed the issue of Golden Visa residence permits.

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