The Greek Seabed in the World Tourism Exhibition |
In November, more than 50,000 tourism professionals from all over the world attended this year?s World Travel Market exhibition in London.
Since 2006 when the general prohibition of diving was lifted, the sector of diving tourism in Greece has seen a huge growth, as already 174 diving centers function all over Greece according to the official registrant of diving services suppliers kept by the Ministry of Mercantile Marine, Aegean and Islands Policy.
In a recent conference on Diving in Greece, the Junior Minister for Mercantile Marine, Panos Kammenos, talked in his speech about the need for collaboration so that Greece becomes the first diving destination in the world as soon as possible. Due to the current economic climate, opportunities such as these should not be lost. As part of the worldwide promotion of tourist diving in Greece, and after taking part in the tourist exhibition Filoxenia 2008, the organisation IANTD Eastern Mediterranean / A. Sotiriou L.P. in collaboration with the Development Company of Cyclades S.A. and the diving centers of Cyclades [Serifos] - Serifos Scuba Divers, Antonios. G. Antonakis also participated in the World Travel Market 2008, starting a promotional program with the initial objective of including Greece in the list of the world destinations for diving tourism. As the Junior Minister pointed out in his speech, the extension of the tourist season, the creation of new jobs as well as the other services that would be provided to the 3,000,000 diving tourists of higher than average income, are only some of the benefits that the growth in diving tourism in the Greek islands and the coastal areas would bring. We would like to thank the Municipality of Serifos for their contribution which made our attendance at the exhibition possible.
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