Gaza conflict will not greatly impact Greek tourism, PM Mitsotakis forecasts

Gaza conflict will not greatly impact Greek tourism, PM Mitsotakis forecasts

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"Greek tourism proved to be exceptionally resilient. I must say that after the pandemic, what we saw as a global trend and I think will continue is people's need to travel more. And in choosing between spending their money on buying a product or the experience of travel, many chose the second option. I think this is a trend that has come to stay," Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday. The prime minister was addressing a panel discussion on "The Role of Tourism in Greece's Future" during a conference organised by the newspaper "Proto Thema" at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre (SNFCC). CE Report quoting Athens-Macedonian

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