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Attica Governor Patoulis Releases Video Promoting the Region’s Culture

2022-07-13 by Phil Butler

George Patoulis

A wonderful new promotional video promoted by Attica Governor Patoulis reveals the amazing touristic value of this Greece destination.

Tags: Attica, Attica attractions, Attica culture, George Patoulis, Greece 2022, Greece attractions, Greece culture, Greece promotion, Greece's National Gallery, Hydra, Marathon Greece, Salamis

Is the Coming Hellenic – German Health Tourism Deal Cursed?

2018-11-06 by Phil Butler

George Patoulis

According to news this week from the 8th Annual Hellenic-German Assembly, Greece’s health tourism prospects were the central focus discussed at meetings in Hersonissos, Crete. But, an initiative by German banking and investments interests

Tags: economic takeover, financial crisis, George Patoulis, Greece, Greek crisis, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek privatization, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism report, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, monopoly, Roger Kehle, Tourism in Greece, Travel to Greece, TUI

Greek Spa & Medical Tourism Set to Take Off

2018-01-10 by Phil Butler

Greek Spas

News from the Hellenic Association of Municipalities with Thermal Springs promises an upswing in Greece spa and wellness tourism once regulatory goals are met. According to Markos Danas, General Secretary of the organization, the ironing out of technical specifications, distribution and setting out protected zones are the prerequisites for the development of thermal springs and spa tourism in Greece. This opens up the ultimate potential for a vast opportunity to create a medical tourism industry that could well supercharge Greece’s main economic engine.

Tags: Aegeo Spas, Anemos Luxury Grand Resort, cosmetic surgery, Crete spas, European Historic Thermal Towns Association, George Patoulis, Greek spas, Greek tourism, health tourism, Hellenic Association of Municipalities with Thermal Springs, Ierapetra, IHTC, Invest in Greece, Ioannis Liapakis, Markos Danas, medical spas, spa tourism, wellness spas, wellness tourism

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