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Manos Konsolas

Sofia Zacharaki Appointed to Deputy Tourism Minister Position

2021-01-06 by Argophilia Travel News

Sofia Zacharaki

Sofia Zacharaki has been appointed Greece’s deputy minister for tourism education and special forms of tourism as part of a government reshuffle announced last week.

Tags: Greece appointments, Greece ministers, Greece officials, Greece tourism, Manos Konsolas, Minister Zacharaki, Mitsotakis, Sofia Zacharaki, Tourism Ministry

Greece Ministers Upgraded State Tourism Schools

2021-01-04 by Argophilia Travel News

Manos Konsolas

Greece’s state tourism schools training ASTE professionals are to be upgraded to four-year institutions, according to ANA.

Tags: ASTE, Greece ASTE, Greece tourism, KYA, Manos Konsolas, tourism, tourism education, Tourism schools

Top Greek Tourism Officials Go Into Precautionary Quarantine

2020-11-24 by Phil Butler

Haris Theocharis

Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis and Deputy Tourism Minister Manos Konsolas are now in a precautionary quarantine.

Tags: COVID-19, EODY, Greece’s National Public Health Organization, Harry Theoharis, Manos Konsolas, Positive for COVID, quarantine

Greece Divvying Up Tourism Recovery Funds Before COVID-19 Is Done

2020-08-20 by Phil Butler

Manos Konsolas

Greek tourism stakeholders met earlier this week via teleconference to mull over the best ways to tap into €27.5 billion euros in EU rescue funding.

Tags: COVID-19 Greece, EU recovery funds, Greece tourism, Greece travel, HAPCO, Lithuania travelers, Manos Konsolas, POX, Santorni, SEEN, sustainable tourism, travel agents, UK quarantine, Yiannis Retsos

Greece to Establish Two New Tourism Education Departments

2020-07-10 by Argophilia Travel News

Ancient Olympia

The Greek Tourism Ministry has plans to establish two new tourism education departments at Ancient Olympica and on Kos Island.

Tags: Ancient Olympia, Greece tourism, Greece tourism ministry, Hellenic Tourism Ministry, Hellenic University, kos, Manos Konsolas, tourism education, Tourism schools

Greek Tourism Ministry Certifies Dozens of Thermal Springs

2019-10-17 by Argophilia Travel News

Loutra Pozar

The Greek Tourism Ministry has just certified sixty-six thermal spring facilities across Greece, with another 55 in the pipeline.

Tags: Greece tourism, Greece tourists, Greek spas, Greek thermal spas, Greek Tourism Ministry, Harry Theoharis, Manos Konsolas, thermal spas

Prime Minister Mitsotakis Names Harry Theoharis Tourism Minister

2019-07-09 by Argophilia Travel News

Tourism Minister

Newly elected Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has appointed Harry Theoharis as Tourism Minister of Greece.

Tags: Greece government, Greece tourism, Greece tourism ministry, Greek ministries, Harry Theoharis, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Manos Konsolas, Panagiotis Pikrammenos

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