In Crete, Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni and the island’s governor, Stavros Arnaoutakis, met recently to hammer out a strategy to make Crete into a model sustainable tourism destination. Kefalogiannia offered this statement to reporters: “We’re here today to lay the foundations so that Crete becomes a model of sustainable tourism development.” She also pointed […]
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Regenerative Tourism: Creative Minds Model for a Better World
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