Manos Konsolas Manos Konsolas, a Member of the Hellenic Parliament for the Dodecanese, was recently appointed as Professor at the Faculty of Humanities of the University of the Aegean. The Greek MP had served as Greece’s Deputy Tourism Minister from July 2019 until the government reshuffle that took place in early January 2021. Konsolas has […]
Newly appointed Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki, Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis and outgoing Deputy Minister Manos Konsolas during the handover ceremony. Sofia Zacharaki stepped in as Greece’s deputy tourism minister for tourism education and special forms of tourism during a handover ceremony this week following a cabinet reshuffle on Monday. Zacharaki took over
Sofia Zacharaki Sofia Zacharaki has been appointed Greece’s deputy minister for tourism education and special forms of tourism in a government reshuffle announced earlier today. Born in Athens in 1976, 45-year-old Zacharaki has completed English language studies at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and postgraduate studies in Comparative Pedagogy and
Greece has taken the first step for the upgrade of the country’s tourism schools of higher education – known as ASTE, with the signing of a joint ministerial decision, the Greek Tourism Ministry announced recently. Signed by Education Minister Niki Kerameus and ougoing Deputy Minister of Tourism Manos Konsolas, the joint ministerial decision foresees that […]
Dmitry Kalinovsky / Shutterstock.com European Union officials have approved a technical assistance program that will help upgrade tourism education and research in Greece, following a request submitted by the Greek Tourism Ministry. According to an announcement by the ministry, the program is a complementary contribution to Greece’s new bill for tourism education and
Rhodes, Greece Greek authorities have given the green light for a 25-million-euro tourism investment project to be carried out on Rhodes, which is expected to contribute to the development of health tourism on the island. According to an announcement by the Tourism Ministry, works will soon begin for the construction of a five-star hotel, a recovery and […]
Channeling recovery funds and EU support into modifying the tourism model to meet the demands of the changing times with emphasis on sustainability and new products is key to the development of the Greek islands, said Deputy Tourism Minister Manos Konsolas during the general assembly of the Chambers Group for the Development of the Greek […]
Photo © Greek Travel Pages (GTP) Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis and Deputy Tourism Minister Manos Konsolas have gone into precautionary quarantine after attending a meeting last week with a ministry associate who later tested positive for the coronavirus (Covid-19). According to a ministry announcement, all attending last week’s meeting were wearing masks. Both
Photo source: Visit Greece Connecting Greek tourism with the country’s gastronomy and local products is a strategic choice for the future, according to Deputy Tourism Minister Manos Konsolas. Speaking at the 5th Agricultural Business Summit, an online event held by the The Economist, Konsolas referred to the ministry’s aim to enrich the Greek tourism product […]
A music video showcasing the beauty of Lipsi, was recently released by the island’s municipality aiming to promote the destination’s tourism offerings ahead of the 2021 season. According to Lipsi Mayor Fotis Maggos, despite the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 tourism season turned out positive for the island. “Lipsi managed to maintain […]

















