Greece’s Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki said this week that a set of finalized Covid-19 health protocols to be implemented in the tourism sector would be announced in the coming period. Speaking on Alpha 98.9 radio this week, Zacharaki revealed that protocols for businesses and employees in tourism have already been sent to the Covid-19 […]
The development of mountain tourism topped the agenda of a virtual meeting between Greek hoteliers and Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki on Saturday. According to Zacharaki, the ministry would soon be setting up a special working group responsible for drawing up a national strategy for the development of mountain tourism, which will attract tourism all […]
On occasion of International Women’s Day, GTP Headlines has invited women in Greek tourism to take a stand and answer the following question: What is the greatest challenge for Greek tourism in the post-Covid-19 era and what is the first step to address it? “The challenge? Kickstarting the tourism sector’s recovery.Last year, Greek tourism demonstrated […]
The first Mediterranean Coastal and Maritime Tourism Observatory of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) will be set up in Greece, the country’s deputy tourism minister, Sofia Zacharaki, announced on Tuesday. The observatory’s mission will be to support the sustainable development of coastal and maritime tourism in the Mediterranean region. According to Zacharaki, the
Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis (archive photo). “This year’s tourism season will be better than last year’s,” Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis said on Friday to governors, vice governors and representatives from Greece’s 13 regions. Speaking during the 13th meeting of the Regional Tourism Council, held via teleconference, the minister focused on Greece’s
Tourism Secretary General Vicky Loizou, Mykonos Mayor Konstantinos Koukas, Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis and Member of Mykonos’ Municipal Council responsible for Tourism Tonia Andronikou. Ways of safely restarting tourism this summer were discussed between Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis and Mykonos Mayor Konstantinos Koukas, during a recent meeting in Athens. A
Greece’s Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki Tapping into the valuable experience gained from the coronavirus pandemic and upskilling the country’s tourism workforce to meet the new demands are key to restarting tourism activity in 2021, according to Greek Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki. Speaking during the virtual 4th Thessaloniki Development Conference,
Newly-appointed Greek Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki has submitted a proposal for Greece to host the first conference of the UNWTO Online Education Committee for tourism. Created last September, the UNWTO Online Education Committee’s main objective is to provide the organization’s secretary general and the Executive Council with advice and recommendations on
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


















