STRONG INCREASE ON BOOKINGS FROM THE NEDERLANDS
The announcement of the airline Transavia for
direct flights from Amsterdam to Thessaloniki has added Halkidiki to the
favorite destinations of tour operators in the Netherlands. Sundio Group
manages 45% of the Greek market and has already signed contracts with 12 hotels
in Halkidiki. Additionaly there are more specialized programs designed by Greek
tour operators and the tourism is expected to increase even more in 2015.
The Halkidiki Tourism Organization took part in
the exhibition Vakantiebeurs held in Utrecht and was represented by Board
members (President of the Agency and the Hotels Union Halkidiki, Gregory Tassios,
the Viceprefect of Halkidiki and Thematic Viceprefect of Tourism in Central
Macedonia, John Giorgos and President of Halkidiki Campings Union, Anthony
Delidimitriou. In the exhibition was present representatives of hotels and tour
operators in the area The conclusions that came out of the organization is that
the Netherlands intends to return dynamically in Halkidiki, and during the
exhibition hundreds of reservations were made.
At the same time the promotion of Halkidiki in the
Dutch media has been intensified in 2014 with the journalists and bloggers in
the region invited in the area. The NGTO in cooperation with Dutch NTO has organized
a cocktail presentation which was attended by over 20 journalists who
participated in the press trip to be held in May.