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The number of Russian tourists in Greece grew dramatically

08:07, 15 июля 2011

Greece record sharp growth in the number of Russian tourists – said the country’s Deputy Minister for Culture and Tourism Mr. Giorgos Nikitiadis to the Athens News Agency. He claims that the number of tourists from Russia grew by 180% by this July compared to the same period in 2010. And by the end of this year Greece expects up to 700 thousand visitors from Russian Federation.

Greek authorities believe that this was caused by the establishing of new visa application centers and thus speeding up of the application procedure. The civil disturbances in other Mediterranean countries, that brought significant downfall in tourist arrivals, also contributed to such a success of Greece.

The Minister for Culture and Tourism Mr. Pavlos Gerulanos intends to visit Russia very soon in order to define further steps of promoting his country.

According to Rostourism’s data the tourist flow from Russia to Greece in 2010 increased by 37% and reached 386.7 thousand people.

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