Optimism over the course of Greek tourism

Jean Claude Baumgarten, president of the World Council of Travel and Tourism (WTTC), on Thursday expressed his optimism over the course of Greek tourism, during a meeting with Greek Tourism Minister Fani Palli Petralia in Athens. Commenting on recent fires that hit large parts of the Peloponese and their likely impact on the country’s tourist product, Jean Claude Baumgarten stressed there were no cut in reversations both for this winter and next summer, while he forecast that Greek tourism will continue growing with a rate of 4-5 percent in the coming years.