Native tourism operators are coming again

AGONI LINE IOANNINA-HERAKLEIO

A letter was despatched to the Air Tourism Committee by vacationer companies of the prefecture of Ioannina requesting the re-announcement of the tender course of for the barren air line Ioannina-Heraklion of Crete and the inclusion of Ioannina airport within the co-advertising program carried out by the EOT in collaboration with the airways.

The Air Tourism Committee was not too long ago re-established by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and has as its object the search and submission of proposals for the event, promotion, dissemination and enchancment of the situations of air tourism, in addition to for the utilization and strengthening the nation’s regional airports.

As talked about within the letter, the re-announcement of the tender course of for the barren air line Ioannina-Heraklion of Crete has been anxiously awaited by numerous skilled our bodies and residents in recent times. After the primary barren strategy of the tender, its re-announcement with an adjustment of the quantity of the subsidy has been anticipated for a 12 months now, however up to now there was no new info.

It’s famous that the routing of this specific flight is essential for each Areas given that there’s a nice demand each methods for the group of vacationer packages, organized excursions of golf equipment and colleges, but in addition a terrific demand for the motion of particular person vacationers. On the similar time, this can be very vital for the motion of scholars learning within the two giant regional universities of Ioannina and Crete, in addition to for the smoother conduct of the multitude of scientific and academic conferences which might be typically held in each areas. It is usually emphasised that there’s a vital variety of residents who transfer with nice frequency between the areas for skilled and different causes.

The letter additionally mentions that EOT is selling an progressive co-advertising program, amounting to twenty million euros with airways, which goals to stimulate Greek tourism throughout the months of low demand and entice vacationers 12 months a 12 months. Final February, throughout the go to of the Normal Secretary of the EOT and the assembly held within the presence of politicians, native governments and representatives of tourism companies, it was requested that the vacation spot “Ioannina” be included in actions associated to the inclusion of the Ioannina airport within the help program of winter tourism by way of air connections with international locations.

It is usually emphasised that the vacation spot is among the hottest winter locations for each city getaways and mountain excursions. The prefecture of Ioannina remains to be developed in convention tourism, faculty tourism, non secular tourism, out of doors actions and sports activities tourism, culinary tourism and elsewhere whereas many expertise software corporations based mostly in Ioannina have been asking for these air connections for years.

Subsequently, in accordance to what’s talked about within the letter, the speedy re-announcement of the tender course of for the barren air line Ioannina-Heraklion of Crete and the inclusion of the Ioannina airport within the co-advertising program carried out by the EOT in cooperation with the airways are essential for the tourism, business and enterprise improvement of the area.

The letter was co-signed by the Union of Hoteliers of the Prefecture of Ioannina, the Federation of Rental Residences and Lodging of Epirus and the Affiliation of Vacationer Workplaces and Buses of the Prefecture of Ioannina and was communicated to the Civil Aviation Authority, the Civil Aviation Service and the Deputies of the Prefecture of Ioannina.