Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis attended the annual HORECA exhibition, held at the Metropolitan Expo exhibition center in Spata, in the wider Athens area, which showcases products and services from the sectors of catering, hospitality, and food supply, Saturday.
The PM stated during his visit that plenty of Greek companies were investing and growing, representing “the best reflection of the real economy’s significant progress that our country has made overall in recent years.”
“I am particularly pleased to have the opportunity, once again this year, to visit the largest sectoral exhibition in catering and tourism, HORECA. Judging from the number of exhibitors, but mainly from the atmosphere I encountered, I believe we have ahead of us a very good tourist season,” emphasized the Prime Minister during his visit.
The PM noted there was great momentum, as many Greek companies were eager to invest and grow, adding: “I believe this is the best reflection of the real economy’s significant progress that our country has made overall in recent years.”
On his part, the President and CEO of FORUM S.A., the company organizing the exhibition, Thanassis Panagoulias, thanked the Prime Minister for his visit to HORECA, which he described as a “vote of confidence in the exhibition organizer,” and pointed out that “the tourism industry is looking forward to an impressive 2024 that we believe will come.”
The Prime Minister toured the exhibition stands accompanied by Thanasis Panagoulias and was briefed by the exhibitors on market developments, while also having the opportunity to speak with exhibition visitors. The PM expressed his optimism that the tourist sector in Greece was going to have a great year.
Source: tovima.com
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