Enterprise Greece at the Resort & Residential Hospitality Forum

With the presence of the Hellenic Investment and Foreign Trade Company (Enterprise Greece) and more than 400 executives of the tourism industry from 20 countries, of which over 70 globally active investors and 50 top executives (C+), the work of the Resort & Residential Hospitality Forum (on 17-19 October 2022) wound down in Algarve, Portugal,

The R&R conference, previously known as the Mediterranean Resort & Hotel Forum (MR&H), is organized by Questex, as part of a series of well-known investment events held in Europe, Asia and the USA, dedicated to investment in the tourism industry mainly real estate and in the development and operation of complex tourist resorts in the wider Mediterranean region.

A multitude of investors, manufacturers, hoteliers, international chains and professionals active in the field, participated for another year in a dense program of speeches and networking events.

High-ranking executives from international hotel chains, real estate development companies and funds spoke at the conference, focusing mainly on the Mediterranean market and referred to its optimal development model, as well as the excellent prospects it displays.

The dynamics of Greece

The managing director of Enterprise Greece, Marinos Giannopoulos, participated in an investment panel on “Eastern Mediterranean: The Next Growth Opportunities in Diversifying Markets. The panel was attended by more than 60 investors, executives of investment funds, as well as representatives of international chains, who showed great interest in the investment possibilities that Greece presents.

Mr. Giannopoulos referred to Greece’s impressive dynamics in tourism, the country’s latest awards, but also the obvious investment opportunities in a sector that is so important for Greek economy. He also referred to the new projects that have already been implemented or are in the planning stage, while he made special reference to the attractive investment and tax framework, which favors the attraction of investments and human resources, in the form of incentives.

The rest of the speakers referred to the growing dynamics of tourism and mainly to the new forms that are developing in the sector and combine recreation, well-being and relaxation, in an environment perfectly in harmony with Greek nature. Special mention was made of the excellent performance of Greek tourism this year, where record arrivals and revenues were recorded, which is largely attributed to the great mobility in the field of tourist investments and the upgrading of the tourist product offered.

It is worth noting that during the Conference, the executives of Enterprise Greece held 35 one-on-one meetings with representatives of companies from Spain, France, Italy and the United Kingdom, in which the investment opportunities that Greece offers to the sectors were presented of tourism and real estate, but also the B2B services offered by the Organization, between foreign and Greek companies.