Right before the end of 2023 Deputy Tourism Minister Elena Rapti stressed the strategic importance of tourism education in developing a modern, sustainable, and high-quality tourism model.
In an interview with the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (AMNA) on Christmas Day, she highlighted that 80 per cent of students from the Higher School of Tourism Education and Tourism Ministry’s Vocational Training Institutes (IEK) successfully enter the labour market.
Rapti announced the launch of the largest subsidised educational program by the Tourism Ministry, targeting workers and temporarily unemployed individuals in the tourism industry.
With over 18,000 participants, each will receive a compensation of 1,250 euros for their involvement.
Addressing the housing challenges for tourism workers, she mentioned the ministry’s exploration of real estate development options and the potential conversion of old hotels into residences.
Simultaneously, Rapti discussed the ministry’s efforts to enhance alternative forms of tourism.
Expressing optimism, Rapti conveyed that the messages from abroad are highly encouraging for the sector in 2024.
The focus is on upgrading existing infrastructure and promoting new developments in diving and underwater tourism, cycling tourism, agro-tourism, and gastronomy tourism.
