VIENNA (ANA/D. Dimitrakoudis) - The Greek
National Tourism Organization (GNTO) completed a promotion of Kythira to
Austrian journalists in the last few days, hoping to boost tourism to the small
island lying opposite the south-eastern tip of the Peloponnese peninsula.
Journalists specializing on tourism from Kronen
Zeitung, Kleine Zeitung, Kurier, Die Presse, Woman and the oe24.at visited and
toured the island in an event organized by GNTO, in cooperation with the
municipality and Aegean Airlines.
According to GNTO’s office in Austria, this
promotion to the wider Austrian readers and viewers will help include the
island in the packages offered by the country’s travel agencies, but also those
in other central European countries.
Kythira are an ideal destination for
alternative tourism, offering activities such as trekking, diving, canyoning,
yachting etc., which combined with the local gastronomic tradition form a
complete travel proposal that corresponds fully to the profile of the Austrian
tourists, the office said.
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