The prospects for cooperation in the medical and health tourism fields between Greece and China were recently explored between the Greek Health Tourism Council (Elitour) and a Chinese delegation of tourism officials.
On the occasion of the recent launch of direct flights between Athens and Shanghai, a meeting was held in the Greek capital between Elitour President George Patoulis and presidents of tourism associations from seven Chinese regions (Shanghai, Jiang Su Province, Anhui Province, Jiang Su, Jiang Xi Province, Zhe Jiang Province, Anhui).
According to Patoulis, medical and health tourism has been placed among the most important growth drivers of the Greek economy for the coming decade. He highlighted that Greece can be an attractive destination for people traveling for medical and health reasons.
“Our goal is to make…