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The condemnation of Museums and Archaeological Sites of Ηellas

This Hellenic tourism, with degraded quality in incoming visitors, is severely distorted by similar inappropriate movements, is becoming doomed and ultimately will be crucified.

We sincerely don’t wish to believe that “sorcerer’s apprentices” are employed at the Ministries of Finance, Tourism and so on.

But the attempted self-destruction against the Hellenic tourist product, by means of a foolish increase of the entrance fees at the Hellenic Museums and Archaeological sites, inevitably points to that direction.

It’s the end of October, with all the contracts abroad for 2016 already signed, and we force Tourism organizations that are working with our country to leverage prices, ie. to absorb in addition to all the other increases, (VAT, transport, catering), and the current one.

Some adjustments in the entrance fees, per se, of course, (albeit at more reasonable levels), would be agreeable if they had real added value.

What is that? It is the qualitative, substantial upgrade of the services provided to tourists- visitors, by the Museums and Archaeological sites. The provision of electronic tour guides for example. The more contemporary presentation of the exhibits. The provision of remarkable group guided tours performed by the personnel of the museums and sites.

And why should the foreign and Greek visitors pay an exorbitant price, for visiting the Archaeological Museum, which has half its rooms closed due to lack of personnel, no access for people with disabilities, and its toilets are in poor condition?

We are observing increases varying from 100% to 400%, purely for money collecting reasons, possibly in an attempt to close other openings.

This Hellenic tourism, with degraded quality in incoming visitors, is severely distorted by similar inappropriate movements, is becoming doomed and ultimately will be crucified.

How? By those countries that are lurking in order to devour it and benefit themselves.

The solutions, as we have persistently been writing for a long time, are simple and secure.

Because without the corresponding value for the money paid by the customer / visitor, our competitors will be waiting at the corner and the country’s foreign currency proceeds deriving from tourism will shrink, and due to the above reasons.
What do we need now?

Upgrade, upgrade, upgrade in services, better customers, new markets, knowledge of the international market in the overall tourism field. It this possible, considering the current circumstances? Unquestionably yes!

Emmanuel A. Gyzis is managing partner of Emmanuel A. Gyzis & Associates Law Offices. – See more at: http://www.traveldailynews.com/columns/article/51346/the-battle-of-aircraft-manufactorers#sthash.dhTHDpgc.dpuf

Emmanuel A. Gyzis is managing partner of Emmanuel A. Gyzis & Associates Law Offices.

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Emmanuel A. Gyzis is managing partner of Emmanuel A. Gyzis & Associates Law Offices.

He was born in Athens, Greece, 13 January 1947; admitted to Athens Bar Association 1974. Education: University of Athens, Law School (1972), London, (L.LM. 1980), specialized in Aviation Law and originally worked in the respective field on behalf of British Tour Operators and Charter companies. 

With longstanding journalistic and writing activity, his articles have been published in financial newspapers and magazines specialized in Aviation and Tourism. Author of pioneering monographs on the development issues of Olympic Airways (1989), he has published during a course of many years, a series of articles regarding its viability, its position in the international environment, as well as for other private airlines in general, while at the same time he participated in relevant International and Greek Conferences and Organizations. Successful and long-term engagement with issues regarding private airports / heliports, Low Cost Carriers (LCC), Aircraft Fractional Ownership, Ground handling matters. At his law firm “EMM. GYZIS AND ASSOCIATES”, together with a group of specialized associates he deals mainly with aviation law issues (cooperation with construction companies for commercial aircraft and leasing companies) and tourism law issues, specializing in mass tourism from/ to Greece and occasionally cooperating with Tour Operators. Since 1993, he has founded a number of Greek and foreign airline companies, on behalf of his clients, in accordance with the applicable legal status. He has participated in committees for the drafting of legislation regarding air transport, such as private airports, the Presidential Decree for private heliports and the Basic Legislation of the Aviation Code and he is the General Secretary of the Hellenic Aviation Society. For many years, he has been studying emerging markets, as a consultant for foreign companies, which plan to invest worldwide.

LANGUAGES: English.

MEMBER: Athens Bar Association, International Bar Association, European Society of International Law (ESIL), American Society of International Law (ASIL), British-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce, Greek-American Union, Hellenic Aviation Society.

PRACTICE AREAS: Aviation Law, Aerospace Law, Tourism and Transport Law, (European) Commercial and Company Law. Arbitration. Establishment and Operation of foreign companies in Greece. Project Finance. Free Movement of Capital. Privatization. Foreign/ Hotel Investments. Mergers and Acquisitions.

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