Speaking on the occasion of the recent launch of the Thessaloniki Convention & Visitors Bureau (TCVB), Vassilios Brovas confirmed that 1999 did turn out to be a positive year for the local tourism industry despite the Yugoslav war and the Ocalan crisis.
Though there were a number of problems at the beginning of 1999, in the final analysis an increase of 2.8 percent in arrivals was recorded. Generous development ministry funding handed to northern Greece`s three hoteliers` unions, to boost domestic tourism, was seen as a major reason for the rise in visitors.
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