Greek Chamber of Tourism fosters young enterprises in the sector

The aim of the Chamber is to support the effort of the Association to create an innovative "ecosystem" that will ultimately create products and services with measurable added value for the modernization of the Greek hotel and the tourist market but also able to be channeled into the global tourism market , being a tangible example of extroversion.

In this context, it is launching the Association's accommodation in a space leased by itself and will cover all operating expenses, networking the members of the Association with the Greek hotels and in any way enhancing the Chamber's effort to create an "accelerator" .

"The hoteliers in these difficult times of the crisis have shown what tourism can do for the country," stated chairman of the chamber, Al. Vasilikos.

"We created jobs, public revenues, turnover for professionals and businesses directly or indirectly related to tourism. We have proven that we have sensitive antennas to capture and respond to the needs of the times.

Today we are pleased to present another action that responds to the strategic challenge for more innovation, more technology, more knowledge in the day-to-day economic process.

The association undertakes to house, support and network new business ventures from talented and highly trained young people. We are by their side to help them realize their ideasl and create new values ​​for Greek and why not for the global tourist market. "

And he added: "We want to pass a very important message to the world of tourism as well as to the whole of society. We are here because we aim to foster an innovative spirit, to empower young people who can think beyond defined frameworks and have the ability to see something new, even in very traditional and ordinary things. We are here to make a difference. The big leap to a smarter tourism and a more intelligent economy ".

Accordingly, the representative of the Association of Young Tourist Enterprises of Greece, Katerina Santikou, pointed out: "The purpose of our Association, which started with meetings and fermentations a year ago is to strengthen the Greek young entrepreneurship that is active in tourism, design technology and applications for tourism that can be used to enhance the national tourist product as well as the training of our Members and their interconnection with specialized executives of the domestic and international tourism market.

For us, the Greek young business in tourism is the present tourism as we know it today and the future as it will radically evolve. A future where innovation and traditional players in the tourist market will go hand in hand. In this context and with the decisive support of the Greek Chamber of Commerce, we are seeking to create an accelerator - an acceleration program for startups of tourism in Greece - which aims to bring companies in a short time to a sufficient level to be able to demanding finance, further developing their product or even becoming extrovert, presenting their services in other markets as well.
In this effort, we hope to have the support of every player, both private and public. "