Excerpt from ansamed.info
The mayor of the Greek island of Mykonos, Konstantinos Koukas, presented a study for sustainable tourism on the island to Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias, with a central focus on 15 areas where strategies must be implemented to protect the island’s unique environment.
The website Greek Travel Pages said the study ensures good management of tourism arrivals with the overall goal of attracting increasingly higher-quality tourism.
During the presentation, which was also attended by the island’s tourism councillor and the head of the hotel association, Koukas stressed the importance of finding needed funds for the projects, which include: completion of the plan on the island’s spaces, infrastructure improvement, integrated management of waste and water resources, checks on boat tourism, and traffic management.
“Our common goal is to apply a sustainable tourism development model in Mykonos, focused on the comparative advantages for the island,” said Kikilias.
“Mykonos is a very popular destination and is at the heart of our decisions in turning Greece into a model for sustainable tourism development,” the tourism minister said.
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