Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura, Secretary General of Tourism Policy and Development, G. Tzialas, Greece's Ambassador to Belgium, Eleftheria Galataniakis, and local Head of Greek National Tourism Organization Eleni Skarveli at Salon de Vacances
Tourist (click here) arrivals in Greece from Belgium in 2017 broke the 10-year record. According to data, for the first time, the number of visitors from the northwest European country exceeded 509,000. In fact, Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura, who visited Brussels and met with officials from the Belgian tourism market, announced that the 2018 bookings were already on an upward trend.
Based on current figures, Greece is the second most popular summer destination in the Belgian market....
As a side note and in defense of student employment (ages 15 - 24) there is a study out of Australia which states higher wagers begin in teens. It is important young people have disposable income to enjoy life and realize the cost of living well.
I second the idea that Millennials are a hard working lot. They were the lost generation which Occuplied Wall Street. They created their own work and ecnomic opportunities. Many today, are still working as entrepreneurs in their own businesses. They are important and it is very important their economy is protected and supported with legislation that promotes small businesses.
January 28, 2018
By Matt Wade
The employment rate among Australians aged between 15 and 24 – which takes in the Millennial generation born after the mid-1990s – is close to 60 per cent. That's way above the 41 per cent average for that age group among the advanced-country members of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The share of 15- to 24-year-olds that work in Korea, France and Belgium is less than half of Australia's rate.
