Increase in docking fees for cruise ships being considered
ATHENS. A meeting was held at the Prime Minister΄s Office regarding the management of cruise ports. Announcements are expected.
On Thursday, a meeting was held at the Prime Minister's Office with the participation of Tourism Minister Olga Kefaloyianni, Shipping Minister Christos Stylianidis, Minister of State Akis Skertsos, and the CEO of the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (TAIPED), Dimitris Politis. The meeting focused on the more effective and rational management of the country's cruise ports.
The meeting confirmed the positive trend in tourism this season and the need to seek viable solutions and responses to the pressures exerted by the concentration of tourist flows in specific popular destinations in our country, benefiting both local communities and our broader tourism product.
The Ministers agreed that, especially in the cruise sector, which has been showing consistently increasing trends in recent years, it is necessary to examine the policies regarding cruise port charges—currently at very low levels—alternative management models for the ports, as well as digital fleet management tools to contribute to a more rational and effective handling of the increasing demand, always to the benefit of local communities.
Specific measures to address these challenges will be announced in the near future.
