Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias hopes to attract Visa executives to Greece where they will work remotely as part of the ministry’s ongoing digital nomads initiative.
The tourism ministry unveiled that Visa can send up to 3% of its staff or 21,500 people annually to Greece all year round supporting a momentum for the program.
The news was announced following Kikilias’ recent agreement with Visa CEO for Europe, Charlotte Hogg, which foresees the provision for a period of three years of valid data on international and domestic tourism and travel trends, supporting the efforts for the sector’s full recovery.
Under the same deal, Visa will also promote Greece as a travel destination to its users through a special online platform.
The ministry’s remote work program is currently running in pilot phase in Ermoupolis, Syros; Heraklion, Crete; and in Kalamata, Peloponnese, and the aim is to extend the initiative across Greece.
