The man who took off Greek tourism in Russia died

He died of a heart attack due to coronavirus complications The Boris Mouzenidis of Mouzenidis Travel, the largest travel agency in Greek-Russian tourism.

10 days ago I had traveled to Tourism Exhibition in Moscow and then he did not return with the other agents to Greece.

According to the first information, Boris Mouzenidis contracted a coronavirus in Moscow and died of complications in a clinic.

Friend Of those who traveled and attended the exhibition, they said that Boris Mouzenidis was a little pale, but he himself said that he was fine. During the exhibition, in fact, he was very careful, he had taken security measures. He was wearing a mask and gloves for fear of getting stuck.

Theocharis: a man who worked hard for Greek tourism

“Sadness and pain, upon hearing the news of the death of Boris Mouzenidis. A man who worked hard for Greek tourism, pioneer and pioneer in the field. With method, stubbornness and hard work, he realized his vision and created bridges between Greece and Russia. I express my deepest condolences to his family and associates ”, underlined the Minister of Tourism, Haris Theocharis.

Boris Mouzenidis course

Boris Mouzenidis’ business course could emerge from a film script. Born in Georgia to Greek parents of Pontian descent, he returned to Greece at a time when expatriates from the republics of the former Soviet Union were allowed to return to their homeland.

In the early 1990s, at the age of 31, Boris Mouzenidis was looking for a professional outlet. Although he had an engineering degree, he began working as a waiter and later as a tour bus driver.

Then he decided to open his own office and take care of tourism, starting with Monastiriou street. Having the advantage of knowing the Russian language and knowing the country well, he begins to attract more and more Russian tourists to Greece and not only as he expands to all the countries of the Eastern bloc.

Later, as things got better, he expanded into the center of Thessaloniki, on Olympou Street, founding the Mouzenidis Group. The big business move came in 2013, when he decided to embark on charter flights, something that strengthened his position as a tour operator. With the Ellinair airline, Mouzenidis Travel becomes a major “player” in the tourism market and in good years it brought up to 1 million tourists to Greece.

The Mouzenidis group course

The Mouzenidis group began its activity in 1995, celebrating more than 25 years in the field of tourism. It is a fully integrated tourist group with activity in the entire range of the tourist chain in the field of travel, through tourist offices, the airline, and privately owned hotels. The group operates in 16 countries of the particular eastern market with significant stakes, connects exclusive air destinations abroad with Greece and cooperates with 1,400 hotel units throughout the country.

During the last 25 years the group has been bringing a growing number of tourists and net foreign currency to our country and employs a total of 1,700 employees during the summer, producing a turnover on a consolidated basis close to 320 million euros of the worst for the group). Ellinair, chaired by Boris’s son Giannis Mouzenidis, suffered a severe blow last year and continues to suffer heavy losses from the collapse of aviation, was in a pre-pandemic growth phase with a turnover of more than 100 million euros. In 2019, the airline transported close to 1 million passengers in our country, focusing on the Russian market where the Mouzenidis group has a 25-year presence in the field of travel. The Mouzenidis group airline was founded in 2013, with headquarters in Thessaloniki and began its activity with the implementation of both scheduled and chartered flights, with a network of destinations that already exceeds 40 cities.

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