Europe Sun & Beach 29.03.2021
In memory of Boris Mouzenidis, the President of Mouzenidis Group
Boris Mouzenidis, president of Mouzenidis Group, one of the biggest tour operator in the Russian tourism market, passed away on the morning of Saturday, March 27, in Moscow. He died of a heart attack at age 60. The management and employees of Mouzenidis Group expressed their sorrow for the loss of the company’s founder and president, through the following announcement:“Our president has always been a source of inspiration for all of us for the work he started and faithfully performed in all the years of his career. His love for Greece and his vision give us the strength to continue his work.”
Born in Georgia in 1961 to Greek parents of Pontian descent, Boris Mouzenidis relocated to Thessaloniki in 1992. In 1995 he founded Mouzenidis Tours, a small travel agency near the city’s train station, which later became a Mouzenidis Group, one of the leading companies in the Russian travel market, sending millions of clients from Russia to Greece.
In 2013, Mouzenidis Group expanded the scope of its activities, creating its private airline Ellinair, which focused on connecting Greece with the Balkans and the Russian market. The Group’s interests also include Mouzenidis Travel, real estate company Grekodom, medical tourism firm Grekomed, Mouzenidis Intour, BOMO Hotels, CS&R cargo services and EllinYacht renting services, among others. The holding activities of Mouzenidis Group are mainly concentrated on Greece, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Eastern European countries.