Greek-Russian Tourism Forum In Athens

Over 1,200 Russian travel agents and journalists will be in Athens, Greece, this April to participate in a Greek-Russian Tourism Forum.

The forum will take place 23-24 April at the Athens Concert Hall (Megaro Mousikis) and will be organized by the largest Russian tour operator working with the Greek market, Labirint Travel Company, in cooperation with Le Grand Group of Companies, a leading DMC of incoming tourism in Greece. The deadline to register for the forum is 1 April.

The forum will be attended by a variety of speakers including VIP guests, ministers and other officials, who will share their in-depth knowledge. During the event, B2B meetings will take place and the forum’s sponsors will have the opportunity to promote their services and products to participants.

Travel agents from Ukraine, Armenia and Azerbaijan will also attend the forum.

Fotoula Sapounaki from Le Grand Group of Companies with Tatiana Zotova from Labirint.

An award ceremony will also take place to honor Russian travel agencies that sold the most tours to Greece in 2013.

In addition, participants at the forum will have the opportunity to take part in a 3-day excursion program and see the beauties and history of Athens and Attica up close. The program will include visits to the Ancient Acropolis and nearby destinations.

According to data, some 1.3 million Russian tourists are expected to visit Greece in 2014.

For further information on the forum, send e-mail to Greece@legrandtravel.gr or s.petsas@legrandtravel.gr or visit the website.