Athens Welcomes Greek Tourism Expo

Ribbon-cutting ceremony of the 1st Greek Tourism Expo. Photo source: Leaderexpo. Photographer: Paterakis

Leaderexpo GM Christoforos Papadiotis (R) looks on as the secretary general of the Greek Tourism Ministry, Anastasios Liaskos, inaugurates the expo.

Some 162 exhibitors, 74 hosted buyers, 2,600 B2B meetings and 6,650 visitors “came to meet the Greeks” at this year’s 1^st Greek Tourism Expo which took place at the Metropolitan Expo on 5-7 December.

Under the motto “Come Meet the Greeks”, the 1^st Tourism Expo brought together the sector’s professionals in efforts to promote the Greek tourist product. Representatives from professional bodies including the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), the Greek National Tourism Organization and the Acropolis Museum were present.

The show was inaugurated by Tourism Ministry secretary general Anastasios Liaskos and was organized by conference planners Leaderexpo.

According to figures released, 45 percent of the attendees were tour operators and hotel managers, 38 percent from companies active in alternative forms of tourism and 17 percent from companies catering to the sector needs.

GTP’s sales & advertising director, Manolis Mathioudakis, greets the secretary general of the GNTO, Panos Livadas, at the GTP stand.

“We’ve made a good start this year, but we still have a long way to go so that the 2^nd Greek Tourism Expo is more dynamic, attracting even more exhibitors and hosted buyers,” Leaderexpo GM Christoforos Papadiotis said.

SETE and the Greek Shipowners Association For Passenger Ships (SEEN) organized a series of events and round-table discussions on the sidelines of the show, which also hosted the 2^nd Digi.travel Conference & Expo on digital tourism.

GTP was a main communication partner for the Greek Tourism Expo 2014.

Next year’s show is scheduled to take place on 4-6 December at the Metropolitan Expo.

Exhibitors, events & moments @ 1st Greek Tourism Expo

Greek Travel Pages (GTP)

Zafiro Experience, a traditional Greek tour.

Hilton Athens

INOVA Hospitality Management

Porto Carras Grand Resort

Municipality of Amphipolis

Halkidiki Tourism Organization

Mideast Travel

Leaderexpo General Manager Christoforos Papadiotis

2nd Digi.travel e-tourism conference: Duncan Barraclough, Head of Online, Western Europe – Travelport, delivering a speech on “Redefining the online journey”.

The deputy head of the central sector of the Region of Attica, Ermina Kyprianidou, speaking at an event held by the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) on the sidelines of the expo.

Tour operators and journalists from Kuwait and Bahrain that attended a fam trip to Athens organized by the Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies (HATTA).