Destinations news US Travel Market Meets Greece’s Tinos Island at ASTA Global Convention 2021 by GTP editing team 31 August 2021 written by GTP editing team 31 August 2021 1 comment Share 0FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 37 Tinos Island. Photo © Panagiotis Vlachopoulos The Municipality of Tinos presented the island’s unique nature and tourism offerings to US tourism professionals during the ASTA Global Convention 2021 that took place in Chicago during August 23-25. Held annually by the American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA), the convention is considered the top meeting place for tourism professionals and travel suppliers worldwide. During the event, Tinos Mayor Yiannis Siotos presented the island’s promo video to over 2,000 attendees. US tourism professionals also received printed material with much information about Tinos. “This is a targeted action in an emerging market for Greece,” Siotos said during the event. He also thanked the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) and ASTA for their contribution to the island’s promotion in the US. According to Deputy Mayor Evgenia Aloimonou, Tinos this year has managed to attract the interest of international markets through its innovative strategy to promote the island as one of Greece’s top quality destinations. “We are looking into the US tourism market… We think that this action is ideal for this time of the year to attract more [tourism] professionals,” she said. During the ASTA Global Convention 2021, the ASTA Greece & Cyprus Chapter was honored as International Chapter of the Year 2021. Join the 15,000+ travel executives who read our newsletter Follow GTP Headlines on Google News to keep up to date with all the latest on tourism and travel in Greece. Share 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail GTP editing team This is the team byline for GTP. The copyrights for these articles are owned by GTP. They may not be redistributed without the permission of the owner. previous post Grecotel Pallas Athena Hotel Gets Ready to Reopen its Doors next post Bettany Hughes Shows Greece’s ‘Wonders’ to UK Audience You may also like Test post 6 June 2025 Greece’s Hotel Market Sees Major Investments Over Four Months 5 February 2025 Greek Tourism Ministry Monitors Santorini Situation as Seismic Activity Continues 5 February 2025 Global Air Passenger Demand Reaches Record High in 2024, IATA Reports 5 February 2025 Greek PM Reassures Public About Santorini’s Ongoing Seismic Activity 5 February 2025 Milos: Ministry Suspends 5-star Hotel Construction Near Sarakiniko Beach 5 February 2025 1 comment Tony Marsh 2 September 2021 - 10:26 Bad news for Tinos. The more it strives to attract visitors, the sooner it will be spoilt and turned into the next Mykonos-style disaster…. Reply Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ