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The UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) will hold the world’s first ministerial-level conference on tourism and culture in cooperation with UNESCO in Siem Reap, Cambodia, in 2015.

In efforts to promote local products and introduce the region as a prime gastronomy destination, Halkidiki authorities organized “Halkidikis Gefseis” (Tastes of Halkidiki) recently at the Acropolis Museum restaurant in …

Christmas and New Year’s customs and traditions were at the center of an event dedicated to the island of Crete, in Vienna last week.

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

The Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies (HATTA) introduced Greece as a tourism destination to tour operators and journalists from Kuwait and Bahrain during a familiarization trip in Athens …

Hoteliers, entrepreneurs and tourism professionals will have the chance to exchange ideas, concerns and solutions at this year’s 100% Hotel Show, set to kick off on 24-26 January at the …

The Hellenic Amateur Athletic Association (SEGAS) said on Wednesday that it had decided to sponsor the Association of International Marathon and Distance Races (AIMS) in order for it to retain …

The Region of the South Aegean is inviting volunteers to roll up their sleeves and help plant hundreds of trees this Sunday 14 December on the island of Rhodes.

The northern port city of Thessaloniki ushers in the holiday season at the Helexpo center on 12 December, when under the glow of millions of lights Asterocosmos (StarWorld) opens its …

Food and fun were at the center of this year’s “Greece, Festival, Flavors” Christmas festival, which took place on 5-7 December at the Helexpo Maroussi center.

In efforts to promote local products and introduce the region as a gastronomy destination, Halkidiki authorities are organizing “Halkidikis Gefseis” (Tastes of Halkidiki) on Thursday 11 December at the Acropolis …

Travel agents from Turkey were recently introduced to seven Greek hotels and informed on their special features that could attract the average Turkish visitor.

Not one, not two, but hundreds of Santas came to town in Athens on Sunday 7 December, bringing holiday cheer to a post-crisis Greece and raising funds for the creation …

More than 500 priceless artifacts from 21 Greek museums will be brought together at the world premiere of the original exhibition “The Greeks – Agamemnon to Alexander the Great” that …

A total of 38 galleries will open their doors to the works of some 300 artists on 13-14 December for this year’s “Gallery Weekend” to take place in Athens and …

The New York stock exchange in collaboration with Capital Link organized “Greek Day at the NYSE” on Tuesday, when the Greek delegation headed by Shipping and Aegean minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis …

The Titania Hotel in Athens will be holding festive Christmas and New Year’s events in its luxurious spaces with superb and affordable holiday menus.

The second Business Travel Professionals Forum (BTPF), set to take place on 11-12 December in central Athens, is expected to see a 60 percent increase in participation.

The Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies (HATTA) will host a familiarization trip in Athens for tour operators and journalists from Kuwait and Bahrain during 4-8 December.

The two centrally located hotels in Athens, Grande Bretagne and King George, are preparing to pleasantly surprise their guests with their Christmas stories during the festive period.