Events

Greece saw a surge in visitors from the UK during the peak summer month of July this year.

ABTA Chief Executive Mark Tanzer welcomed the recovery in travel and tourism post-pandemic while emphasizing the urgent need to address climate change and overtourism.

Car rental company Avis celebrated a decade of successful operations, with estimated revenues exceeding 350 million euros in 2024.

Athens International Airport (AIA) celebrated World Tourism Day on September 27 by showcasing Greece’s cultural heritage.

HAPCO & DES, Greece’s professional conference organizers, are supporting the ‘Unlocking Excellence’ campaign by IAPCO, promoting the quality services of the meetings and events sector.

The TTG Travel Industry Awards 2024 honored the GNTO as the Tourist Board of the Year 2024 for the UK market, celebrating its innovative promotional actions.

The Municipality of Aristotle in Eastern Halkidiki has announced the key themes for its upcoming “Kouzina” gastronomy event, scheduled for May 17-18, 2025.

Stavros Mitsis of Mitsis Hotels highlights the importance of quality hotels in Piraeus, noting that new developments will enhance tourism infrastructure and attract more travelers.

November 7 is the final date to submit participation proposals for the Innovation Attica Hackathon 2024, which seeks solutions for challenges in the tourism and culture sectors.

The Region of Central Macedonia in Northern Greece is actively targeting Japanese tourists by highlighting attractions and experiences that align with their interests.

Demand from French travelers to visit Greece in 2025 is on the rise, despite concerns about hotel pricing policies, according to the Greek inbound travel agency Yalos Tours.

Greek journalists and travel agents explored the tourism, cultural and culinary treasures of Imathia, Central Macedonia, during a recent event held by local authorities.

The “150 Years Hotel Grande Bretagne: Hosting History” documentary, which commemorates the legacy of the Hotel Grande Bretagne in Athens, was honored at the 2024 Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards.

All four Costa Navarino resorts are in Greece’s Top 10 list of the Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice Awards 2024.

Fraport Greece organized a special culinary event at Thessaloniki Airport to showcase local gastronomy on the occasion of the World Tourism Day 2024.

The Athens Film Office will host its 3rd International Screenwriting Workshop from October 1 to 4, featuring 11 esteemed screenwriters from Greece and abroad.

The Region of Attica is a finalist in the running for the “Europe’s Most Desirable Region” title at the 2024 Wanderlust Reader Awards.

Aldemar Resorts supported a major Greek-Italian conference in Ilia, Peloponnese, boosting the area’s appeal as a MICE tourism destination.

Greece’s tourism minister held talks with the Japan Association of Travel Agents and discussed ways to boost tourism flows from Japan.

The GNTO will participate in Tourism Expo Japan 2024 with an agenda aimed at increasing tourist flows from the Japanese market to Greece.