Events

The “Athens Marathon. The Authentic” event has been honored with the World Athletics Heritage Plaque by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

The Kritsa Gastronomy Hotel and the Karaiskos Farm, located on Mount Pelion, recently presented their products and services to international travel professionals.

The “History War Museum Anastasios Liaskos” on Zakynthos, which offers valuable information on Greece’s history, has officially opened to the public.

The NJV Athens Plaza hotel was named a “Champion” of sustainability at the 4th Annual Sustainability Summit, which was recently held in the Greek capital.

The “Greek Maritime Golf Event”, the top golf tournament for the shipping community, is returning for the fifth year to Costa Navarino during June 8-9.

The Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2019 showcase in Dubai will host its first Hotel Industry Summit as part of its line-up of special events.

Athens-based Mideast Travel Worldwide recently presented its new advertising campaign, as it celebrated 35 years of service in the Greek travel industry.

The OTDYKH Leisure International Russian Travel Market will be back during September 10-12 with its 25th edition at the Expocentre Fairgrounds in Moscow.

The Greek island of Skiathos is once again preparing to host the Skiathos Palace Cup, an annual sailboat match racing event, which will be held during May 20-12.

Civitel Olympic, Civitel Attik, Civitel Akali and Civitel Creta Beach, all members of Civitel Hotels & Resorts group, participate in the Earth Hour 2019 initiative against climate change.

For the eleventh year in a row, Athens International Airport joins WWF’s global initiative “Earth Hour” on Saturday, March 30.

The Grande Bretagne and King George hotels in Athens will go dark for one hour on March 30 to shine a light on climate action in support of Earth Hour …

The Vigla Hotel on Amorgos recently promoted the island as an ideal hiking destination at “Le Salon du Randonneur”, Europe’s leading exhibition on hiking activities.

Athens Airport’s “Fly me to the Moon” program will highlight the beauties and traditions of the South Aegean islands during a number of events scheduled to take place on March …

The Greek sports tourism event “Santorini Experience”, which will take place for the fifth time during October 4-6 on Santorini, recently received a major award at the prestigious Ermis Awards …

Seven members of the Hellenic Association of Mobile Applications Companies (HAMAC) presented their products and services at major international tourism exhibitions.

RateHawk, a global innovative online travel booking service for professionals, has launched operations in the Greek market.

The importance of seaplanes for travel in Greece topped the agenda of the first conference on waterways held in Loutraki recently.

The town of Rethymno on Crete was presented as a “smart choice” for all-year-round holidays, during the 26th MITT tourism exhibition held recently in Moscow, Russia.

On the occasion of the Greek National Holiday on Monday, March 25, entry will be free for all visitors at the Acropolis Museum in Athens.