Events

Thessaloniki in northern Greece is winning over all the more Dutch holidaymakers, with forecasts for 2019 indicating an upward trend.

Tourism and food experts discussed ways to effectively tap into gastronomy tourism in Greece during a food tourism forum held in Athens.

Attica’s gastronomy and wines were presented to the Dutch market by the Region of Attica at the “Vakantiebeurs 2019” tourism fair in Utrecht.

Residents and visitors in Utrecht, The Netherlands, will have the chance to “Feel, Taste, Live Greece!” during the 2nd Greek-Dutch Expo/Fest in March.

The impact of the short-term rental market on property owners will be presented during the BnB Guest Conference in Athens on January 24.

On Thursday, January 31, entry submissions for the sixth edition of Greece’s Tourism Awards will close and the judging committee will take over.

More than 25,000 professional and amateur athletes are expected to participate in the Athens Half Marathon 2019, scheduled to be held on March 17 in the Greek capital.

Greece will be present in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone for the next 10 years, showcasing and promoting Greek tourism, culture, gastronomy and products.

The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) is expecting a double-digit rise in tourist arrivals to Greece from Austria and Norway in 2019.

The culinary traditions of the South Aegean Region are reaching all the more people within the framework of its tenure as “European Region of Gastronomy 2019”.

Greek travel and food experts will attend a forum in Athens on January 18 and discuss the potential of gastronomy tourism for hotels in Greece.

The Ramada Plaza Thraki hotel in Alexandroupolis is hosting a photo exhibition featuring landscapes of Evros and Rodopi in northern Greece.

Greece’s national exhibitor TIF-Helexpo is looking into ways to expand activities and events held on the Thessaloniki International Fair grounds to include children and families. 

Talks are underway to welcome India and its Bollywood flair as honored country at this year’s Thessaloniki International Fair.

The Region of Attica will present its tourism offerings to the Dutch market, during the International Tourism Exhibition “Vakantiebeurs 2019”, which will be held in Utrecht, from January 9-13.

The finalists to win the 15th UNWTO Awards, which recognize inspirational projects having made an invaluable contribution to advance sustainable tourism, have been announced.

Athens will say “goodbye” to 2018 and welcome the New Year at Thisio with the Parthenon as a backdrop and a special music and dance event inspired by angels.

Amadeus recently gave its Greek travel agency customers an update on the developments of the IATA New Distribution Capability (NDC) technical standard.

Booking.com will present the evolution of the short-term vacation rental sector on its platform, during the 1st BnB Guest Conference to be held in January in Athens.

Greek journalists covering tourism, gastronomy and lifestyle recently gathered together for the annual Christmas Party held by Lampsa Hellenic Hotels in Athens.