Events

Passenger ferry company Minoan Lines is moving full speed ahead into the summer season picking up a number of awards on its way.

Turkish Airlines won three distinctions in Greece for adding new destinations to its network, increasing passenger traffic and offering quality services.

As first official airline partner of the documenta 14 art show, Aegean Airlines has added two direct flights per week between Athens and Kassel.

Over 600 business meetings were held in just two days between Greek tourism enterprises and travel professionals from target international markets at the B2B Travel Event held recently in Thessaloniki.

The five-star Wyndham Grand Athens marked its official launch of operations with a spectacular opening party, fine food and plenty of champagne.

Qatar Airways’ latest news, upcoming developments and plans for the Greek market were presented recently during a corporate workshop in Athens.

In a memorable week, HotelBrain and the hotels under its management received accolades in recognition of excellence in hospitality.

The parallel events to run during the 2nd Panhellenic Place Marketing and Place Branding Conference in Larissa on March 31-April 2 have been announced.

“Reinventing Cruising in the East Mediterranean” is the theme of this year’s Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum to be held May 23-24 in Athens.

Aldemar Resorts picked up eight awards during last week, in recognition of hospitality excellence and the Sympossio Greek Gourmet Touring initiative.

Food management consultants Butterfly Stories had a full agenda of B2B meetings with catering professionals, during the recent Food Expo 2017 in Athens.

Academics and tourism professionals will attend the 2nd Panhellenic Place Marketing and Place Branding Conference in Larissa on March 31-April 2.

The European Parliament will host the 2nd Forum of Smart European Islands in efforts to engage and exchange with island stakeholders on innovative projects.

Celebrating the 60th anniversary of their founding treaty, EU leaders signed the Rome Declaration, which proclaimed “Europe is our common future.”

US President Donald Trump proclaimed March 25 as Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy.

Caldera Yachting scooped two awards at the Tourism Awards 2017, taking the gold award in the “Customer Services” category for the second consecutive year and the bronze award in the …

Celestyal Cruises’ innovative practices were rewarded with five distinctions — four gold and one silver — at the Tourism Awards 2017 in Athens.

Associations and bodies of the Greek diaspora in New York are lending their full support to the 1st Greek Panorama set for May 11-13 in Manhattan.

For the ninth year in a row, Athens International Airport will join the WWF’s global initiative “Earth Hour” on Saturday, March 25.

Greek tourism’s best practices and most innovative initiatives were rewarded at the Tourism Awards 2017 ceremony in Athens.