Events

Athens-based hotels Grande Bretagne and King George recently organized the 2nd Bike Ride, Road to Awareness – Athens 2014 to raise money for UNICEF until the end of December 2014.

The lack of liquidity is one of the main problems the Greek hotel market is currently up against, according to the president of the Hellenic Hotel Federation, Yiannis Retsos.

Developing the northern port city into a prime conference tourism choice was the focus of “Destination Thessaloniki” held at this year’s Philoxenia exhibition.

A cultural channel via which countries and cities along the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) route will share ideas and work together is the aim of an agreement between the Greek …

Manessis Travel recently presented the company’s three new brochures that contain travel suggestions for long-haul journeys and for trips to Europe and Greece for the holiday season.

“2015 may be the year for tourism in Thessaloniki,” Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni said Thursday, 13 November, following a meeting she had with the city’s mayor, Yiannis Boutaris, on …

Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni focused on the new development perspective of Greek tourism and revealed the country’s strategic plans for the sector until 2020, during the opening ceremony of …

This year Greece was established as a global tourist destination and 2015 is expected to be a landmark year for attracting tourism investments to the country, Greek Tourism Minister Olga …

The Tourism Ministry and Greece’s national exhibition body, TIF-Helexpo, will jointly participate in international exhibitions abroad to promote Thessaloniki, according to a memorandum of cooperation signed Thursday, 13 November, in …

Grekland Panorama and the Greece4all online platform will collaborate to jointly plan, organize and implement actions that will promote specialized or theme oriented forms of tourism in Greece to the …

The 35th World Travel Market (WTM), held 3-6 November on the fairgrounds of ExCeL–London, sent out positive messages for another good year for Greek tourism.

The Wine Producers of Northern Greece celebrated European Day of Wine Tourism recently by opening their cellars and vineyards to visitors and connoisseurs wishing to sample the latest production.

Some 200 folks dressed in tweed hopped on their vintage bicycles to join the first Tweed Run that took place on the Saronic island of Spetses earlier this month.

On Friday 14 November, Athens International Airport’s “Musicport” will welcome Girls in Tuxedos who will arrive with a suitcase full of songs by beloved male artists.

In its 30th year, Philoxenia, Greece’s annual meeting point for the development of strategies and business alliances among tourism professionals will run from 13 to 16 November 2014 at the …

With a set of institutional interventions, we have broadened the field of offered services, improved quality and enhanced the competitiveness of our tourism product.

The Municipality of Thessaloniki will continue to work on increasing tourism culture, investing in synergies with the city’s stakeholders and active citizens.

We are forming the new tourism identity of our country, strengthening the tourism product in terms of competitiveness, simplifying procedures and promoting the brand name GREECE in key destinations.

Our highest priority for 2015 is to specify the objectives and actions to implement the national strategic development plan for tourism.

The Greek National Tourism Organization, following the current global trends, strives to promote this authentic brand, in the ever-changing global environment, by all suitable means.