Events

Athens lights its Christmas tree on Syntagma Square this Thursday heralding the festive season.

ECTAA, Europe’s travel agents, and the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) will host a webinar on “Greening The Greek Experience” in December.

The 2023 UNESCO-Greece Melina Mercouri International Prize went to Australia’s Gunditjmara community.

Tourism experts in Greece insist that overtourism is not affecting the country’s tourism sector.

The ONOMA Hotel held Thessaloniki’s first ever Silent Disco Party, an event where people dance to music listened to on wireless headsets.

Kourtis Contract will set new standards in hospitality furnishing at the XENIA 2023 expo to take place November 25-27 at Metropolitan Expo in Athens.

Tourist demand in 2024 from the British market for Halkidiki, Greece is on the rise.

“Athens Marathon. The Authentic” 2023 breaks new record with 17,000 runners reaching the finish line.

The World Travel Market (WTM) tourism expo in London this year saw 43,727 attendees, a 22% increase on the 35,826 who attended in 2022.

Greece has a new tourism strategy and will focus on achieving four goals, according to Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni.

The GNTO, Greece’s tourism board, announced that it had teamed up with MasterCard to promote Greece through joint initiatives.

Host cities for sporting events such as the Olympics need to consider the long-term legacy of hosting, rather than concentrate on an immediate boost to visitor numbers.

Thessaloniki aims to increase traveler flows from the UK with targeted promotional campaigns.

The Saudi Tourism Authority (STA) is the ‘Global Travel Partner’ of the World Travel Market (WTM) London tourism trade show.

Italian actress Monica Bellucci expressed her love for Greece during a meeting in Thessaloniki on Thursday with Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni.

Runners and visitors from across the globe are in Greece for the 40th anniversary of the historic Athens Marathon this weekend.

Greek tourism experts are forecasting that 2023 will end in record tourist arrivals and revenues paving the way for a stronger 2024.

The Greek tourism board will focus its marketing activities on the ‘human dimension’ of travel and on Greek hospitality.

Nations wanting to attract Chinese visitors should remove visa requirements, according to CBN Travel Chief Operating Officer Adam Wu.

The queer travel market is set to reach more than double its pre-pandemic levels by 2030 with spending from LGBTQ+ travelers expected to reach $568.5 billion.