Initiatives

A two-year study program aimed at educating hiking guides was presented during the 1st Greek Trails Conference, which was recently held in Vytina.

The “Pioneering Greeks” column introduces George Nikiforos, founder of ByRaki, a tsikoudia spirit enriched with flavors from all over Greece.

“Pioneering Greeks” introduces Alexandra Theohari, founder of Klothό, which creates products inspired and based on the traditional art of weaving of Crete.

The UNWTO has launched a consumer-oriented campaign to raise awareness of the value and contribution that sustainable tourism can make towards development.

The Greek tourism sector is showing healthy signs of recovery but for growth to continue infrastructure should be upgraded immediately, according to SEV.

This week we introduce Eleftheria Zourou, founder & CEO of Doctoranytime, an online platform that connects people with health care professionals.

#MyBlue, a new Greek campaign running on social media, has been launched to raise awareness about our connection with the ocean and the need to protect it.

Europe is launching a program of matchmaking events to promote itself as a tourism destination to the target markets of China and the US.

This week “Pioneering Greeks” introduces Christina Stribakou, co-founder of LIÁ Cultivators that specializes in producing extra virgin olive oil.

The Greek police have launched an awareness campaign for tourists visiting the Greek capital, named “Stay safe in the city of Athens”.

Athens based Folli Follie Group aims to tap into the ever growing tourist flows to Greece as part of its expansion strategy.

This week “Pioneering Greeks” introduces Anastasia Astypaliotou, the founder of Artion Greek Foods that promotes Greece’s authentic food culture.

AEGEAN and NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo are revealing Greece’s travel “secrets” to the world through the “Greece by Greeks” campaign.

Challenges, goals and strategy were the focus of talks between Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) President Yiannis Retsos and opposition New Democracy party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

Encouraging mass participation in sports and promoting Attica as a sports destination are at the center of an agreement between SEGAS and the Attica Region.

This week the “Pioneering Greeks” column introduces the founders of Funkmartini, an online booking platform for beauty services.

Deputy prefects and local administration decision-makers, will meet on May 12 in Preveza for the 4th conference on the “Utilization of NSRF programs for Tourism Development”.

The Greek Health Tourism Confederation is offering Diaspora Greeks from New York and Montreal the option to access medical services in Greece at a friendlier cost via vitabooking.com.

This week the “Pioneering Greeks” column introduces Stavros Messinis, founder of The Cube Athens, a co-working space, hosting technological teams to work on their projects.

This week the Pioneering Greeks column introduces Antonis Ntatzopoulos, president of the Hellenic Bankers Association – UK.