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The GNTO introduced 14 Swiss and Austrian travel agents to some of Attica’s landmark sites and city break destinations.

Greece has been elected as a member of UNESCO’s Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, for the 2020-2023 period.

Greek travel startup GuestFlip won a 10,000-euro award after participating in phase 1 of Capsule T, Greece’s first travel and hospitality accelerator.

Τhe Greek government is looking to address the increased demand for traveler visas to Greece, mainly from Russia and China.

The Greek government said that it would be taking measures so that the procedures for the privatization of 10 state-owned regional ports would begin in 2020.

Thessaloniki’s city break options were introduced to representatives of the National Geographic Traveler Romania magazine.

Looking ahead to the new year, Greece’s tourism minister, Harry Theoharis, said he expects to see positive signs for the country’s tourism sector.

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has set an ambition for the travel and tourism sector to be climate neutral by 2050.

More than 7,000 refugees and migrants made their way into Greece in November, with the North Aegean islands shouldering the weight.

Ways to strengthen cultural ties between Greece and China were explored by Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni during her recent trip to Beijing.

“Greece is a safe destination,” said US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt, following a US embassy travel warning concerning the Christmas holidays.

A Committee for the Return of the Parthenon Marbles is being set up by Greek lawyers, with the aim to offer legal support in Greece’s efforts to bring the sculptures …

A digital campaign for Chania, Crete, is among the actions of Marketing Greece’s “tourism partnership” for the destination’s promotion.

Greece has been named “Best Beach Holiday Destination” for 2019 at the Travel Awards of the National Geographic Traveler Russia.

Greece is exploring the possibility of the creation of clusters involving hospitals, medical centers and hotels to provide a full health tourism product to visitors.

Τhe Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) is promoting Trikala, central Greece, and Kalavryta in the Peloponnese, to Dutch bloggers through fam trips.

Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis is looking to restore tourism on the island of Leros, following negative publicity due to the refugee crisis.

Enterprise Greece, the country’s investment agency, has approved two projects budgeted at 331 million euros and set to create 822 new jobs.

Thirty million euros will be allocated to tourism enterprises impacted by the collapse of Thomas Cook UK, according to Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis.

The Greek Tourism Ministry has signed an agreement with the Center for Hellenic Studies “Paideia” in the US to support efforts of spreading the Greek language.