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The Creta Maris Beach Resort and the “We do local” initiative recently unveiled to their guests the “secrets” of a traditional Cretan recipe, the “sykοpitarides”.

UNWTO is inviting submissions to the 14th edition of the Awards for Excellence and Innovation in Tourism organized in collaboration with FITUR / IFEMA.

Innovative ideas and gastronomy techniques will be presented at the Xenia Gastronomy Summit, to be held during the Xenia exhibition on November 25-27.

Sifnos will treat visitors and locals to the best of Greek island cuisine on Sept. 7-9 at its annual Festival of Cycladic Gastronomy “Nikolaos Tselementes”.

Aqua Vista Hotels promotes Greek art and recently introduced a new exhibition to the public, titled “Think of Me”, at its Aqua Gallery on Santorini.

Aiming to promote Greek tourism in the U.S., Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura met with Greek-American entrepreneurs during her visit to New York.

As part of its culinary “4Hands Events”, the Kenshō Fine Dining Restaurant on Mykonos, on September 14 will host Michelin-starred chef Quique Dacosta.

Rhodes from August 31 to September 2 will host the 15th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology (CEST2017).

The Greek Film Center and Film Center Serbia signed a deal for the distribution of Greek and Serbian film productions in both territories.

The old city of Xanthi, one of the best preserved traditional settlements in Greece, will host its annual “Old Town Festival” between September 1 and 10.

For the fifth year, the city of Kalamata is organizing a special “White Night” sales event to support local entrepreneurs and attract residents and visitors.

The Greek city of Tripoli will host a “Shock Price” sales event on Wednesday, August 30, in an effort to support local enterprises and promote the area’s culture.

Some of Greece’s most popular singers and musicians will appear on stage at a music festival to take place during the 82nd Thessaloniki International Fair.

ITB Berlin on August 23 and 24 will host two workshops on lesbian and gay travel and the expanding LGBT market for the first time in Japan.

Emirates Group Security will hold the AVSEC Global symposium on aviation security in Dubai between October 8 and 10.

More than 75,000 people visited 115 archaeological sites and monuments in Greece on August 7 to admire the full moon and the partial eclipse.

With the participation of 82 boats and crews from 16 countries, the Aegean Regatta 2017 kicked off on August 20 from the island of Patmos in the Dodecanese.

Ten islands of the Cyclades and the Dodecanese will present their alternative forms of tourism at the 14th TourNatur exhibition in Düsseldorf in September.

A number of lighthouses in Greece will be open to the public on Sunday, August 20, on the occasion of International Lighthouse Day.

WTM London 2017 is calling on digital influencers to apply for its hugely-popular and biggest-ever WTM London Digital Influencers’ Speed Networking event.