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An exhibition of rare artifacts dating back to 1821, the year that Greece revolted against the Turkish occupation, has opened at Athens Airport.

Greece will be the honored country at an international art exhibition that will take place this year in Hainan, China, during February 8 – December 8.

The Travel Trade Athens 2021 event, held to promote the Greek capital and drive tourism growth, will be held in hybrid form in April.

The benefits of sports tourism in Greece was among the topics discussed at the “Front Runners in Sports Management 3.0” web conference.

The Greek Culture Ministry has announced that the “Greece-China Year of Culture and Tourism” events will kick off in May and run through to May 2022.

The European Travel Commission (ETC) and Eurail have launched a joint competition for the Best European Rail Tourism Campaign 2021, as part of the European Year of Rail (EYR) initiative.

Greek Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki has submitted a proposal for Greece to host the first conference of the UNWTO Online Education Committee for tourism.

Enterprise Greece and the Greek Health Tourism Council Elitour plan to join forces to promote Greece as a tourism destination that offers health and wellness services.

Leading sports industry professionals from Greece and abroad will “meet” at the upcoming “Front Runners in Sports Management 3.0” web conference scheduled for January 21-23.

The European Federation of Tourist Guide Associations (FEG) and Clio Muse Tours are organizing 30 educational webinars on dark tourism guided tours.

US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt has announced the launch of a year-long campaign by the US Mission to commemorate the 200 years since the Greek War of Independence.

An impressive life-size replica of Athens’ Herod Atticus Odeon, made exclusively of ice, is on display at the Harbin International Ice & Snow Festival in China.

The World Tourism Organization and Sommet Education are organizing the Hospitality Challenge Pitch, a series of online events focusing on the future of tourism.

The European Commission, on January 1 launched the European Year of Rail 2021, with the aim to highlight the benefits of rail as a sustainable and safe means of transport.

Greek travel agents honored GNTO Secretary General Dimitris Fragakis with an award for merit for his contribution to the promotion of Greek tourism in 2020.

Prominent sports industry professionals from around the globe will take part in an online sports conference, the first of its kind in Greece, during January 21-23.

A total of 209 Greek tourism enterprises in 2020 had the opportunity to participate in leading international virtual tourism fairs with the support of the GNTO.

The GNTO promoted Greek destinations to the Chinese market through a social media campaign held by Sina Weibo.

Greek tourism startups that were announced winners of the CapsuleT accelerator program will be showcased at the ITB Berlin 2021 virtual event to take place in March.

#AgapiMouGrecia, a series of live digital events that aim to “build a bridge” between Italy and Greece, has kicked off online.