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The island of Rhodes, this summer will host two international music festivals as part of its efforts to enrich its tourism product and enhance the travel experience of visitors.

The Santorini Experience event is getting ready to offer unique moments of sports and tourism to professional and amateur athletes in October.

The Commission has proposed that Elefsina and Timisoara push back their terms as European Culture Capitals to 2023 instead of 2021 due to Covid-19.

The UNWTO and Sommet Education are calling on career climbers and switchers, entrepreneurs and innovators to put themselves forward for the joint “Hospitality Challenge”.

Messe Berlin (Singapore), the organizer of ITB Asia 2020, has announced that the annual travel trade show will go virtual during October 21 – 23.

The virtual ITB Berlin Convention on August 11 will hold three online sessions and focus on the hotel industry and the current crisis.

The Glyfada Maritime Golf Event, a new golf tournament for the shipping community, will take place on September 19, at the Glyfada Golf course.

Top athletes from all over the world will participate in The Authentic Marathon Swim, a prime sports tourism event to take place on Evia, Greece, during September 4-6.

The Athens Democracy Forum will be held as a virtual event this year, during September 30 – October 2, with free online participation.

New sports activities and experiences await people of all ages at the Navarino Challenge 2020 that will take place at Costa Navarino during October 16-18.

WTM London and UNWTO will partner with the WTTC for the 2020 Ministers’ Summit, which will focus on the challenges global tourism is facing due to Covid-19.

Greece this year will mark the August full moon with a number of free events at its archaeological sites, monuments and museums.

Astypalea’s Kallichoron Art Boutique Hotel on July 29 will present its sustainability practices at “Responsible Travel Makers”, a new live web series produced by Wayaj.

The East Med Yacht Show 2020 event will take place at the port of Poros during September 18-20.

The Athens-based City Unity College on July 27 will host its first Online Virtual Open Day to present the programs of Hospitality & Tourism Studies offered by Swiss Alpine Center and Cardiff Metropolitan University.

Posidonia 2020, Greece’s prestigious biennial shipping exhibition, has been officially cancelled for this year due to the uncertainty surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic.

The “Hola” Flamenco Festival 2020 will take place in Athens on August 1, aiming to connect Greek and Spanish cultures.

The Chios Music Festival is returning to the Aegean island this summer with a redesigned artistic program focusing on Greek artists.

London Travel Week, an event of WTM London, will return in the fall to play a pivotal role in the recovery of the global travel and tourism industry.

Registration for the 6th “Santorini Experience” sports tourism event is open, with an early bird 25% discount valid until July 31.