Destinations

Basketball and sports can go a long way towards the promotion of Greece as a leading holiday destination, Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura said during the 1st AegeanBall Festival 2016 held earlier this month on the Cycladic island of Syros.

The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels and the Athens – Attica & Argosaronic Hotel Association have joined other trade bodies against a decision to re-install the Organization Against Drugs (OKANA) headquarters in the center of the Greek capital.

Tourism traffic to the Ionian Islands, which include favorites Corfu and Zakynthos, picked up pace in the first half of 2016, according to Vice Governor of Tourism and Promotion for the Ionian Islands Region, Spiros Galiatsatos.

Commuters and visitors using the Athens metro will have a chance to catch a glimpse of Piraeus past and present through a series of promotional actions and activities.

The Municipality of Nafpaktia, Western Greece, is hoping to boost the destination’s tourism appeal when it hosts the country’s first exhibition dedicated to alternative forms of tourism “Nostos Greek Alternative Expo 2016” in October.

Italian Architects Nasrin Mohiti Asli and Margherita Manfra took part in Crete’s recent ECOWEEK 2016 conference with a project that focused on giving an identity to the Agios Nikolaos Municipal Park so that the local community can use the park in a different way.

The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels has launched a new electronic tourism guide for Athens and Attica named “trip2athens” that focuses on online booking, organizing travel and boosting business partnerships within the tourism industry of the Greek capital.

Regional authorities are seeking to promote Western Attica as a year-round tourism destination and recently invited a group of Greek travel agents on a day trip to Eleusina.

Greek Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura and Mykonos Mayor Konstantinos Koukas explored ways to further boost the attractiveness and competitiveness of the island’s tourism product.

The ancient marble theater on the Greek island of Milos is back in action after undergoing six years of restoration works.