Destinations

Thessaloniki and Chalkidiki will launch joint tourism packages to increase both Greek destinations’ potential to attract more tourists from the Scandinavian market.

The licensing procedures for four major tourism investments on the islands of Kea, Milos and Ios and mainland Messinia (Peloponnese) are near completion, Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni informed on 17 February.

The Municipality of Athens recently announced a program to support entrepreneurship in the Greek capital under the development plan The Athens Project.

The strong unitary character of the recently launched Peloponnese Tourism Organization was presented to a room full of Greek hoteliers during the 3rd General Assembly of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels held recently.

The City of Athens Culture, Youth and Sports Organization and the Association of Licensed Tourist Guides are offering the Greek capital’s residents the chance to meet the cultural richness and beauty of Athens through free guided tours by experienced and qualified tour guides.

Grace Hotels recently announced plans for a new hotel development including residential villas just outside the historic city of Kalamata, in the south western part of the Peloponnese in Greece.

Destination “Athens-Attica” will be promoted to international markets through a series of joint actions based on a protocol of cooperation, signed between the Athens-Attica & Argosaronikos Hotel Association and the Region of Attica.

International and Greek tourism professionals have expressed a high interest to participate in the second edition of the annual Travel Trade Athens event to be held 14-15 April 2014 at the Megaron Athens International Conference Center.

The Loutraki Tourism Organization recently held a familiarization trip for 35 American travel agents and tour operators earlier this month to promote the Greek tourist product of Loutraki.

Top executives from American TV station Travel Channel recently visited the regional governor of Attica, Yiannis Sgouros, and discussed expanding their existing cooperation with the region.