Destinations

“If we continue to show an image of stability and calmness, Athens may have a better tourism season and enter the path of recovery in 2014,” the president of the Athens-Attica & Argosaronic Hotel Association, Alexandros Vassilikos, commented after the curtain fell for this year’s World Travel Market (WTM) in London, UK.

Renowned UK author Victoria Hislop spoke in regards to everything about Thessaloniki that has inspired her and continues to inspire her, during a presentation at the recent World Travel Market (WTM) in London, UK.

Greece’s small island in the Aegean Sea, Folegandros, is one of the seven islands singled out by CNN and included on a list of “Europe’s most beautiful villages.”

Hellenic Seaplanes recently received the green light from the Zakynthos Port Fund to carry out the necessary procedures to obtain a license for the construction of a waterway at the island’s port.

The Greek National Tourism Organization office in Germany is making full use of modern technology to give Greece the best online promotion to the German public.

Larissa, Greece, is among the 12 cities from 11 different countries that have entered the EU competition to become European Green Capital 2016.

The Athens Ledra Marriott will not be accepting bookings for 2014 from 31 December 2013 as the hotel in the Greek capital will no longer operate as a Marriott, according to an announcement on the website of the international hotel chain Marriott Hotels & Resorts.

The World Travel Market in London got a preview of the Region of South Aegean’s soon-to-launch website that is aimed to effectively promote the tourism offering of the Greek islands.

Greek Maritime industry experts will turn their attention to the need to develop Greece’s cruise industry at a conference to be held 8-9 November in Heraklion, Crete.

The Region of Attica has embarked on an integrated promotional campaign to boost visitor numbers, which will continue to build momentum in 2014.