Destinations

Hilton Athens received the title of “Best Business Hotel in Western Europe” at the Business Traveller Awards 2013 that took place recently at London’s Royal Garden hotel in the UK.

The Region of Thessaly has launched a pilot initiative to promote the cultural values of the villages of Milies and Vizitsa in Pelion, Magnesia, and establish them as “slow tourism” destinations.

A pilot initiative entitled “Milies-Vizitsa: Station of Architecture and Tastes” has been launched by the Region of Thessaly that aims to manage the cultural values of villages in Pelion to increase their economic and social development and attract more tourists all year around.

The NJV Athens Plaza hotel this winter will host some of the most reputable wine producers of Greece in an aim to highlight and promote the country’s wine to visitors and guests in the Greek capital.

Distinguished Greek journalist and culinary genius Elias Mamalakis was honored recently by the Regional Governor of Thessaly Konstantinos Agorastos for his valuable contribution to the promotion of the region’s local cuisine as a cultural value.

The Greek islands of Crete and Kos are included on easyJet’s new flight schedule for 2014.

For the third year, the city of Heraklion on Crete is among the world’s Smart21 Communities of 2014 put together by Intelligent Community Forum (ICF), based in New York.

The Greek capital’s reputation as a safe and ideal destination to host major international conferences and events seems to have taken a turn for the better, according to the Athens Convention & Visitors Bureau (ACVB).

Gay friendly Greek and Cypriot prestigious hotels will be promoted to the International LGBT travel market at this year’s World Travel Market in London (4-7 November).

The first “Navarino Challenge” marathon led by Greek-American ultramarathon man Dean Karnazes successfully wrapped up last week in Messinia and Arcadia, two Greek regions in the Peloponnese.