Event News

World Travel Market (WTM) London 2015 has signed up almost 250 new exhibitors for next week’s event from small, entrepreneurial start-ups to tourist boards to well-established global operators.

Travel Bloggers Greece (TBG) participated in the first Travel Bloggers Exchange (TBEX) Asia 2015 in Bangkok, Thailand held October 15-17, almost a year after the TBEX Europe 2014 event was held in Athens.

The Athens Marathon may be all about running but it’s also about having fun and the Greek capital is ready to usher in the country’s biggest sporting event in style.

On October 31, World Cities Day, Athens will turn into one big party zone to celebrate the Athenian spirit with the rest of the globe.

As part of its ongoing plan to connect travel insiders through free events around the world, Travel Massive is organizing an Athens meet on November 27 at Barley Cargo in the city center.

Greece comes in first place on a list of top destinations for Polish tourists in 2015, while Scandinavian tour operators agree that this year is turning out to be one of the best in regards to bookings to the country.

Chestnuts in all shapes and sizes, as delicious foods or delectable sweets, take center stage at the annual Chestnut Festival in the remote village of Kastanitsa on Mt Parnonas, Peloponnese, on Saturday, October 31.

A conference on how Europe is faring as a destination, with a particular attention on the most important origin markets, including China, Russia and the United States, will be held by the European Travel Commission/Visit Europe and the European Tour Operators Association (ETOA) at the Barbican Centre in London on October 29.

“Greece plays a central role in our common home, Europe”, said Silvia Velo, the Italian Secretary of State for the Environment and Protection of Land and Sea, during the celebration for the National Day of Greece at the Expo Milano 2015.

Greece is establishing itself as a sought-after medical tourism destination, the Greek Medical Tourism Council (ELITOUR) said following its participation in this year’s IMTEC (International Medical Tourism Exhibition Conference) 2015, held in Dubai earlier this month.