Event News

This year’s Business Travel Professionals Forum (BTPF), set to take place on 11-12 December at the Divani Caravel Hotel in central Athens, aims to provide a relationship-building platform for local tourism industry professionals.

Grekland Panorama and Finnair were the sponsors of this year’s Stockholm Travel Show, which took place on 23-25 October at Stockholm’s Central Station.

Delegates from Samburu County, northern Kenya, travelled to Greece recently to gain insight and knowhow on the best tourist promotion strategies.

The UNWTO & WTM Ministers’ Summit set the tone for the second day of World Travel Market 2014, with tourism ministers from around the world discussing the synergies between mega-events and tourism.

At the Greek stand, on the second day of the World Travel Market in London, representatives of the Church of Greece presented a religious publication that follows the footsteps of Saint Paul, the Apostle, in Greece.

One of the country’s main tourism and hospitality exhibits opens its doors on 13-16 November in the northern port city of Thessaloniki. The 30th Philoxenia exhibition, one of the largest tourism sector shows in southeast Europe, is scheduled to take place at the Thessaloniki International Exhibition Center.

Greece’s communication strategy for 2015 is based on the Greek gods and ancient heroes. “Every Greek destination is the birthplace of an ancient god, every place in our country hides a myth, a magical story, the energy of which is kept alive until today,” Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni said.

The compelling sandstone cliffs of Meteora took the Net by storm following this year’s Travel Bloggers Exchange – TBEX Europe 2014 conference, held in Athens recently.

Direct flight connections and visa facilitation are key factors for more travelers from India to visit Greece, the Indian Ambassador to Athens Tsewang Topden said on Friday 31 October.

The UNWTO/WTM Ministers’ Summit will bring together Tourism Ministers and leading tourism experts from all over the world to debate key issues surrounding tourism and mega-events.