General Events & Happenings

The annual cocktail party of Anatolia Hotel, held on the sidelines of the Philoxenia exhibition (21-24 November), took place this year in collaboration with the Golden Steps dance school under the theme “Dancing around the world.”

The general manager of Mediterranean Palace, Yiannis Aslanis, and the president of TIF-Helexpo, Tasos Tzikas, hosted a party on Friday, 22 November, in honor of the hosted buyers of the 29th Philoxenia exhibition in Thessaloniki.

In an effort to showcase Athens as a modern European city with strong cultural elements and artistic flair, the private marketing company for Greek tourism Marketing Greece is sponsoring the “Fashion Workshop by Vicky Kaya,” the first fashion film festival held in the country.

The best Santorini wines and delicacies were offered to the public to sample on 5 November, during the second day of the World Travel Market in London.

In an effort to increase agent awareness about Greece and its product offering, the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) has launched a “Passport to Greece” campaign at the World Travel Market in cooperation with Online Travel Training.

A new dawn broke for Serbia recently, as the country’s revitalized national airline took to the skies, with new aircraft, new routes and new partnerships setting Air Serbia on the way to its goal of becoming the region’s leading carrier.

Air France celebrated its 80th birthday this month! In celebration of this milestone, Air France Greece on 24 October held an anniversary party in Athens to celebrate the airline’s presence in the Greek skies.

The culinary team of Aldemar Hotels Group recently served “Greece on a Dish” at the Anuga exhibition in Cologne, Germany, the world´s leading food fair for the retail trade and the food service and catering market.

Sofitel Athens Airport recently hosted a dinner in honor of renowned Greek singer and composer Demis Roussos following his receiving of the French Legion of Honor, Grade of Chevalier, France’s most important medal of valor.

Air New Zealand celebrated a double victory at the prestigious World Travel Awards at the Asia & Australasia Gala Ceremony held recently in Dubai.