General Events & Happenings

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras recently attended the premiere of the CCTV documentary “Glamorous Greece” during his visit in China.

The Greek sculpture “Endless Sailing” was donated today, Thursday, 16 May, to the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing by the Embassy of Greece and Greek visual artist Vangelis Rinas, on the occasion of Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’ official visit to China.

“The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) will give great support to marine tourism because yachting is an important parameter for the increase of the country’s foreign exchange earnings,” the organization’s president, Christos Pallis, said last week during the inauguration ceremony of the East Med Yacht Show – Poros 2013.

Hilton Athens participated in the Careers@Hilton Live event organized 22-26 April by Hilton Worldwide at some 100 hotels in 25 European countries.

Thessaloniki will soon be seen in countries of Latin and Central America and the Caribbean as the Northern Greek city will “star” in one of the upcoming episodes of travel program “Rest of the World” of Argentina’s Channel 13.

Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis hosted a special welcoming ceremony at City Hall on Sunday, 21 April, for the international professional tour-operator-buyers and Greek tourism industry professionals and suppliers that are participating in the two-day Travel Trade Athens 2013 event.

Greek travel agents, specializing in outbound tourism, recently participated in a familiarization trip to India to get to know the destination and include the country in travel packages for Greeks.

US travel agents, tour operators and trade show executives earlier this month toured Thessaloniki during a familiarization trip held by the Hellenic American Chamber of Tourism and the Thessaloniki Tourism Organization.

The Municipality of Monemvasia, located in Lakonia, held a welcoming reception for the 400 passengers and crew members of the Quest for Adventure cruise ship that made a stopover today, 11 April, at Monemvasia Port.

The Thessaloniki Tourism Organization recently organized a special evening for 300 tourists from Israel that had chosen to spend the Jewish Passover (25 March- 2 April) in the Northern Greek city for the first time.