General Events & Happenings

Manessis Travel recently threw an office party on the occasion of the release of its new brochure with travel suggestions for Christmas, the New Year and the Epiphany celebration.

Rodos saw a significant increase of British tourists this year and the Greek island aims to achieve the same in 2013, the president of the Rodos Hoteliers Association, Antonis Kambourakis, …

Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni and renowned UK author Victoria Hislop inaugurated the Greek National Tourism Organization’s (GNTO) pavilion at the 33rd World Travel Market (WTM) in London, UK, yesterday, 5 November.

“The Sweetest Trip Is Life On Its Own,” was the motto of travel agency Air Exelixi Travel during the recent inauguration of its new office in Glyfada held alongside its 10-year anniversary party.

The Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises’ hononary president, Nikos Angelopoulos (left) and president, Andreas Andreadis (right) listen to Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni giving her speech at the luncheon that followed SETE’s 11th tourism and development conference “Marketing Greece, Promoting the quality side of Modern Greece.”

The Navarino Environmental Observatory (ΝΕΟ) Research Station was inaugurated Saturday, 27 October, at Navarino Dunes of Costa Navarino located in Messinia, Peloponnese. The observatory is dedicated to research and education on the climate and environment of the Mediterranean region.

Athens, Greece, welcomed the luxurious Emirates A380 aircraft through one single route at Athens International Airport (AIA) Eleftherios Venizelos on Friday, 26 October.

P.RO.TOUR, the Rodos Tourism Promotion Organization, will launch its “Sunkissed by Rodos” campaign at a celebrity-hosted event at the World Travel Market in London, UK, 5-8 November 2012. A BBC host will make the official presentation.

Qatar Airways recently organized a familiarization trip (fam trip) to Doha, for Greek travel agents to experience the capital city of Qatar as a tourism destination for Greeks.

The 3rd Catamarans Cup international regatta by Istion Yachting kicked off on Saturday, 20 October, from Athens on an enjoyable route that will include visits to the Greek islands and excursions to places of interest.