General Events & Happenings

The sleek Celebrity Reflection officially became part of Celebrity Cruises’ modern luxury fleet after a recent celebratory handover ceremony on board the ship.

Tourism and trade cooperation were among the main topics during the first meeting of the network of chambers of twin towns and sister cities Lesvos, Lamia, Kalamaria, Thessaloniki, Kerkyra, Preveza and Paphos, Cyprus) held on Saturday, 13 October, at the Chamber of Lesvos.

Greece will soon sign a bilateral cooperation agreement with Kazakhstan on tourism issues, the Greek Tourism Ministry said today, Monday, 15 October.

On the occasion of World Tourism Day (27 September), the Hellenic Association of Travel & Tourist Agencies (HATTA) distributed complimentary accommodation vouchers to Greeks who tuned in to SKAI FM 100.3 during a seven-day radio contest.

Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni discussed issues of security, crime and crisis management with former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, during a meeting today, Wednesday 10 October, in New York, US.

Aegean Airlines is the official sponsor of the Greek National Football Team for the next two years, according to an agreement between the airline and the Hellenic Football Federation announced today, Wednesday 10 October, at Hotel Metropolitan in central Athens.

Secretary General of Tourism Anastasios Liaskos, Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni, President and CEO of Aegean Airlines Theodoros Vassilakis, Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) General Secretary Nikolaos Karahalios and GNTO President Konstantinos Zikos, after the special concert of the Orchestra of Colors hosted by the Tourism Ministry and the Greek National Tourism Organization at the New Acropolis Museum on World Tourism Day (27 September).

TourGreece’s Chairman Vasilis Sakellaris and Canadian Ambassador to Greece Robert Peck celebrated Air Transat’s 20 years of flying in Greece at an event held last month in Athens.

Contestants of the 16th Miss Tourism Planet beauty pageant did their part for the Greek tourism industry last month when they were photographed in front of the Titania Hotel in Athens holding a banner that read “Greek tourism is not in crisis.”

Greece’s tourism potential, culture, history, political and economic developments and sports will be promoted this month at the “House of Hellenes” that will operate during the London 2012 Olympic Games.