Industry & Business events

“Our aim is to establish the Nostos Expo as a reference point for alternative tourism in Greece”, Nafpaktos Mayor Panagiotis Loukopoulos said on Friday, the first day of the Nostos Expo 2016 taking place in the coastal town of Nafpaktos in western Greece.

Tourism sector entrepreneurs have expressed a high interest to participate in the fourth edition of the annual Business Travel Professionals Forum (BTPF) to be held November 24-25 at the Metropolitan Athens Hotel.

Some 100 international professionals, 3,000 meetings and 155 Greek companies and suppliers talked tourism during the 4th Travel Trade Athens (TTA) event which took place in the Greek capital during October 2-3.

During October 2-3, over 95 buyers — tour operators, travel agents, conference and corporate meetings organizers — from 25 countries in Europe, Asia and America, will hold business meetings in Athens with 160 Greek tourism professionals and suppliers.

Travel experts from Israel and Greece will work together to increase tourism between both countries during the ITTAA Annual Convention 2016 that will take place in Athens in November.

Hosted buyers, solution providers and leading event planners had the chance to meet, share ideas, propose solutions to challenges and establish long lasting relations during the fourth MeetingPlanners Russia 2016 MICE B2B forum held recently in Moscow.

Greek trade and tourism entrepreneurs, keen on opening up to the Chinese market, were introduced to the world’s largest e-commerce group, Alibaba, a Chinese company active in consumer-to-consumer, business-to-consumer and business-to-business sales services via web portals.

Greek entrepreneurs keen on opening up to the Chinese market will have a chance to meet with representatives from the world’s largest e-commerce group, Alibaba, who will be in Athens for an event on September 14.

The 5th Athens Flying Week (AFW) to “take off” on September 17 at the Tanagra Air Force Base on the outskirts of Athens promises to keep aviation lovers, young and old, and spotters on the edge with dozens of aircraft and jets in sensational stunts and much more.

Adventure tourism is the next big thing, according to Greek Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura, who added that tapping into new markets will take Greece one step closer to achieving the goals set for the next year.