The TUI Care Foundation and Futouris have launched a joint project on Crete that aims to link the most important economic factors of the Greek island – tourism and agriculture.

Greece is much more that sea and sun and Evrytania is the place to discover the alternative side of Greek summer and more, according to Sofia Flega, secretary of the Evrytania Hoteliers Association.

The Greek island of Evia has been under-promoted and in many cases its potential underestimated, Miltiades Chelmis, president of the Evia Hoteliers Association, told the Greek Travel Pages (GTP) during ITB Berlin.

The 7th UNWTO Silk Road Ministers Meeting held at ITB Berlin focused on how to foster sustainable tourism development along the Silk Road.

Doha-based Qatar Airways presented QSuite at ITB Berlin this week breaking new ground in business class travel.

Bookings for travel packages to Greece are recording an increase of some 70 percent this year compared to 2016, according to the president of the German Travel Association (DRV), Norbert Fiebig.

“The indications for Greece are optimistic, bookings are at a very positive rate at the moment,” the president of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), Andreas Andreadis, told the Greek Travel Pages (GTP) on the first day of the ITB Berlin trade show on Wednesday.

For Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) CEO Filip Boyen, Greece is excellent value for money, it has exactly what it takes to become a leading luxury destination.

Global outbound trips are expected to increase by robust 4 percent in 2017, according to the “IPK‘s World Travel Monitor: Global Travel Trends 2016/2017” survey revealed at ITB Berlin on Wednesday.

Tourism development means protecting natural resources by ensuring that local populations gain appreciation of and benefit from their geological heritage.

”New generations, new mentalities will take Greek tourism to the next level,” Angela Fakou, head of the Ios Tourism Board told the Greek Travel Pages (GTP) during the ITB Berlin on Tuesday.

”The ITB is a very important tool for us, it’s about getting feedback and forecasts and then using all the information to improve your services,’’ Michalis Reisis, member of the Karpathos Tourism Committee, told the Greek Travel Pages (GTP) on the sidelines of the ITB on Wednesday.