Aiming to support events and activities that promote Greece’s tourism product and highlight its growth potential, the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) this month has put two major tourism events in Athens and Thessaloniki under its auspices. TCB Crossroads – Thessaloniki On April 5 the GNTO supported the “TCB Crossroads” MICE event held by the […]
Sustainable practices and infrastructure and qualified human resources are keys to moving successfully into the future providing tourism services of the highest quality and maintaining a competitive edge, said Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) President Angela Gerekou and Hellenic Hoteliers Federation (POX) President Grigoris Tasios during the “Tourism: The
Blockchain technology can ensure safety and transparency in tourism, according to Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) President Angela Gerekou. Speaking during an event titled “Blockchain Technology: A Bridge to ‘Smart Tourism’” at the recent Global Tourism Forum in Dubai, Gerekou underlined the importance of bringing the Greek tourism sector up to date with global
A film by Ukrainian director Aleksandr Zaporoshchenko about the everyday life of monks in a monastery on Greece’s Mount Athos will start screening in Greek cinemas from April 14. Titled “Where are you Adam?”, the film takes a look inside the Docheiariou Monastery, one of the oldest monasteries on the Athos peninsula in northern Greece. […]
Greece can become a global leader in luxury yachting in 2022, according to George Vernicos, Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) secretary general and representative of tourism to the European Economic and Social Committee. Speaking during the 1st Panhellenic Yachting Conference held last week, Vernicos said Greece has already been recognized as a global force in 2020
GNTO President Angela Gerekou. Photo source: 1st Panhellenic Yachting Conference Greece aims to further develop yachting and sailing tourism through a series of actions that include modernizing marinas and upgrading infrastructure, said Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) President Angela Gerekou during the two-day Panhellenic Yachting Conference held in Athens
Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) President Angela Gerekou met in Athens with representatives of the Embassy of India. Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) President Angela Gerekou recently held extensive talks in Athens with representatives of the Embassy of India with regard to further strengthening of tourism relations between the two countries. During
Accessible tourism is a right and should be a given, said Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) President Angela Gerekou during the “Tourism for All” conference organized by the Veneto Region in Italy recently. Accessible tourism concerns 15 percent of the world population and nearly 130 million Europeans, said Gerekou, adding that there was a large […]
GNTO President Angela Gerekou The next step for Greece is to incorporate the Greek wine experience into the overall travel experience and to enhance the country’s brand name, Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) President Angela Gerekou said during the “Synergies of Wine Tourism with Other Thematic Forms of Tourism” event held in Amyntaio, northern Greece. […]
The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) has announced plans to establish a state-of-the-art digital hub and launch special campaigns to promote the country’s destinations for winter tourism and city breaks. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the Philoxenia 2021 tourism expo in Thessaloniki on Friday, GNTO Secretary General Dimitris Fragakis said that a special

















