The city of Komotini in northern Greece received a special mention at the 2021 Access City Award for its efforts to ensure equal access to city life for people with disabilities. The Access City Award is organized by the European Commission together with the European Disability Forum and aims to raise awareness on disability and […]
GNTO President Angela Gerekou, Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis, GNTO Secretary General Dimitris Fragakis Greece’s Tourism Ministry and the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) have won the “World’s Leading Tourist Board” title at the World Travel Awards (WTA) 2020. The WTA event recognizes and rewards excellence in travel and tourism. The results follow a year-long
The Greek National Tourism Organization’s (GNTO) “Greece Always in Season” campaign recently won the silver award for “Best Use of Twitter” at the Social Media Awards 2020. In its 8th year, the Social Media Awards are organized by Marketing Week and Boussias Communications and highlights the best marketing practices on social media in the country. […]
Kenshō Cave Spa The five-star Kenshō Ornos hotel on Mykonos has been named “Best Hotel Spa Eastern Europe” at the World Spa & Wellness (WSW) Awards 2020, for the prime facilities and services of its Cave Spa. The event’s winners were recently announced during a virtual event due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Since 2010, WSW […]
Olympia Golden Beach Resort & Spa The Olympia Golden Beach Resort & Spa, located in Kastro-Kyllini in the Peloponnese, has received the Travelife Gold Award for its sustainable tourism practices. The Travelife certification is an internationally recognized award scheme for hotels and other tourism-related businesses, which have attained high standards of
Greek carrier AEGEAN has been accredited with a 4-star Covid-19 Airline Rating by Skytrax, the international air transport rating agency, in recognition for its enhanced health and safety measures. AEGEAN is among the top 4 carriers in the world to be certified with the 4-star Rating, which confirms that since the start of the coronavirus […]
Athens International Airport (AIA) is among the world’s and Europe’s safest airports, ranking sixth and second respectively on the Safe Travel Score for October 2020. The Safe Travel Score is an industry-first Covid-19 rating initiative, created in the wake of recovery from the pandemic. It was developed by the Safe Travel Barometer, one the world’s most […]
Grand Forest Metsovo The Grand Forest Metsovo hotel, located in Ioannina in western Greece, was recently named “Leading Landmark Hotel in Europe” at the 27th World Travel Awards 2020. This is the second consecutive year that the hotel receives the title at the WTA’s “During this special year that challenged not only the hotels’ high-level […]
Lesante Blu Exclusive Beach Resort, a member of Lesante Collection Luxury Hotels & Resorts, has been announced as Greece’s Leading Resort for 2020 at the World Travel Awards (WTA) 2020. The Lesante Blu Exclusive Beach Resort is located on the Greek island of Zakynthos. Also known as the “Oscars of the tourism industry”, the World […]
Aerial view Photo © Elounda Beach Hotel & Villas A total of ten Greek hotels were announced among the best in Europe at the 27th World Travel Awards (WTA) 2020, the global initiative that recognizes and rewards excellence in travel and tourism. According to an announcement, the WTA’s organizers announced its Europe 2020 winners on Monday, […]


















