Greece has been announced Best Tourism Destination for 2021 at the Tested Reader Survey Awards, organized for the 18th year by Global Traveler, a leading US monthly travel magazine. According to an announcement by the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO), this is the first time that Greece receives the award. Other “Best Tourism Destination” winners […]
Photo source: @IGCAT The South Aegean Region is among the winners of the European Young Chef Award 2021, the annual gastronomy competition organized by the International Institute of Gastronomy, Culture, Arts and Tourism (IGCAT). Represented by young Chef Andreas Dermatis, the South Aegean came second in the competition that took place recently in Braga, Portugal.
The village of Soufli in northern Greece was selected as one of the “Best Tourism Villages” by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) on Thursday. The “Best Tourism Villages” initiative was launched by the UNWTO to advance the role of tourism in safeguarding rural villages, along with their landscapes, natural and cultural diversity, and their local values […]
Mideast Travel has been awarded for a second consecutive year, as Greece ‘s Best MICE Organizer at the World MICE Awards 2021. “We are very proud to be awarded as Greece’ s Best MICE Organizer during these difficult times especially for the MICE tourism sector,” Mideast Travel Worldwide Managing Director and General Manager Katerina Mousbeh […]
Alkyon Resort Hotel & Spa Managing Director Evi Politi received the award from Corinth Chamber President Panagiotis Pitsakis. Alkyon Resort Hotel & Spa Managing Director Evi Politi received an accolade for her sustainability efforts by the ICC Women Hellas, an organization celebrating women’s achievements in entrepreneurship. ICC Women Hellas honored female
The director of the Greek National Tourism Organizaton service in the US and Canada, Konstantinos Harokopos, received the awards. Greece received four distinctions at the Travvy Awards 2021, one of the leading events of the US tourism market. Also known as the “Oscars” of the US tourism industry, the annual Travvy Awards recognize and award […]
Athens-based software company Hotelwize has been honored at the Travel Weekly Magellan Awards 2021 for the high quality of the websites it has developed for its partners in the hospitality industry. The company received the silver award in the Online Travel Services – Overall-Technology Solutions category. Hotelwize develops websites for all types of accommodation
Greece has won a silver accolade at the 25th Readers’ Choice Awards (RCA), ranking second on the list of Europe’s Best Overall Destinations for 2021. Organized by US-based Worth Publications and the Recommend travel magazine, the annual RCA event recognizes excellence among destinations, hotels and resorts, travel agents, cruise lines, car rental companies, airlines and
The Greek islands won the gold award as the Most Desirable Region (short haul) at the Wanderlust Awards 2021. Organized by UK travel magazine Wanderlust, the awards ceremony took place on the sidelines of the WTM London tourism expo earlier this week. The area of the Greek islands was among the 10 regions that competed […]
Serifos island, Greece. Photo source: @Aegean Islands The South Aegean Region for the second consecutive year was honored at the Greek Hospitality Awards (GHA) for its ongoing efforts to upgrade Greece’s tourism product. Held recently in Athens by Ethos Events, the event celebrated excellence and innovation among enterprises and organizations of Greece’s hospitality


















