Photo source: World Travel Awards Athens has been nominated for the title of Europe’s Leading City Break Destination for this year at the World Travel Awards (WTA) 2021. In its 28th year, the World Travel Awards serve to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the global travel and tourism industry. WTA has […]
Greece has ranked second in the world among 49 countries on the 2021 Blue Flag quality award list for beaches, the Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature (EEPF) announced on Tuesday. The iconic Blue Flag is one of the world’s most recognised voluntary eco-labels, awarded to beaches, marinas, and sustainable boating tourism operators. Greece came […]
Photo Source: Philoxenia Hotel The Philoxenia Hotel in Halkidiki, northern Greece, was recently honored with the 2020 British Airways Holidays Customer Excellence Award for its prime hospitality services and experiences. British Airways Holidays is one of the UK’s leading tour operators, and uses customer feedback to identify top-rated hotels as part of its commitment to
The Astir Odysseus Kos Resort & Spa in Greece was recently recognized by TripAdvisor as a 2021 Travelers’ Choice award winner for 2021. The achievement celebrates businesses that consistently deliver fantastic experiences to travelers around the globe, having earned great traveler reviews on Tripadvisor over the last 12 months. “As challenging as the past year […]
Sani Dunes, Halkidiki. Photo source: www.sani-resort.com A number of Greek hotels, located in some of the country’s most popular tourism destinations, are included on the 2021 Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best Awards for Hotels list, which was recently released by travel planning and booking site TripAdvisor. Halkidiki’s Sani Dunes resort and Achtis Hotel are […]
Photo source: WTTC Greece was awarded for its efforts in addressing the Covid-19 pandemic and safely re-opening to tourists by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) this week. Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis accepted the Global Champion Award for Covid-19 Crisis Management during a special ceremony on the sidelines of the WTTC’s annual global […]
The European Commission has launched the European Destination of Excellence (EDEN) 2022 competition, an initiative that rewards the best achievements in sustainable tourism and green transition practices in smaller destinations across Europe. EDEN was first introduced by the European Commission in 2007 as an initiative to reward non-traditional, emerging sustainable
George Spyropoulos, COO, Electra Hotels & Resorts Electra Hotels & Resorts Chief Operating Officer (COO) George Spyropoulos has been honored as “General Manager of the Year” at the 2021 Greek Hotel of the Year Awards. “George has a long experience in operational and sales positions and an exceptional academic background. He is leading the group’s […]
MITT Managing Director Artem Chernyshev and the head of the GNTO office in Russia and CIS Polykarpos Efstathiou. Greece received the “Bright Exhibiting” award at the Moscow International Travel and Tourism Exhibition – MITT 2021 that is taking place as a live event at the Crocus Expo City in Russia until March 18. The award […]
The Macedonia-Thrace Travel Agents Association, in collaboration with tourism marketing company Respond on Demand, is organizing the Premium Tourism Awards. Held for the first time, the event aims to recognize and honor Greece’s best tourism and travel companies including hotels, travel agencies, destinations, restaurants and wineries among others. Furthermore, the Premium


















