Athens Needs a Metropolitan Conference Center to Boost Tourism Offering

By admin 20 Οκτωβρίου 2021 No comment

Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias with HAPCO & DES representatives Irene Tolis (president), Sissy Lygnou (secretary general) and Yiorgos Kiagias (member of the Board). The creation of a metropolitan conference center in Athens is significant for the Greek capital’s further tourism development, according to Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias. In a meeting

Medical Tourism: Greece to Host ‘In-MedTouR’ Final Conference in Patra

By admin 23 Ιουνίου 2021 No comment

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The Greek Tourism Ministry is organizing the final conference of the InMedTour – “Innovative Medical Tourism Strategy” project that is scheduled to take place in the city of Patra during June 24-25. Greece is an active member of the InMedTour project which is part of the EU Interreg V-A Greece – Italy 2014-2020 program. During […]

Tentative Protocols for Conferences and Events Announced in Greece

By admin 17 Μαΐου 2021 No comment

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In response to calls from Greek MICE organizers for safety standards, the government announced this week protocols for the organization of conferences and events which foresee among others hybrid events, participant limits, and Covid-19 management requirements. More specifically, according to the decision published in the Government Gazette, the protocols to be in effect

Thessaloniki MICE Organizers Call for Covid-19 Health Protocols

By admin 13 Μαΐου 2021 No comment

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UPDATE: Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis announced on Thursday night that the health protocols for conferences and events should be announced in the coming days. Conference and events tourism organizers in Thessaloniki are calling on the government to accelerate the announcement of Covid-19 health protocols that will enable the launch of MICE tourism. The

Greece’s MICE Organizers Still Waiting for Health Protocols

By admin 6 Μαΐου 2021 No comment

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Photo source: @HAPCO Greece events and conferences organizers are calling on the government to announce health protocols that will allow MICE tourism to restart operations in the aftermath of Covid-19 and ahead of the country’s official opening to tourism on May 15. The Hellenic Association of Professional Congress Organizers (HAPCO) said in a statement this week […]

Greek PCO Sissi Lygnou Elected to IAPCO Council

By admin 24 Φεβρουαρίου 2021 No comment

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Sissi Lygnou, CEO of AFEA Travel and Congress Services, was elected as a new member of the IAPCO Council at the recent General Assembly that took place virtually this year. IAPCO is the International Association of Professional Congress Organisers and represents professional organisers and managers of international and national congresses, conventions and special events.

HAPCO Partners with DMCs to Strengthen Greek Meetings Industry Voice

By admin 5 Φεβρουαρίου 2021 No comment

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The Hellenic Association of Professional Congress Organizers (HAPCO) on Friday announced that it was joining forces with Destination Events Specialists (DMCs) to strengthen the Greek meetings industry’s voice. Established in 1996, HAPCO brings together the professional congress organizers and companies from the whole range of services and products of the conference market

Coronavirus Hits Greek MICE Industry Hard

By admin 1 Οκτωβρίου 2020 No comment

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Greece’s MICE industry has been significantly impacted by the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, with sector professionals forecasting a severe drop in arrivals and revenues for 2020 due to the mass cancellation of conferences and events. According to a survey conducted by the Hellenic Association of Professional Congress Organizers (HAPCO), the City of Athens Convention and

Greek Conference Organizers Say Covid-19 Measures an ‘Obstacle‘

By admin 2 Σεπτεμβρίου 2020 No comment

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Greece’s meetings and events organizers are expressing concerns that constantly changing measures to address the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic will impact the sector. More specifically, the Hellenic Association of Professional Congress Organizers (HAPCO), representing more than 50 professions directly linked with conference tourism, is calling on the government to revise

Conference Tourism in Greece Sees Heavy Losses from Covid-19

By admin 31 Ιουλίου 2020 No comment

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Conference tourism in Greece has suffered major losses, as over 95 percent of the international events scheduled to take place in the country in 2020, have been canceled or postponed due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, a new survey said on Thursday. In the case of cancelled national events, the percentage has reached around 95 […]