The 8th Travel Trade Athens 2022, the annual B2B tourism event of the Municipality of Athens will return to the Greek capital as a live event during May 9-10. Every year, Travel Trade Athens brings together Greek and foreign tourism professionals with the aim to promote the Greek capital to international markets. Since its inception, […]
The City of Athens has installed 62 smart signs on the streets of the Greek capital to honor the Philhellenic movement and mark the 200th anniversary since the 1821 Greek Revolution. Titled “Walking with the Philhellenes”, the project was initiated by ELLET – The Society for the Environment and Cultural Heritage and carried out in […]
IAPCO CEO Martin Boyle, IAPCO President Ori Lahav and EATA CEO Vagelis Vlachos. Photo source: @Develop Athens The Municipality of Athens has become an official Destination Partner of the International Association of Professional Congress Organisers (IAPCO), following an agreement signed between the two organizations during the IBTM World 2021 expo that took place recently
The Municipality of Athens and the Greek Tourism Ministry have agreed to launch synergies to establish Athens as a city open to visitors for all 365 days of the year, ideal for city breaks and hosting international conferences. “Together we will create a new integrated strategy that will allow us during the pandemic – and […]
The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) is participating in the IBTM World 2021 MICE tourism exhibition that opened in Barcelona, Spain, on Tuesday. A leading tourism expo, IBTM has gathers the leaders of the global MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions) industry under one roof, enabling them to build face-to-face connections, gain key industry
The Monocle Magazine will hold its “Quality of Life” Conference 2021 in Athens during September 23-25. The magazine’s editors have chosen the Benaki Museum in the Greek capital as the venue to hold the sixth edition of the “Quality of Life” and are inviting everyone to join the conference and learn “how to reshape and […]
Glenn Close. Photo source: @glennclose, Instagram Hollywood star and eight times Oscar nominee Glenn Close recently arrived in Athens to film for season 2 of Israeli espionage thriller “Tehran”. After the completion of its first season, which was almost exclusively shot in Athens, the show of Apple TV+ once again “disguises” the Greek capital as […]
View from Anafiotika, Athens. Photo source: @Visit Greece The World Tourism Association for Culture and Heritage (WTACH) has commenced a study into the tourism carrying capacity of Athens, in partnership with the Athens Development and Destination Management Agency (EATA). “Tourism Carrying Capacity” is defined by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) as “the maximum
Photo source: Municipality of Athens The Municipality of Athens has quite a few plans for the Greek capital in the post-Covid era which include attracting digital nomads, organizing the first Innovation Summit, welcoming international film productions, renovating more public spaces and strengthening its cooperation with international networks to develop the city’s tourism
Athens, Greece. Photo source: Travel Trade Athens The Tourism Ministry and the Municipality of Athens recently signed a memorandum of cooperation which foresees the promotion of film tourism in Greece. Signed by Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis, Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis and Athens Development & Destinations Management Agency (EATA) President Melina Daskalaki, the


















