George Tziallas The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), the body which represents the Travel & Tourism private sector globally, has appointed George Tziallas as Regional Director for Europe and North Africa. With some 30 years of professional experience in management consulting and development projects, Tziallas is a technical tourism consultant at the Region of
Digital transformation is a prerequisite for the development of tourism and other key sectors of the Greek economy but its fast implementation requires the close cooperation of the both the private and public sectors, a study conducted by consulting firm Accenture found. Titled “The digital transformation of Greek tourism – A strategic roadmap”, the study was […]
Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis. Ministers responsible for tourism in the European Union’s member states on Monday were introduced to a detailed plan drawn up by Greece for a pan-European opening of tourism and travel. Attending an informal video conference organized by Portugal as holder of the presidency of the Council of the EU, Greek […]
Photo source: @Thessaloniki Travel The recovery of Greek tourism depends on the course of vaccinations on a European level and the bilateral agreements that Greece is expected to sign with other countries, Thessaloniki Tourism Organization (TTO) President Voula Patoulidou said on Thursday. Speaking to reporters during an online press conference, Patoulidou referred to the
Digital transformation has profoundly affected the travel and tourism industry and is entirely changing the way people travel and interact, according to Greek tourism experts that took part in a recent roundtable discussion organized by the Greek chapter of the International Federation for IT and Travel & Tourism (IFITT). As noted during the discussion, the […]
The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic is expected to accelerate the digital transformation of Greek tourism enterprises in the coming years, Hellenic Chamber of Hotels President and HOTREC Excom member Alexandros Vassilikos said on Thursday. Speaking on the topic during a roundtable discussion of the Greek chapter of the International Federation for IT and Travel &
The interest of potential holidaymakers for Greece has grown stronger during the last few weeks, as online searches for Greek destinations on Google has doubled worldwide, according to Maria Founta, Google Country Marketing Manager for Greece, Romania and Ukraine. Moreover, online searches by Greek users has tripled in recent weeks compared to last March.















