Delphi, Greece. Photo: GTP The recovery efforts and challenges of the 2022 tourism season will be discussed during the 7th Delphi Economic Forum 2022 that is scheduled to take place in the town of Delphi, Central Greece, during April 6-9. Politicians, tourism officials and entrepreneurs will discuss on ways to maintain safety and accelerate tourism […]
The Greek Migration & Asylum Ministry will release two million euros to continue the funding of a tourism campaign to promote a number of islands of the Eastern Aegean that have suffered the massive influx of asylum seekers in the last years. Dubbed “Greek 4: For You”, the campaign launched in 2020 and ran through […]
Extending the tourism season, increasing the sector’s added value, ensuring equal and fair distribution of tourism activity and increasing tourist spending and overnight stays are among the joint actions agreed to this week by the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) and the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI). The ACCI and GNTO signed a […]
Madrid, Spain The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) has reopened its branch office in Madrid aiming to promote Greece as a destination to Spanish travelers. After remaining closed for almost a decade, the GNTO office in Spain restarted its operation a few weeks ago and is housed in the Greek Embassy in Madrid. Among the […]
Aiming to promote Greece’s winter tourism options, the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) recently supported the Pierra Creta international mountain skiing event. A bi-annual mountaineering event, Pierra Creta was held on Mt Psiloritis on the island of Crete, during March 4 and 5. According to GNTO Secretary General Dimitris Fragakis, the organization’s new
A 10-year strategy to meet new traveler demands in the post-Covid-19 era is the next step to ensure Greece maintains its competitive edge as a leading tourism destination, said Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki during her visit to Heraklion, Crete. Citing pre-booking data collected so far, Zacharaki reiterated that signs for the year ahead were […]
The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) on Thursday launched its latest campaign, which is focused on highlighting Greece’s destinations ideal for weekend getaways, in an aim to attract more international visitors to the country’s cities that have suffered tourism losses due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The new creative, with the message “greekend: End your week […]
Photo source: Municipality of Chania The municipality of Chania on Crete is hoping to launch Greece’s first Citizens Tourism Service Center (KEP) which would offer visitors and tourists assistance and information as well as documentation on tourism-related issues. The initiative was tabled by Chania Mayor Panagiotis Simantirakis at a meeting on Monday with Greek National
The War Museum in Athens The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) is taking action to promote military tourism sites in Greece including museums, historic monuments and infrastructure. Following a memorandum of cooperation signed last year between the ministries of culture, tourism and national defense, the GNTO recently announced that it will include 27 military
The Covid-19 pandemic is the biggest challenge in the history of Greek tourism and the priority now is to recover lost ground and emerge stronger and more resilient, said Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) Secretary General Dimitris Fragakis in an interview to the Athens News Agency. Aside from adherence to preventative measures and developments on […]

















