Polykarpos Efstathiou Head of GNTO Russia; Natalia Belyakova, Professor of St. Petersburg Higher School of Economics; Vidal Jose Antonio, Head of the World Wine Tourism Organization (GWTO); Yulia Rybakova, Advisor to the Head of Rostourism; Schur Vladimir, Head of the Tourism Agency of Primorskiy (Vladivostok), Leonid Gelibterman President of the International Center of
Miraggio Thermal Spa Resort The Miraggio Thermal Spa Resort in Halkidiki has announced the launch of a major renovation project, aiming to further upgrade its infrastructure and luxury services for the 2022 tourism season. The resort’s management said plans include the revamp of existing facilities including the restaurants and bars and its “one-of-a-kind” thermal spa.
The restored info kiosk of Patmos. The Municipality of Patmos has a new “smart” culture info kiosk that offers valuable information to visitors on the island’s history, traditions and culture. On occasion of Greece’s bicentennial since the 1821 Greek War of Independence, the municipality restored the 80-year-old info-kiosk located at the port of Skala, and […]
Mitsis Hotels has joined forces with WWF Greece with the aim to contribute to the organization’s efforts to protect the environment. The group recently announced its participation in WWF’s Hotel Kitchen initiative that aims to limit food waste in hotels. Through the program, Mitsis Hotels will also attempt to reduce the environmental footprint of its […]
Greek and foreign tourism professionals will be introduced to a number of innovations at the Athens International Tourism & Culture Expo (AITE) 2021 that is will take place in November at the Greek capital’s Zapio Mansion. In its eighth year, the event will be held in a physical form during November 25-27, in a Covid-free […]
Grande Albergo delle Rose, Rhodes The Grande Albergo delle Rose, a historic hotel on the Greek island of Rhodes, has launched a redesigned website that includes modern features, refreshing layouts, updated content and useful information. According to the hotel’s management, the revamped website – www.gadr.gr – marks the beginning of “a new dynamic phase”. Grande
US media and entertainment conglomerate Warner Bros has selected the Greek island of Rhodes as the filming location of four productions of its reality TV dating shows “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette”. According to an announcement by the South Aegean Tourism Initiative, some of the episodes of “The Bachelor” have already been aired by major […]
The European Travel Commission (ETC), representing 33 national tourism organisations in Europe, has published its new Handbook on Encouraging Sustainable Tourism Practices. The handbook is a guide that explains how national and local tourism organisations can encourage tourism stakeholders at every level to build sustainable tourism practices into their everyday
The head of the GNTO service in Germany Nikoleta Lekanidi received Greece’s award. Greece has been voted as “Best Luxury Destination of the Year” during the “Inspire me Award” event that was recently held by German online magazine “LuxusInsider”. Organized for the first time, award winners were decided based on the votes of the magazine’s […]
Applications are open for the Venture Impact Awards (VIA) 2021, a program organized for the second consecutive year by The Hellenic Initiative (THI) with the aim to support Greek youth entrepreneurship. Companies, social enterprises, NGOs, cooperatives and other organizations from the for profit and nonprofit worlds are welcome to submit their proposals and apply to […]


















