The IRONMAN 70.3 Greece 2020 sports event has been postponed for next year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The mega triathlon event, was originally scheduled to take place on April 5, at Costa Navarino in Messinia, but was rescheduled for October 25, and finally postponed for 2021. “We thought we could carry out this high-quality event… Unfortunately, the
Honorary award to the Bulgarian Olympic champion Petar Stoychev. From left: Deputy Minister of Culture & Sports, Mr. Lefteris Avgenakis, President of Greek National Tourism Organization, Mrs. Angela Gerekou Istiaia-Edipsos Mayor, Mr. Ioannis Kontzias, Governor of Central Greece Region, Mr. Fanis Spanos (photo by Dimitris Andritsos Photography @ The Authentic Marathon
The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) presented Greece’s alternative forms of tourism during the TourNatur 2020 international exhibition held in Düsseldorf, Germany, during September 4-6. TourNatur was the first event that the GNTO attended since the Covid-19 lockdown in March. It took place in parallel with the Caravan Salon outdoor motor tourism exhibition and
Greece is among the 10 most searched-for countries for post-lockdown holidays worldwide, ranking seventh on the list compiled by Official-ESTA.com, the mandatory travel authorization system for travelers visiting the United States. ESTA analysed Google search volume data to reveal which countries internet users are searching for most when seeking for flights and
ETC President Luís Araújo The European Travel Commission (ETC), representing 33 national tourism organisations of Europe, has appointed Luís Araújo from Turismo de Portugal as its new president for a three-year term. Araújo was selected by ETC’s 99th General Meeting and takes over from Peter De Wilde, CEO of VisitFlanders, who held the position for […]
WTM London has joined forces with Women in Travel (CIC), the social enterprise dedicated to empowering women through employability and entrepreneurship, to host a series of webinars and blogs on race, allyship, risk and diversity in the travel industry. The partnership will kick off with a virtual panel discussion with the BAME (black, Asian and […]
Leisure carrier Condor has announced that it will extend its routes from Kalamata, Greece, to Munich and Dusseldorf in Germany, until November. “The routes are to remain on the airline’s timetable including November 2020 for the first time due to increased demand from Germany,” the airline said in an announcement. Τhe German carrier has extended […]
The Xenia 2020 tourism expo has been postponed for 2021 due to the extraordinary circumstances caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the event’s organizer Forum SA recently announced. One of the largest travel and tourism trade shows in Greece, Xenia 2020 was scheduled to take place during November 27-30 in Athens. The organizer decided to postpone the […]
Restaurant owners across the country say they will keep their businesses closed for a week (September 16-22) in an act of protest against the government’s Covid-19 restrictions applied locally in a number of Greek destinations. The restrictions, which include a curfew (mandatory closure of restaurants and bars at midnight) and a limit of four people […]
Greece is among the top 10 countries with the highest number of Enhanced Clean listings on Airbnb. Since June, more than 1 million listings around the world have been granted the “Enhanced Clean” highlight, after Airbnb hosts attested to following robust and standardized cleaning and sanitization guidelines to support safer travel. This means that hosts […]


















