Mitsis Hotels’ five-star Alila Resort & Spa recently welcomed over 350 luxury wedding experts and influencers from 40 countries to the island of Rhodes for the 7th Destination Wedding Planners (DWP) Congress 2021. The biggest B2B platform of the destination wedding industry was held during November 9-11 in collaboration with the Greek National Tourism Organization
“Our aim is for Central Macedonia to become a year-round filming destination,” Central Macedonia Governor Apostolos Tzitzikostas said during a conference held at the recent Philoxenia international tourism expo in Thessaloniki. According to Tzitzikostas, film tourism is a major development opportunity for tourism economies that rely heavily on the audiovisual industry.
GNTO President Angela Gerekou The next step for Greece is to incorporate the Greek wine experience into the overall travel experience and to enhance the country’s brand name, Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) President Angela Gerekou said during the “Synergies of Wine Tourism with Other Thematic Forms of Tourism” event held in Amyntaio, northern Greece. […]
The Parthenon on the Acropolis hill. Photo source: @Visit Greece The Culture Ministry will use every funding tool available for the upgrade and protection of the Acropolis archaeological site and its monuments, Culture Minister Lina Mendoni said during the 7th International Meeting for the Restoration of the Acropolis Monuments in Athens. “The image of the […]
Athens-based software company Hotelwize has been honored at the Travel Weekly Magellan Awards 2021 for the high quality of the websites it has developed for its partners in the hospitality industry. The company received the silver award in the Online Travel Services – Overall-Technology Solutions category. Hotelwize develops websites for all types of accommodation
OTA Insight, a leader in cloud-based data intelligence platforms for the hospitality industry, has announced its participation in the Xenia Digi Hotel event that is scheduled to take place during the Xenia 2021 expo, in Athens. Vasilios Riavoglou During the event, OTA Insight Business Development Manager for East Med and the Balkans Vasilios Riavoglou will […]
Voio’s new tourism campaign presents the area’s unexplored stone bridges. The Greek town of Voio, located in West Macedonia, presented its new tourism campaign during the Philoxenia 2021 international tourism exhibition that took place in Thessaloniki during November 12-14. “We present our tourism brand, laying the foundations so that we can proceed with the right […]
Photo Source: @Visit Greece The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) last month celebrated the 2021 Chinese National Day and promoted Greece to internet users in China and all over the world through the WeChat Channel social media platform. In cooperation with WeChat, the organization’s service in China held two online events that invited millions of users […]
Athens, Greece. Photo source: Visit Greece / Y. Skoulas French magazine Marie Claire presents Athens’ “fresh face” and city break options in a four-page article published in its autumn printed edition. Titled “La nouvelle Athènes” (the new Athens), the article refers to the Greek capital as the ideal city break destination. “Twelve years after the […]
Region of Attica executives with Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias at WTM London 2021. “Athens can become a year-round destination offering authentic tourism experiences and options,” Attica Governor George Patoulis said following the region’s participation at WTM London, the international travel trade show that took place at ExCel London earlier in November. The Region


















