Mitsis Hotels’ ultra luxury Alila Resort & Spa on Rhodes has been announced as the official host venue of the 7th annual Destination Wedding Planners (DWP) Congress to be held during November 9-11. The DWP Congress is an international Business to Business platform focusing on the destination wedding industry, bringing together top wedding planners and […]
Photo source: Booking.com Booking.com’s predictions reveal how people will be reigniting the travel sparkin the upcoming year. The year 2022 will be one to make the most of unpredictability and start making up for lost vacation time in a big way, with the number of travelers who feel they need to do so having increased […]
Santorini, Greece. Photo Source: Visit Greece / Y. Skoulas Is overtourism one of Greece’s greatest challenges or is it poor management that creates endless overcrowding and congestion at highly visited Greek destinations? After the halt of tourism operations in 2020 due to the outbreak of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, tourism traffic to Greece started picking
GNTO UK & Ireland Director Eleni Skarveli with World of Cruising Managing Editor Vicky Mayer and Wave Awards Host Debra Stephenson. Greece one the title of “Favorite Cruise Destination” at the Wave Awards 2021, the premier awards of the UK cruise industry. The announcement was made during the awards ceremony that took place in London […]
Oia, Santorini Island Cyclades Greece – © Little_Desire / Shutterstock Oia, a popular destination on the Greek island of Santorini, has emerged as the world’s most beautiful village, with over 1.6 million posts on Instagram, according to recent analysis by Uswitch.com. Uswitch is an online telephone and switching service comparing prices of products and services. […]
Almost 10 percent of the companies registered in Elevate Greece, the official platform for the Greek startup ecosystem, are involved in the tourism sector, according to Michael Dritsas, chief of staff of Deputy Development and Investments Minister Christos Dimas. Speaking during a recent online tourism conference organized by Skywalker.gr, Dritsas said the platform
A new promotional video of Ancient Olympia and its tourism offerings recently aired in Greece for the first time and impressed thousands of TV viewers. The video was shown on public broadcaster ERT before and after the Olympic flame lighting ceremony that took place in Ancient Olympia on Monday. “This is the first time […]
Tourism leaders from around the world will come together at the UNWTO, WTTC & WTM Ministers’ Summit at WTM London 2021 in November and commit to invest in the sector’s sustainable future. The largest annual gathering of tourism ministers, the summit will take place on 2 November during WTM London – the leading global event […]
The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has announced the appointment of Marie-Caroline Laurent as Director General for CLIA in Europe, effective as of 15 November. Marie-Caroline Laurent Marie-Caroline is a transport policy expert who has worked in leadership roles at the International Air Transport Association (IATA) for nearly a decade, including serving as
The Thessaloniki Convention Bureau (TCB) has upgraded its website in efforts to facilitate MICE professionals and provide potential customers with information on the city’s available services and venues to host conferences and events. According to TCB Managing Director Eleni Sotiriou, the new website is addressed to a wide audience and presents Thessaloniki’s portfolio of


















