GNTO President Angela Gerekou. Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) President Angela Gerekou on Friday brought to the table the concept of Creative Tourism, a tourism form that showcases the creativity of a destination through local products and handicrafts and gives visitors the opportunity to get involved with the process. “Creative tourism can be a pathway […]
The sense of “wellbeing” appears to be a strong incentive for digital nomads to move to Greece, according to an HSBC survey released recently. More specifically, reported by Forbes, the annual HSBC “Expat Explorer” study conducted on over 20,000 expats around the world ranked Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, the UAE and Channel Islands, Guernsey and […]
Greece’s northern port city of Thessaloniki was promoted as a tourism destination to German and Polish travel agents and journalists during two fam trips organized by the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) earlier in October. The GNTO services in Germany and Poland held the fam trips to promote Thessaloniki’s city break options, MICE venues and […]
Athens, Greece. Photo Source: @Athens Attica Athens has been named “Best European Capital for Food Lovers” by Uswitch.com, a London-based online telephone and switching service that compares prices of products and services. Uswitch conducted research to identify the best European capital cities for foodies to live in and used TripAdvisor data on the following variables
The many alternative tourism activities that can take place on Mount Olympus were presented to German travel professionals by representatives of the Region of Central Macedonia during a recent event in Düsseldorf. The presentation was part of the Region’s new campaign launched to promote its thematic tourism products to the international market. During the event, […]
Photo source: sepe.gr An increasing number of digital nomads are considering Greece as an option motivated by its history and culture, according to a recent study conducted by Remote, a network of remote-first tech companies. Study findings reveal that Athens is ranked 63rd on a list of 100 destinations identified by remote workers. However, though […]
Photo source: @EuroVelo Greece is taking action to promote bike tourism through the establishment of a National EuroVelo Coordination Center. A memorandum of cooperation recently signed between the ministries of transport and tourism, the Central Union of Municipalities in Greece (KEDE) and the “Cities for Cycling” NGO foresees that the center will see to the […]
Loutraki, Greece. Photo source: Visit Loutraki Loutraki, a coastal town an hour’s drive from Athens, and among the top tourist destinations in the ’70s and ’80s thanks to its spas and natural springs and to its casino is set to undergo a transformation in an attempt to cover lost ground. GTP Headlines was in Loutraki over the […]
The comparative advantages and incentives that Greece offers to foreign movie and TV producers were discussed during the “Hollywood in Greece” Forum that took place online in early October. Organized by the Hellenic American Chamber of Commerce of New York, the International Chamber of Commerce Greece (ICC Hellas) and the National Center of Audiovisual Media […]
Greek Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki and Lithuania’s Deputy Minister of Economy and Innovation Jovita Neliupšienė. Ways of jointly promoting thematic tourism products in Greece and Lithuania were discussed between Greek Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki and Lithuania’s Deputy Minister of Economy and Innovation Jovita Neliupšienė during a recent meeting in


















