Tourism professionals from Greece and Cyprus are exploring ways to link the wine tourism products and routes of both countries for mutual benefit. Participating in a Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) online Greek-Cypriot tourism meetup event, the professionals agreed that wine tourism can significantly enhance the quality of the Greek and Cypriot tourism product
Greek Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias. Addressing overtourism by introducing other destinations and redirecting travelers to new locations is a top priority for Greece, said Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias in an interview to Kathimerini newspaper. Kikilias said the government, ministry and sector stakeholders were in the process of formulating a new model of tourism
The Aristotle Municipality in Halkidiki, northern Greece, and the Freiburg Municipality in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, have agreed on the establishment of a wine network between the two cities. A bilateral agreement was signed by Aristotle Municipality Stylianos Valianos and his German counterpart Stefan Breiter during a recent event that took place in a vineyard in Megali
Greece’s state authorities, Paralympic medalists, Special Olympics athletes and members of the #BeActive Hellas Organizing Committee held a walking tour on the Acropolis hill in Athens on Saturday. The activity was organized as part of the #BEACTIVE Night Event that took place in the Greek capital to mark the #BEACTIVE Day celebrations on September 23 […]
Halkidiki in northern Greece, has been selected by RTL-TVi – a French-speaking TV station in Belgium – as the filming location of reality TV show “Married at First Sight”. The popular TV show follows singles yearning for a life-long partnership as they agree to a provocative proposal: getting legally married to a stranger the moment […]
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
Photo source: UNWTO Greek Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki recently presented Greece’s wine tourism strategy to a wide range of experts attending the 5th UNWTO Global Conference on Wine Tourism in Portugal. Organized by the World Tourism Organization and held September 9-10 in Alentejo, the global conference focused on the theme “Wine Tourism – a […]
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
Greece is among nine countries that will be part of plans for the creation of a cross-European bike route running along the Adriatic and Ionian Sea aiming to facilitate movement of travelers and citizens. Dubbed “Adrioncycletour”, the ambitious project under the EU Strategy for the Adriatic-Ionian Region (EUSAIR) will integrate the bike paths of nine […]
Photo source: @flickr/Søren Barnak The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) recently organized four professional golf tournaments in Denmark in an aim to promote the upgraded golf facilities of Greece’s resorts to Danish tourism professionals. Held under the title “Greece Open” the 18-hole golf tournaments gathered a total of 170 golf players. The GNTO was the


















