Greece can become a global leader in luxury yachting in 2022, according to George Vernicos, Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) secretary general and representative of tourism to the European Economic and Social Committee. Speaking during the 1st Panhellenic Yachting Conference held last week, Vernicos said Greece has already been recognized as a global force in 2020
The Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association (HELMEPA) is coordinating the new Sea Guardians program, a new initiative aiming to protect the seas and collect data on marine protected species and pollution hot spots. The program is implemented in collaboration with the Aenaos Thalassa organization and the Natural Environment and Climate Change Agency (N.E.C.C.A)
GNTO President Angela Gerekou. Photo source: 1st Panhellenic Yachting Conference Greece aims to further develop yachting and sailing tourism through a series of actions that include modernizing marinas and upgrading infrastructure, said Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) President Angela Gerekou during the two-day Panhellenic Yachting Conference held in Athens
Photo source: HRADF The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF or TAIPED) recently launched an international tender process to develop a mega-yacht marina on the Greek island of Corfu. The licensed mega-yacht marina is located within the Corfu port, to the west of the cruise pier, near the passenger terminal. It can serve 98 yachts […]
The Greek Tourism Ministry’s Secretary General for Tourism Policy and Development Olympia Anastasopoulou (second from left) with Greek Professional Yacht Owners Bareboat Association (SITESAP) President Paris Loutriotis and members of the board. Hotel issues, marine tourism, cruise travel and marina infrastructure topped the agenda of meetings between newly-appointed
Photo source: Piraeus Port Authority The Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has been included on the list of the “Most Sustainable Companies in Greece for 2022” that was recently released by the QualityNet Foundation. The list was compiled based on the foundation’s annual evaluation report measuring business performance in sustainable development based on the Environmental,
Itea marina. Photo source: HRADF The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) has launched a tender for the development of the Itea marina, located in Phocis, central Greece. Aiming to stimulate growth and improve tourism infrastructure, HRADF has launched the international tender process for the concession of port operation services (berthing and other services)
Greek yachting professionals appear optimistic about the sector’s performance in 2022, despite the emerge of the Omicron variant which has led to global travel restrictions for Covid-19. Although difficult to predict due to the spread of Omicron, the leadership of the Hellenic Professional Yacht Owners Bareboat Association (known as SITESAP in Greek) expects increasing
Greek Deputy Transport Minister Michalis Papadopoulos and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Zverev. Greece and Russia agreed on Tuesday to cooperate in the field of transport through the exchange of knowhow and actions in road, rail, air and marine transport including marinas and ports. In this direction the two countries signed a Protocol of Cooperation during […]
Photo source: diaNEOsis Greece stands to gain 2.9 billion euros from the creation of 5,164 new berths based on a strategy for the utilization of the country marinas and tourist ports, proposed by research and policy institute diaNEOsis. The four-pronged action plan was presented this week as part of a wider study on marina and […]

















