Nemea, Peloponnese. Photo source: @Visit Greece After Santorini and Western Macedonia, the Greek Tourism Ministry is heading to the Peloponnese to Nemea, where the 3rd Wine Tourism Conference kicks off today. On the initiative of Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki, the event is part of the ministry’s wine tourism road show series which kicked off […]
Delphi, Greece. Photo: GTP The recovery efforts and challenges of the 2022 tourism season will be discussed during the 7th Delphi Economic Forum 2022 that is scheduled to take place in the town of Delphi, Central Greece, during April 6-9. Politicians, tourism officials and entrepreneurs will discuss on ways to maintain safety and accelerate tourism […]
Greece’s Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki presented plans to develop the country’s winter tourism options during the 11th World Congress on Snow and Mountain Tourism held in Andorra recently. The congress this year focused on the sector’s recovery and on formulating a tourism strategy that takes into consideration tourists’ needs while also preserving natural and
Greece and Saudi Arabia agreed to work on further strengthening ties through mutual tourism initiatives, said Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki, who was part of the Greek delegation participating in the Saudi-Greek Investment Forum held in Riyadh. Zacharaki together with Development & Investments Minister Adonis Georgiadis and Secretary General for Tourism Policy
A 10-year strategy to meet new traveler demands in the post-Covid-19 era is the next step to ensure Greece maintains its competitive edge as a leading tourism destination, said Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki during her visit to Heraklion, Crete. Citing pre-booking data collected so far, Zacharaki reiterated that signs for the year ahead were […]
Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki and Deputy Agricultural Minister Simos Kedikoglou recently signed a memorandum of cooperation for the promotion and development of fishing tourism in Greece. “With the memorandum that we agreed and signed, we seek to promote Greece as an international destination for fishing tourism, always respecting sustainable development,”
The regional governors of Greece said during a Regional Tourism Council this week that they were prepared to welcome the first tourists next month responding to the ministry’s call for the extension of the season. Presiding over the meeting in Athens, Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias invited the country’s 13 regions, municipalities, hoteliers and tour operators
Kastoria, northern Greece. Photo source: Visit Greece / G. Bozounis The promotion of Kastoria recently topped the agenda of talks between Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki and the city’s mayor, Giannis Korentsidis. Zacharaki pledged to support the city’s promotional actions adding that the ministry “wants to ‘build’ a sustainable destination with the region’s natural
Greek Deputy Agricultural Development Minister Simos Kedikoglou and Greek Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki. Greece’s ministries of tourism and agricultural development added the development and promotion of fishing tourism to the agenda this week. Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki and Deputy Agricultural Development Minister Simos Kedikoglou recently met with
Dmitry Kalinovsky / Shutterstock.com The Greek Tourism Ministry announced that it was moving ahead with the creation of the country’s first tourism academy as part of plans to upgrade education and training in the field. The academy, to operate under ministry supervision, will offer contemporary tourism education, monitor the needs of the tourism market, and […]

















