The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects the losses of airlines to decrease in 2021 compared to 2020, but estimates that “the pain of the crisis will continue to increase”. In its latest outlook, the association predicts that in 2021, the net airline industry losses will reach $47.7 billion (net profit margin of -10.4 percent) […]
Chania, Crete. Photo source: @Visit Greece The Italian office of the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) in May will welcome Italian tourism professionals to an online workshop dedicated to Greece and its tourism offerings. Scheduled to take place during May 12-14, the “Benvenuti in Grecia” (welcome to Greece) workshop will include B2B meetings between Italian […]
The “Great Tourism Partnership for Central Macedonia”, a joint venture of regional and local authorities and private bodies, recently launched a new campaign to promote the city of Thessaloniki to international travelers. Running under the title “Can’t miss Thessaloniki”, the campaign aims to inspire but also create the desire to travel, and set the northern […]
The European Commission has launched the European Destination of Excellence (EDEN) 2022 competition, an initiative that rewards the best achievements in sustainable tourism and green transition practices in smaller destinations across Europe. EDEN was first introduced by the European Commission in 2007 as an initiative to reward non-traditional, emerging sustainable
The majority of Greek hotels will open in the second half of June when the flow of bookings increases, Hellenic Hoteliers Federation President Grigoris Tasios estimated earlier this week. “We hope for a better season from July onwards but everything depends on the course of the pandemic and the percentage of vaccinations in Greece and its […]
Photo Source: TCB The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) has included two virtual events under its auspices, promoting the popular destinations of Thessaloniki and Crete. Following a decision by GNTO President Angela Gerekou, the organization is supporting the tourism conference Agritourism on Crete, scheduled to take place on May 9, as well as the 1st […]
Acropolis Rally Greece last appeared in the WRC in 2013. Photo source: WRC The city of Lamia in Central Greece has been selected as the host city of the 2021 Acropolis Rally that will take place in Greece – for the first time after eight years – during September 9-12. The announcement was made on […]
The 6th Delphi Economic Forum will take place during May 10-15 in hybrid form with the participation of 800 speakers from 42 countries. The annual event is usually held in the town of Delphi in Central Greece, but due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year, it will take place both as a digital and physical […]
Athens, Greece. Photo source: Travel Trade Athens The Municipality of Athens and its tourism partners are preparing for the reopening of Greek tourism in mid-May, with the aim to provide the city’s future visitors with safe and unique tourism experiences. Speaking to reporters during a press conference earlier this week, Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis referred […]
George Patoulis Attica Governor George Patoulis has been re-elected president of the Greek Health Tourism Council – Elitour for a second term. Elitour is an Athens-based non-governmental organization that promotes health tourism in Greece, through cooperations with respective bodies abroad. The election process took place during Elitour’s online general assembly on April


















