Athens and Belgrade to Strengthen Tourism, Culture Relations

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Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis and Belgrade Mayor Zoran Radojičić The cities of Athens and Belgrade on Monday signed a memorandum of cooperation in an aim to strengthen their ties in a number of sectors including tourism and culture. The memorandum was signed by Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis and Belgrade Mayor Zoran Radojičić during a meeting […]

Olympia Anastasopoulou Appointed New Greek Tourism Secretary General

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Olympia Anastasopoulou, attorney at law accredited to the Supreme Court of Greece, has been appointed new Secretary General for Tourism Policy and Development of the Greek Tourism Ministry, after Vicky Loizou stepped down from her post, it was announced on Monday. With more than twenty years of experience in practicing law, Anastasopoulou has served as an […]

GNTO Honored by China’s Largest Social Media Platform ‘WeChat’

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The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) service in China was recently honored with the “WeChat Channels Creator Plan” award by WeChat, China’s largest social media platform. WeChat is a multi-purpose instant messaging, social media and mobile payment app operated by the Tencent group. The GNTO was honored for implementing best practices and using WeChat for […]

Polish Tourism Professionals Meet Central Macedonia and Heraklion

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The Greek destinations of Central Macedonia and Heraklion, Crete, were presented to Polish tourism professionals through a number of B2B meetings at the Greek Tourism Workshop held this month in Warsaw. The workshop took place on December 9 and was sponsored by the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO). Central Macedonia was introduced as the event’s […]

Greece Wants to Boost Cultural Cooperation with Nigeria

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Ambassador of Nigeria to Athens Opunimi Akinkugbe and Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni. Greece and Nigeria recently confirmed their mutual interest to strengthen their cultural relations. Following a meeting last week between Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni and the Ambassador of Nigeria to Athens Opunimi Akinkugbe, it was decided that the two countries will

EU Invites European Cities to Become Climate-neutral and ‘Smart’ by 2030

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The European Commission has launched a call for expression of interest for cities looking to join the mission on Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities. Announced during the Conference on European Missions at the Committee of the Regions in late November, the scheme invites cities to respond by January 31. The objective of the mission is to […]

Greece Introduces New Covid-19 Measures for Holiday Season

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Photo source: Municipality of Athens The Greek government on Thursday announced five new measures as part of its efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic following the emergence of the Omicron variant in the country. Speaking during a press conference, Health Minister Thanos Plevris said Greece would take additional measures based on […]

Covid-19: Europe’s Airports Feel Impact of Omicron Variant

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The impact of the Omicron variant on the operation of European airports is “immediate and substantial”, European airport trade body ACI Europe said on Thursday. The organization released preliminary data on the impact of the Omicron variant on European passenger traffic, along with its full air traffic report for November 2021. In the three-week period […]

Greek Digital Ministry Invites Municipalities to Get Ready for ‘Smart Cities’ Program

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Athens, Greece. Photo source: Visit Greece / Y. Skoulas The Greek Ministry of Digital Governance has invited 17 of Greece’s largest municipalities to submit their strategic plans for their participation in the “Smart Cities” program announced in October. Budgeted at 90 million euros with funds from the Recovery Fund, the program aims to contribute to the […]

Greek Travel Agents Association Joins SUSTOUR EU-funded Project

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Photo source: travelife.info/sustour The Hellenic Association of Travel & Tourist Agencies (HATTA) recently announced its participation in SUSTOUR, an EU-funded project that promotes sustainable development practices among travel agencies and tour operators. Co-financed by the European COSME program that aims to boost the competitiveness and sustainability of European