Photo source: Travel Ioannina The Municipality of Ioannina presented plans to turn the city into a leading MICE tourism destination during the 36th Philoxenia international tourism exhibition that took place in Thessaloniki earlier in November. During the expo, the head of the municipality’s tourism department Eleni Basoyianni and member Aimilios Neos presented the
Travelers are planning early and booking longer stays for the 2021 Christmas holidays, in efforts to make up for the time lost with family and friends during last year’s holiday season, according to a recent report by global travel advertising platform Expedia Group Media Solutions. The company released its Q3 2021 Travel Recovery Trend Report […]
Culture Minister Lina Mendoni with Climate Change and Civil Protection Minister Christos Stylianides. Greece is taking action to protect its archaeological sites and monuments from the impacts of climate change, Culture Minister Lina Mendoni said during a meeting with Climate Change and Civil Protection Minister Christos Stylianides on Thursday. The two ministers discussed
Metaxa Hospitality Group CEO Andreas Metaxas. In its aim to to create a group of sustainable suppliers, the Metaxa Hospitality Group recently held its first meetup with its partners at the TML Candia Maris resort in Heraklion on the Greek island of Crete. Through the meetup, an action first of its kind, the Metaxa Hospitality […]
Photo source: @BER – Berlin Brandenburg Airport Unvaccinated individuals traveling to Germany from four EU countries, including Greece, as of Sunday will be required to quarantine upon arrival, according to the latest guidelines issued by the Robert Koch Institute. Germany’s updated list of high-risk areas, which now includes Greece, Ireland, Belgium and The Netherlands,
Travel New Market 2021, Stockholm The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) recently began promoting new Greek destinations to tourism professionals in the Scandinavian countries, The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. As part of its communication strategy for 2021 and 2022, the organization’s service in Scandinavia participated as a partner in the Travel New Market
The four-star Polis Grand Hotel, located near the center of Athens, has completed the third phase of a 1.5-million-euro renovation project that started in 2016. “The hotel has successfully completed the third phase of its five-year renovation program. It remained closed for six months, taking advantage of the low tourist numbers caused by the travel restrictions
Photo Source: Municipality of Heraklion The Municipality of Heraklion on Crete, studied the profile and satisfaction rates of its visitors through two studies conducted during the months of August and September by Kapa Research. According to their main conclusions, the majority of Heraklion’s visitors appear satisfied by the city’s hotels, restaurants and sites of
Photo source: dwpinsider.com The South Aegean islands were introduced to some of the world’s leading wedding planners during the 7th Destination Wedding Planners (DWP) Congress 2021, that took place on Rhodes earlier in November. The DWP Congress was held after two years of absence due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and offered international wedding designers
Photo source: Chios Hoteliers Association The Chios Hoteliers Association has announced its new Board of Directors following elections that took place recently with the participation of a large number of its members. Antigoni Maistrali was re-elected president for a second term. “The confidence of my colleagues who elected me for a second consecutive term as […]


















