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 […]
Secretary General for Tourism Policy and Development Vicky Loizou during her visit to Seoul. Greece is aiming to build an ecosystem for tourism data and statistics through tools that are being prepared such as the Tourism Satellite Account and the Sustainable Tourism Observatory, according to the Secretary General for Tourism Policy and Development Vicky Loizou. […]
Urban hotel collection Brown Hotels on Friday opened its latest property in the Greek capital: the Lighthouse hotel. Standing right on Omonia Square in central Athens, the 220-room hotel is the former La Mirage and has been fully renovated. It develops over 9 floors, offers a panoramic city view, a rooftop bar, in-house wellness facilities […]
A national strategy for the development of marinas in Greece is in its final stage, the Greek Secretary General for Tourism Policy & Development, Vicky Loizou, said on Sunday. Attending the ceremony for the inauguration of the new marina in the area of Pedi of the island of Symi, Loizou highlighted that the Tourism Ministry […]
Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias and SETE President Yiannis Retsos. A number of topics identified as important for future action in the Greek tourism sector were discussed on Wednesday between Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias and the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE). Chaired by Yiannis Retsos, SETE is an umbrella organization representing various tourism
The Greek Travel Pages (GTP) has provided a podium for Greece’s key tourism figures to share their vision for the day after the Covid-19 pandemic. “The Covid-19 pandemic caused a universal tourism collapse. Greek tourism suffered a huge blow in 2020. We strongly believe that it is within this looming context that opportunities arise. The […]
Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki presented Greece’s first portal dedicated to wine tourism during an event held on the island of Santorini earlier this week. The portal’s development is part of the Ministry’s efforts to promote Greece’s wine tourism industry abroad. According to amna.gr the portal includes an interactive map
The Tourism Ministry is organizing a two-day event on the island of Santorini with the aim to promote Greece’s wine tourism sector. Taking place during July 5-6, the event includes a conference titled “Greek Wine Tourism: Strategy and perspectives in the post-Covid era”. It is held in collaboration with the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO), […]
The Greek Tourism Ministry is organizing the final conference of the InMedTour – “Innovative Medical Tourism Strategy” project that is scheduled to take place in the city of Patra during June 24-25. Greece is an active member of the InMedTour project which is part of the EU Interreg V-A Greece – Italy 2014-2020 program. During […]
Alonissos Mayor Petros Vafinis recently presented the municipality’s plan for the creation of an underwater archaeological park – the first of its kind in Greece – during a recent meeting with the leadership of of the Greek Tourism Ministry. The island of Alonissos is home to Greece’s first underwater museum, which features the 5th-century shipwreck […]

















