Greece To Host World Travel Awards Gala Ceremony

World travel industry VIP ceremony comes to Athens!

The Divani Apollon Palace & Thalasso in Vouliagmeni, Athens, will host the World Travel Awards Europe Gala Ceremony this August.

World Travel Awards (WTA), also known as the “Oscars of the travel industry,” has unveiled plans to visit Greece for the first time, with Divani Apollon Palace & Thalasso, Athens, set to host its Europe Gala Ceremony on 2 August 2014.

Senior representatives from Europe’s finest travel brands are scheduled to attend WTA’s Europe Gala Ceremony 2014 as they vie to win the most coveted accolade in the industry.

The red-carpet evening is being held in partnership with the Greek Tourism Ministry, the Greek National Tourism Organization, the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises and Divani Collection Hotels, and will include a gala dinner, top entertainment as well as the presentation of the most coveted awards in the industry.

The World Travel Awards president and founder, Graham E Cooke.

“We are delighted to host our first ceremony in Greece, a decision that reflects the crucial contribution that tourism makes to the national economy,” Graham E Cooke, WTA President & Founder, said.

“The Greek tourism sector is enjoying a renaissance, with last year’s double-digit growth predicted to continue in 2014 as it continues to grow market share,” Mr. Cooke added.

According to WTA’s president, the selection of Greece is fundamental to the success of the awards program, and “Athens possesses all the ingredients” to rise to the challenge of hosting the Europe Ceremony 2014.

“As Europe’s oldest city, Athens beautifully balances its 2,500-year history with a vibrant contemporary culture scene,” he said.

Europe Gala Ceremony

The ceremony will take place at the luxury beach resort of Divani Apollon Palace & Thalasso. Situated in the exclusive area of Vouliagmeni, just 18km from Athens city center.

The marketing and PR manager of Divani Collection Hotels, Niki Fotiou, said that Divani Apollon Palace & Thalasso is privileged to host the World Travel Awards Europe Gala Ceremony. “We are proud to bring this event to Greece for the first time and to offer an impressive ‘journey’ through Greece to more than 500 travel tourism and hospitality professionals,” she said.

“Journey through Greece” event

Guests will also have the opportunity to participate in a full itinerary over the weekend, a “journey through Greece,” giving an insight into both its illustrious history and its vibrant contemporary culture.

The Europe Ceremony 2014 will mark the third leg of WTA’s Grand Tour, a global search for the world’s finest travel brands, which also includes regional heats in Dubai, Ecuador and Anguilla. The winners of these regional heats will progress to the Grand Final, which will take place in December 2014.