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Greece Needs to Upgrade Infrastructure for Conference Tourism to Take Off

Greece needs to upgrade infrastructure to boost conference tourism which could generate as much as 1 billion euros in revenues annually.

Greek Events & Conferences Body Aiming for University-level Educational Programs

Greek MICE association HAPCO & DES teamed up with the University of West Attica to upgrade educational programs.

11η Γενική Συνέλευση του Ξενοδοχειακού Επιμελητηρίου της Ελλάδος

Η 11η Γενική Συνέλευση του Ξενοδοχειακού Επιμελητηρίου της Ελλάδος θα διεξαχθεί τo Σάββατο 25 Νοεμβρίου 2023, στο εκθεσιακό κέντρο Expo Metropolitan

13ο Συνέδριο HAPCO & DES 2024

13ο Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο του HAPCO & DES, θα διεξαχθεί από την Πέμπτη 8 έως και την Παρασκευή 9 Φεβρουαρίου 2024, στο Μέγαρο Μουσικής Θεσσαλονίκης.

HAPCO & DES Panhellenic Conference 2023

The 12th Panhellenic Conference of HAPCO & DES under the title "Meetings in Greece - The game changer" will be held on March 16-17, at the Hotel Grande Bretagne, a Luxury Collection Hotel in Athens.

HAPCO & DES: Sissi Lygnou Elected President of Greece’s Professional Congress Organizers

The Hellenic Association of Professional Congress Organizers & Destinations Events Specialists (HAPCO & DES) has appointed Sissi Lygnou as the president of its new Board of Directors.

Medical Tourism: Greece to Host ‘In-MedTouR’ Final Conference in Patra

The Greek Tourism Ministry is organizing the final conference of the InMedTour project that is scheduled to take place in Patra during June 24-25.

Tentative Protocols for Conferences and Events Announced in Greece 

The Greek government has announced health protocols for the organization of events and conferences in the Covid-19 era.

Thessaloniki MICE Organizers Call for Covid-19 Health Protocols

Conference and events organizers in Thessaloniki are calling on the government to accelerate the announcement of Covid-19 health protocols for MICE tourism.

Greece’s MICE Organizers Still Waiting for Health Protocols

Greek organizers of events and conferences are calling on the government to announce health protocols so the MICE tourism sector can restart operations.

Greek PCO Sissi Lygnou Elected to IAPCO Council

Sissi Lygnou, CEO of AFEA Travel and Congress Services, was elected as a new member of the IAPCO Council at the association's General Assembly that took place virtually this year.

HAPCO Partners with DMCs to Strengthen Greek Meetings Industry Voice

The Hellenic Association of Professional Congress Organizers (HAPCO) is joining forces with DMCs to strengthen the Greek meetings industry's voice.

MICE Industry to Depend More on Technology, Says IAPCO President

The international MICE industry is undergoing major changes due to the coronavirus pandemic and becoming more and more dependent on technology, says IAPCO President Ori Lahav.

Coronavirus Hits Greek MICE Industry Hard

Greece’s MICE industry has been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic and sector professionals are predicting a severe drop in arrivals and revenues for 2020.

Greek Conference Organizers Say Covid-19 Measures an ‘Obstacle‘

Greece’s meetings and events organizers are concerned that constantly changing measures to address the coronavirus pandemic will further impact the sector.

Conference Tourism in Greece Sees Heavy Losses from Covid-19

Over 95% of the international events scheduled to take place in Greece in 2020 have been canceled or postponed due to the Covid-19 crisis.

HAPCO Joins Global PCO Task Force to Protect Meetings Industry

Greece's HAPCO is one of the eight PCO associations that are part of a Strategic Global Task Force that will connect and share Covid-19-related data and case studies.

Health Protocols for Hosting Conferences in Greece post-Covid-19

Authorities in Greece have announced health and safety protocols for the organization of conferences in the country.

Athens to Set Up Observatory for Tourism

A tourism observatory will be set up in Athens to provide municipal authorities with necessary information to boost tourism growth in the Greek capital.

Greek Business Events Industry Sees Abrupt Halt Due to Covid-19

Covid-19 brought an abrupt halt to strong momentum in Greece's MICE industry, according to the Hellenic Association of Professional Congress Organizers (HAPCO).