The municipalities of Corinth and Kavala have agreed to jointly promote the "Footsteps of St Paul" tours, aiming to further develop religious tourism in Greece.
Representatives of nine Greek regions recently gathered in Moscow to present Greece's tourism offerings, as part of the Greece–Russia Year of Tourism 2017-2018.
The island of Tinos in the Cyclades and its significance as a pilgrimage destination will be featured on a TV show of the Romanian public broadcaster TVR.
In efforts to attract religious-pilgrimage tourism, the Central Macedonia Region will promote its “Path of Apostle Paul” project through participation in the EU’s Cultural Routes as Investment for Growth and Jobs (Cult-RInG) program.
"Tourism in Crete is a key area of wealth," Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni said at a conference held to explore possibilities of developing special interest tourism types to create a development strategy for South and inland Crete.
Greek travel agency MidEast Travel & Tourism has been named "selected partner" to the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece, following a competition among Greek tourism enterprises.
Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni and Russian Deputy Minister of Culture Alla Manilova will soon sign a framework agreement for tourism policy issues.
Deputy Culture and Tourism Minister George Nikitiadis recently presented the conclusions of a report on the development and promotion of religious and pilgrimage tourism in Greece.
