Hotel Grande Bretagne, in Syntagma Square, Athens, continues its Christmas in Athens surprise! “In a storehouse in Athens, the journey begins. It’s this time of the year, when everything comes to life. After a year’s sleep GB Nutcracker has woken up and started...
The 28th International Tourism Exhibition Philoxenia saw a major increase in trade visitors this year compared with last year’s exhibition, according to a press release of organizer Helexpo.
The island of Limnos will make an effort to improve ferry connections in order to attract more visitors from Northern Greece, the island’s mayor, Antonis Hatzidiamantis, said at a press conference during the 28th International Tourism Exhibition Philoxenia (22-25 November).
Extending Chalkidiki’s tourism season to 150 days from 120 days is the Chalkidiki Tourism Organization’s goal for 2013, the organization’s president, Grigoris Tasios, said during a press conference during the 28th International Tourism Exhibition Philoxenia in Thessaloniki (22-25...
A live musical journey to the Greek and international music scene takes place every Saturday at the Gourmet Restaurant Olive Garden on the roof top of Titania Hotel in Athens.
After more than 57 years devoted to international hospitality, the lifetime work of Gabriel Escarrer Juliá, chairman and founder of Meliá Hotels International, was recently acknowledged with the UNWTO Ulysses Award for Lifetime Achievement.
The extensive participation of the citizens and the evident support of local stakeholders of the city of Kavala recently crowned the workshop and inauguration of the Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association's (HELMEPA) exhibition entitled “Awareness on Marine...
The Greek regions of East Macedonia and Thrace, North Aegean, Western Macedonia, Thessaly, Ionian Islands, Central Macedonia, South Aegean and the Peloponnese were honored during the opening ceremony of the 28th Philoxenia.
The Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies (HATTA) honored the best travel agency brochures and websites during the 28th International Tourism Exhibition Philoxenia held 22-25 November.
Hotel group Lampsa SA will operate the 91-room King George Palace on Syntagma Square, according to a recent agreement the group signed with the hotel’s owner Eurobank. Lampsa is the owner of the adjacent Hotel Grande Bretagne.
The artefacts that had been stolen last year from the Olympia Museum of Ancient Olympic Games were recovered on November 24. The valuable antiquities are now safely kept in the Ancient Olympic Games Museum of Olympia and will be put back on display next week, along with the...
“During these difficult times Greece and the Greek people are going through, tourism can contribute significantly to overturn the climate and restore growth. Tourism could be the greatest comparative advantage for Greece,” Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni said during the...
The Greek islands came in second place among the preferences of readers of the German monthly Diners Club Magazin in the "European Destinations of the year" category.
Thessaloniki will give its citizens and visitors alike their first chance to explore and engage directly with architecture of the city this weekend. 56 buildings will open, ranging from monuments to residential buildings and public edifices and spanning centuries of history, from...
Launching in the summer 2013, AEGEANALE is an international annual platform of contemporary art, culture and tourism taking place throughout the Eastern Mediterranean. “For thousands of years, the Aegean has been contemporary,” says Aegeanale’s Founder and General Manager, Nikos...
The NJV Athens Plaza in Syntagma, Athens, was honored recently by Preferred Hotel Group, on behalf of “GIFTTS Pineapple Awards,” with the Certificate GIFTTS 2012 - PHILANTHROPY award in recognition to the hotel's outstanding commitment to philanthropy.
Blue Star Ferries, member of Attica Group, and MSPS Corporate Affairs were recently honored with the Corporate Affairs Excellence Award during an event held by the Hellenic Management Association (EEDE).
The annual event for the fine olive oil "Protolado" from the olive groves of Chalkidiki was held on Sunday, 18 November, at the Bernier/Eliades Gallery in Thiseio, Athens.
