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‘The North Face Zagori Mountain Running’ Wins Silver at 2015 Tourism Awards

"The North Face Zagori Mountain Running" event was awarded a Silver Tourism Award in the Sports Tourism category at the second edition of the Tourism Awards last week.

Triple Win for ‘Navarino Challenge’ at 2015 Tourism Awards

The "Navarino Challenge" marathon had a triple win last week at the Tourism Awards that took place at the Megaron Athens Concert Hall in Athens.

Best of Greece Honored at ‘Tourism Awards 2015’

Greek tourism’s best practices and the most innovative initiatives launched by the country’s enterprises were rewarded last week at the Tourism Awards 2015 ceremony in Athens.

Health Tourism Innovations Honored in Athens, Greece

New ideas that have created value for the health tourism sector were honored at the Innovation Awards held on the sidelines of the International Health Tourism Convention (IHTC) that opened on Thursday at the Royal Olympic Hotel in central Athens.

Creta Maris Receives Booking.com’s Excellence Award for 2014 Guest Reviews

The Creta Maris Beach Resort in Hersonissos, Crete, has been recognized as a top performing hotel based on guest reviews on Booking.com, a leader in online accommodation booking.

Galaxy Bar in Athens Ranked One of “World’s 10 Best Rooftop Bars”

The Galaxy Bar of the Hilton Athens hotel was named one of the top 10 rooftop bars in the world by Premier Traveler magazine, a leading, award winning American publication for frequent and luxury travelers.

Domaine Porto Carras Collects Two Gold Medals at the ‘Berlin Wine Trophy 2015’ Competition

Domaine Porto Carras once again has been rewarded for its hard work with two "Berlin Wine Trophy" gold medals. The "Berlin Wine Trophy" is one of the most famous international wine competitions in Berlin, Germany.

Athens-based Mideast Up for World Travel Award

Mideast Travel has been nominated for a third consecutive year as Greece’s Leading Destination Management Company for the World Travel Awards, which reward excellence across all sectors of the global travel and tourism industry.

ITB 2015: GNTO Scoops Up Expedia Award for Best Destination Campaign of the Year

The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) was announced on Thursday as one of the recipients of the 2014 EMEA Partner Awards of Expedia Media Solutions, the advertising division of the Expedia group.

World Legacy Awards: ITB & National Georgraphic Honor Global Sustainable Tourism Best Practices

ITB Berlin and National Geographic on Thursday announced the winners of the inaugural World Legacy Awards and honored those that are driving the transformation of sustainable tourism in the global travel industry.

Greece’s Porto Carras Clinches Wine Tourism Award

The Porto Carras Grand Resort, in the Halkidiki peninsula, northern Greece, was awarded for “Best Accommodation” during the 4th Drinks International Wine Tourism Awards 2015.

Date Announced For Tourism Awards 2015 Ceremony in Athens

The evaluation period of the nominations for the 2015 Tourism Awards that will recognize the best practices, strategies and most innovative initiatives in Greek tourism, has come to an end.

Athens Airport Awards Airlines for Top Performance in 2014

Athens International Airport (AIA) last week honored airlines that recorded the highest increases in passenger numbers on their scheduled flights to and from Athens in 2014.

Thessaloniki Nominated for ‘InterRail Destination of the Year Award 2015’

Northern Greece's Thessaloniki has been included in a shortlist of 15 of some of Europe's most-loved cities to run for the title of "InterRail Destination of the Year Award 2015".

TripAdvisor: Elafonissi, Greece, Ranks Among Top 10 Best Beaches in the World for 2015

Elafonissi in Greece is once again among the winners of travel website Tripadvisor's Travelers’ Choice awards for beaches.

Travel Channel ‘Best Beach Awards 2015’: Double Win for Greece

Two Greek beaches are among the winners of the fourth annual Best Beach Awards of American TV station Travel Channel.

Etihad Airways Named ‘Airline of the Year’ at Aviation 100 Awards

Etihad Airways has clinched top honors at the 2015 Aviation 100 Awards, organized recently by Airline Economics magazine in Dublin, Ireland.

100% Hotel Show Awards Design, Innovation, Novelty, Architecture

Greece’s best hotels in terms of design, lighting and renovation were awarded on Saturday, during the 100% Hotel Design Awards ceremony, which was launched for the first time at this year’s 100% Hotel Show, at the MEC exhibition center in Peania, eastern Attica.

Spetses mini Marathon a ‘Ruban d’Honneur’ Recipient

Spetses mini Marathon (SMM) is among a select few to receive the coveted “Ruban d'Honneur” title, the European Business Awards judging committee has announced.

Greek Marketing Platform Wins Award at Enter2015 e-Tourism Event

Greek online interactive platform Athens Destination Specialist Program (ADSP) was awarded in the best Small & Medium Enterprises category during international e-tourism conference Enter2015 held in Lugano, Switzerland last week.