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Kefalogianni Renews Religious Tourism Cooperation Protocol with Church of Greece

A cooperation protocol for the development of religious tourism in Greece was renewed between the Greek Tourism Ministry and the Church of Greece.

GNTO Sees Boost in Arrivals and Early Bookings from Russia to Greece

Autumn arrivals from Russia to Greece are on the rise compared to the same period in 2018, according to the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO).

Greek Church Updates Minister on Religious Tourism Actions

Greek Tourism Minister Haris Theoharis was briefed on the role of the Greek Church in the development and promotion of pilgrimage tours in Greece.

Church of Greece, Travel Agents Team Up to Promote Pilgrimage Tours

In efforts to promote religious monuments, monasteries and holy sites, the Church of Greece and the country’s travel agents have jointly set up a committee that will work towards attracting faith tourism to Greece.

New Hotels to Open in the Heart of Athens

Syntagma and Omonia squares in central Athens will welcome two new grande hotels in 2016.

The Footsteps of St. Paul the Apostle in Greece Presented at WTM 2014

At the Greek stand, on the second day of the World Travel Market in London, representatives of the Church of Greece presented a religious publication that follows the footsteps of Saint Paul, the Apostle, in Greece.

Athens, Greece: Abandoned Building To Turn Into High-Class Hotel

An abandoned building on Mitropoleos Street, near Syntagma Square in central Athens, that once housed the Greek Education Ministry, will be transformed into a hotel.

Greece To Promote Religious Tourism At MITT 2014 Expo In Moscow

In a bid to strengthen religious tourism, the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) will host the Church of Greece in a special area in its stand at the Moscow International Exhibition Travel & Tourism (MITT) that will take place 19-22 March in Russia.

GTP at WTM 2013 – Photo Report

Through a revamped pavilion and with more Greek exhibitors, Greece showed its best to the international travel trade sector at the 34th World Travel Market (WTM), held 4-7 November 2013 on the fairgrounds of ExCeL–London.
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Greek Church Promotes Religious Tourism At MITT 2013

The Church of Greece unfolded its strategy to attract tourists to the country’s sacred religious sites at a recent press conference held on the sidelines of the 20th edition of the Moscow International Exhibition Travel & Tourism (MITT) taking place in Russia.
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Secretary General Of Tourism Visits Russia To Promote Greek Tourism

Greek Secretary General of Tourism Anastasios Liaskos will pay an official visit to Russia aiming to maximize this year’s tourist flow from Russia to Greece.
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Minister Signs Agreement With Greek Church To Promote Religious Tourism

“We must work together with the Church to correctly promote religious-pilgrimage tourism as a tourism product of Greece,” Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni said today, Tuesday, 15 January, after signing a cooperation protocol with the Church of Greece for the development...
Philoxenia 2012
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Philoxenia 2012 Highlights

Parallel events on the occasion of the 28th International Tourism Exhibition Philoxenia.

Greek Church Assists Religious Tourism Development

Two postgraduate study programs on religious tourism are to operate through partnerships of three Greek universities and the Church of Greece, according to a framework agreement signed recently at an assembly hosted at the Holy Monastery of Penteli.

Millions Budgeted for Religious Tourism

The first interregional plan for the development of religious tourism has been approved. It forms part of the EU's Interreg III B program, implemented by Greece, Cyprus, Italy and Malta. The body responsible for the program here is the Greek National Tourism Organization, in...

No Delay in New Tourism Legislation

There will be little or no delay in Greece's new tourism legislation, according to the outgoing tourism development minister, Dimitris Avramopoulos. He said the only thing missing from the new legislation is the signature of Greece's health minister, and “being the country's new...