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According to the secretary general of the region, Dimitris Stamatis, Eastern Macedonia-Thrace, which consists of Evros, Rodopi, Xanthi, Drama and Kavala prefectures, can develop in the international tourism market as an ideal destination for alternative forms of tourism and eco-tourism in particular thanks to its environmentally protected areas.
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Eastern Macedonia-Thrace for Alternative Tourism

For many years Greece has promoted the classical form of tourism, the so-called “sun and sea,” but alternative forms of tourist interest should be considered as well for areas that visitors may prefer besides the islands, said the secretary general of the Region of Eastern...
Posted On 01 Feb 2009
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Representatives from the prefectures that attended the agreement signed for the development of the Egnatia Odos motorway. On far right HATTA's president Argyro Phili.
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Egnatia Odos Links Northern Greece

A program contract was signed recently in Xanthi for the tourism development of the Egnatia Odos motorway and approved by 11 prefectural councils of Thrace, Macedonia and Epirus.
Posted On 01 Jan 2009
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Yiannis Kartanis, prefect advisor and president of the Lefkada Hotelier Association; Yiorgos Logothetis, mayor of the Apollonion municipality; and Yiorgos Kourtis, president of the Local Union of Municipalities of Lefkada. At the press conference it was announced that the Municipality of Apollonion on Lefkada would be honored with the
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Lefkada Stands Up to Economic Crisis

The prefecture and the Local Authorities Union of Lefkada held a press conference recently where the prospects of tourism development for the island in 2009 were discussed.
Posted On 01 Jan 2009
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Aristotelis Thomopoulos, president of Helexpo, inaugurates the 24th Philoxenia tourism exhibition. During his speech, he underlined the fact that this year's exhibition is improved and more commercial given the participation of 25 foreign countries, the high attendance of tourism agencies and the strong presence of the hotel equipment exhibition Hotelia and the Philoxenia Spa Expo. In the background is the proposed new slogan for Greece’s new promotional campaign: “Greece is You.”
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Philoxenia Turns Heads

This year's Philoxenia International Tourism Exhibition sported newly designed modern stands, welcomed a continual arrival of visitors, boasted a huge increase in trade visitors, and wrote up what appears to be a record number of business agreements.
Posted On 01 Dec 2008
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Athanasios Oikonomou, President, Greek National Tourism Organization.
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Athanasios Oikonomou

From the beginning of the year until now Greek tourism has shown resistance. I will not get tired of constantly repeating what Tourism Minister Aris Spiliotopoulos has observed from the start. That 2008 was not a usual year.
Posted On 01 Nov 2008
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Mykonians expressed their sorrow for the tragic death of 20-year-old Australian Doujon Zammit on their island by organizing a protest. Doujon’s violent and inane death sparked anger throughout Greece.
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Crisis Management Committee Arranged

After the recent homicide of an Australian tourist who was beaten to death, allegedly by a Greek bouncer on Mykonos, Tourism Minister Aris Spiliotopoulos convened an emergency meeting with officials from other ministries in the framework of setting up a Crisis Management...
Posted On 01 Sep 2008
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Gabriel Ravsan, executive secretary of the Liberal Democratic Party with Nikolaos Diakolios, manager of Greek National Tourism Organization in Romania.
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Bucharest Receives First GNTO Office

The Greek National Tourism Organization launched its first office in Romania in an effort to strengthen the tourist traffic to Greece and increase the Romanian tourism flow by the promotion of all-year-round travel opportunities.
Posted On 01 Sep 2008
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Bad British Behavior in Greece

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) recently released its third annual ‘British Behavior Abroad’ report in an effort to deal with thousands of UK citizens who continue to attract trouble when on holiday overseas.
Posted On 01 Sep 2008
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Business Profile Sample (2007): 250 Hotels & 250 Other Lodgings
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Greek Tourism Industry Can Do Better in ICT Use

According to a recent study conducted by the Observatory for the Greek Information Society in regards to the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) by the tourist industry, large tourism companies show a positive attitude towards new technologies but there is...
Posted On 01 Sep 2008
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Visiting Greece
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New Tourism Brochure for Tourist Rights

A new brochure entitled ‘Visiting Greece’ written by the European Consumer Center Greece and published by the development ministry is now available.
Posted On 01 Sep 2008
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Greece Through Posters - Nikitas & Evangelia Stafrinakis's collection
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Greece Through Posters

Tourism Minister Aris Spiliotopoulos recently launched the exhibition “Trek to the Greek Light and Color Through Posters of the GNTO” on Crete.
Posted On 01 Sep 2008
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“Ports that want to promote themselves must offer a one of a kind experience to travelers,” said Bruce Krumrine, vice president of shore operations of Princess Cruises.
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Cruise Tourism in Greece Begins a New Era

Greece can play a leading role and become a hub for itineraries in the Eastern Mediterranean cruise industry, was the unanimous outlook expressed by all leading representatives of the international cruise industry who attended the recent cruise forum CRUISEinGREECE.
Posted On 01 Aug 2008
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Greece Shows Prospects as Conference Destination

Greece shows excellent prospects as a destination for conferences, corporate meetings and incentives: This conclusion was based on the results of the recent and first meeting of representatives from the Thessaloniki Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Hellenic Association of...
Posted On 01 Aug 2008
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Gerasimos Fokas, chairman; Dimitris Karalis, vice president; and Agni Christidou, managing director of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels.
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Hellenic Chamber of Hotels Warns of Tourism Crisis

Greek tourism once again enters a crisis period, as a series of negative factors form a new, difficult situation and lead to deep concern, said the chairman of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, Gerasimos Fokas, at a press conference held recently.
Posted On 01 Aug 2008
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GNTO Sponsors Radio Show

The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) announced it would sponsor a weekly radio show entitled "Colors of Greece."
Posted On 01 Jul 2008
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Greece Shines in South Korea

Greece received a double-distinction recently at KOFTA 2008 travel fair in Seoul, South Korea where it won "Best Booth Design Award" and "Best Music Performance," realized by Greek Soprano Anastasia Zani. Greece received much admiration from the fair's 100,000 visitors who showed...
Posted On 01 Jul 2008
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Conference Promises to Promote Cruises in Greece

Yiannis Evangelou, president of the Hellenic Association of Travel & Tourist Agencies (HATTA), asserted that "Greece underestimates the importance of the international cruise industry and unlike all other Mediterranean destinations and has done little in this direction until...
Posted On 01 Jul 2008
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The impressive Greek National Tourism Organization-Tourism Development Ministry stand.
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13th Touristiko Panorama Shows Greek Travel Trends

Kapa Research revealed significant Greek travel trends for the occasion of the 13th Touristiko Panorama travel exhibition held in Athens on 17-20 April, organized by the Kalofolias Group-Express Newspaper.
Posted On 01 Jun 2008
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The Screening Room
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GNTO Sponsors “The Screening Room”

The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) announced it would be the sponsor of "The Screening Room" for a second time as part of its association with CNN television network in Europe, Middle East and Africa. "The Screening Room" is CNN's monthly movie show that provides...
Posted On 01 Jun 2008
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MP Questions Validity of Tourism Movement Statistics

Member of the Greek Parliament with PASOK for Corfu, Angela Gerekou, recently questioned the tourism development ministry, the ministry of economy and finance and the ministry of development about the serious problems that appear in the statistics collected by the Greek National...
Posted On 01 Jun 2008
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