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Archive photo of the E-Tourism Seminar Roadshow’s first stop at the City of Athens Techopolis in Gazi, Athens.
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Thessaloniki Is Next Stop For Online Tourism Roadshow

The E-Tourism Seminar Roadshow has announced the city of Thessaloniki as its next stop in a series of practical, affordable and world-class online tourism seminars for Greek tourism professionals.
Posted On 01 Apr 2012
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Thessaloniki Hotels Association Cut New Year’s Pita

“Last year was very difficult, not only for the hotels in Thessaloniki but for the city as a destination in general,” Aristotelis Thomopoulos, president of the Thessaloniki Hotels Association (second from right) said during the association’s pita cutting ceremony last month at...
Posted On 01 Mar 2012
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GNTO Joins Forces With Thessaloniki

Destination Thessaloniki is preparing a dynamic promotion and marketing campaign for 2012 with a new business plan and brand strategy, according to the northern city’s mayor and president of the Thessaloniki Tourism Organization, Yiannis Boutaris.
Posted On 01 Mar 2012
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“The Trendsetters by morantis” displays a series of selected hotels, businesses that provide services to gay/lesbian tourists.
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Greece Promoted Via Gay Segment At FITUR 2012

Santorini, Chalkidiki, Thessaloniki, Mykonos, Paros, Folegandros, Crete and Andros were introduced last month as destinations with ideal hotels for gay and lesbian tourists at this year’s international tourism trade fair FITUR, held in Madrid, Spain.
Posted On 01 Feb 2012
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Anatolia Hotel Holds Philoxenia Cocktail Party

Anatolia Hotel General Manager Mihalis Chrysochoidis (center) with Vasilis Georgiou and Mohintra Sounita of Transair travel agency at a cocktail party held at Anatolia’s Aqua Bar Restaurant in Thessaloniki on the sidelines of the 27th International Tourism Exhibition Philoxenia...
Posted On 01 Jan 2012
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Thessaloniki Sees Upward Trend In Foreign Overnights

Thessaloniki recorded 31.09 percent more foreign overnights at its hotels during the first nine months of 2011 when compared to the corresponding period in 2010, while overnights by Greeks fell by 5.5 percent, according to recent figures released by the Thessaloniki Hotels Association.
Posted On 01 Jan 2012
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Thessaloniki Opens To Influential Gay Community

“Thessaloniki is a city that does not discriminate and is friendly to all who wish to visit,” Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis Boutaris said at a recent conference on gay tourism and entrepreneurship held in the northern Greek city.
Posted On 01 Jan 2012
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HAPCO Urges Government To Pay More Attention To Conference Tourism

“The socio-political events and the effects of the economic crisis that has plagued our country and its citizens, has transformed Greece into an undesirable destination that frightens organizers, sponsors and conference delegates and presents Greek professionals as unreliable and...
Posted On 01 Jan 2012
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Limited Participation At This Year’s Philoxenia

The Greek tourism sector may have been somewhat reluctant in participating in the 27th Philoxenia International Tourism Exhibition due to the country's financial crisis but according to Deputy Culture and Tourism Minister George Nikitiadis, 2011 could be easily labeled as...
Posted On 01 Dec 2011
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Yiannis Boutaris, Mayor of Thessaloniki
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Yiannis Boutaris

This year's Philoxenia should prove particularly symbolic for our city. For over 25 years HELEXPO-TIF (Thessaloniki International Fair) has been trying through Philoxenia to highlight the potential of our country as a holiday destination.
Posted On 01 Nov 2011
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Dimitrios Mantousis, Macedonia-Thrace Travel Agencies Association President
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Dimitrios Mantousis

We welcome all tourism professionals that are taking part or just visiting this year’s 27th International Tourism Exhibition Philoxenia in the hospitable city of Thessaloniki, in our beautiful Macedonia.
Posted On 01 Nov 2011
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Chalkidiki Hoteliers Approach Gay Travel Market

The Halkidiki Hotel Association recently organized a four-day fam trip to Chalkidiki and Thessaloniki for gay German journalists in an attempt to approach the gay travel market.
Posted On 01 Oct 2011
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Mckinsey Study: New National Growth Model For Greece

The Greek tourism sector contributed (directly and indirectly) some 27 billion euros to the Greek GDP in 2010 and could increase that contribution to 45 billion euros annually by 2021 through a series of initiatives and investments, according to the study “Greece 10 Years Ahead”...
Posted On 01 Oct 2011
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Positive Performance Predicted For Greek Hotels In Q3

Greek resort hotels showed an excellent performance during the second quarter this year with an increase of 12.4 percent in revenue per available room compared to the corresponding quarter of 2010 and resulted to a year-to-date of 11.2 percent, recent figures released by GBR...
Posted On 01 Sep 2011
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“Small scientific workshops that are conducted at the last minute and are estimated to be enough for the years 2011 and 2012 is the only hope professionals have,” HAPCO’s president Dinos Astras (third from right) said. It is estimated that next year Greece would see a loss of some 15 percent in international conferences, while national conferences are expected to remain on the same levels of 2011 with a possible further reduction.
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Congress Tourism Needs A Boost, HAPCO

The Hellenic Association of Professional Congress Organizers (HAPCO) recently warned representatives of the Greek tourism leadership in regards to the “dangerous” downward course of Greek congress tourism and what ever that implies for the already “plagued” Greek economy.
Posted On 01 Jun 2011
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GNTO's stand at Summer Holidays Expo 2011.
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Summer Holidays Expo Debut In Athens

Athens citizens had the opportunity to better plan their summer vacation among a vast variety of top Greek destinations last month at the 5th Summer Holidays Expo international fair held at the Helexpo Palace exhibition center in Marousi, Athens.
Posted On 01 Jun 2011
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The extended hours of the Acropolis site (above) coincide nicely with the opening hours of the new Acropolis Museum (Tuesday-Sunday: 8 am-8 pm and Friday: 8 am-10 pm).
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Acropolis Site Open Until Late All Year Round

The Acropolis site will be open daily, except Mondays, from 8 am-7 pm throughout the year, Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos announced on 18 May, International Museum Day.
Posted On 01 Jun 2011
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Yiorgos Telonis
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HATTA Board of Directors

Within the framework of the Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies’ (HATTA) annual general assembly, the association announced its new Board of Directors.
Posted On 01 May 2011
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New Development Law Causes Criticism

The Greek Government’s support to new accommodation investments in Attica and Thessaloniki causes unfair competition at the expense of hotels that already exist, the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels recently said in a letter to Regional Development and Competitiveness Minister Mihalis...
Posted On 01 May 2011
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At Helexpo’s press conference, the president of the Greek National Tourism Organization, Nicolas Kanellopoulos (third from left) informed journalists that the Athens Every Week program would increase visits to the Greek capital, as now “visitors will have many reasons to come to Athens.”
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5th Summer Holidays Expo Next Month In Athens

“The organization of this year’s Summer Holidays Expo in Athens aims to play a catalytic role in strengthening the tourism industry and become a meeting point for the Greek family during the period of summer vacation planning,” Helexpo’s president Paris Mavridis said last month...
Posted On 01 Apr 2011
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