Athens rises to place 8 in the Top 10 XL Meeting Destinations 2019

Following the MTLG evaluation for 2019, Athens rises to the 8th place in the category of the Top 10 XL Meeting Destinations 2019, as a destination able to host more than 2.000 congress participants. Athens had won the 9th place in the ranking in the past two evaluations.

Even more, Athens came 2nd in the ranking for Best Destinations in “New” Europe, amongst 15 destinations.

Kongres which is the leading meetings industry magazine in New Europe, organizes the annual Meeting Star Awards, based on the Meetologue methodology for evaluating destinations. According to the MTLG which was the first to introduce the countries of South-Eastern, Central and Eastern Europe to the international markets through convention programs, the region boasts exceptional assets for congress tourism: Stunning history, rich cultural and historical heritage, excellent accessibility, affordable acceptance. Furthermore, many new congress centers, hotels and creative solutions make the “New” Europe a fresh and desirable congress destination.

“Ten years ago, when we started preparing the congress travelogues, we couldn’t possibly have foreseen that our methodology for evaluating destinations would have become such an important reference point for meeting planners”, says Corazd Cad, editor-in-Chief in the Kongres Magazine. 

The formal announcement of the results and the award ceremony will be taking place at the Conventa Trade Show 2020 (22-23 January), in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The award is conferred by Congres Magazine and Conventa.