This is Athens-Convention & Visitors Bureau Newsletter March 2022
Our March Newsletter brings you the latest industry news from the Greek Capital.
We’ve been busy preparing new events and initiatives throughout the winter. Now that we’re heading toward Easter and spring cleaning, we’ve got the exciting feeling that soon we’ll be together in Athens!
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The 8th Travel Trade Athens, the City of Athens signature annual event for travel and MICE professionals is coming this May 2022. Registrations are closing soon so make sure you secure your spot today.
The City of Athens will fund 111 small businesses in Athens' historic center with 2.3M euros through the "Athens Business Green Toolkit'' initiative. See more
What We Are Up to
Athens is changing! The city’s evaluation as a sustainable destination by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) has finished with excellent results. See more
This is Athens launched a brand new accessible version of its official website. See more
This is Athens received the 2021 International Association of Professional Congress Organisers (IAPCO) Driving Excellence Recognition Award. See more
Our team attended the IAPCO General Assembly 2022 and the IAPCO EDGE Seminar 2022 and promoted Athens at leading international trade shows such as MIPIM World 365. See where we are headed next here.
ADDMA’s CEO Vagelis Vlachos discussed the organisation’s strategy for innovation and sustainability in the city of Athens during the ’Smart and Sustainable cities - building an ecosystem for a better future through innovation’’ webinar by Crowdpolicy. See more
ADDMA’s Head of Strategy Alexia Panagiotopoulou was a panel speaker at the “Mediterranean product and demand” webinar by the European Tourism Association (ETOA). See more
We presented Athens to tourism professionals from the Benelux at the “5 reasons to visit Athens” online event by the Greek National Tourism Organisation (GNTO). See more
We hosted our first Members’ Event of the year which was also the first one since the COVID break-out. See more
Athens in the Spotlight
The 3rd International Conference on Natural Hazards & Infrastructure 2022 is coming to Athens. See more
Athens is set to host the 74th World Assembly and Conference of the Organization Mondiale pour l’Éducation Préscolaire (World Organization for Early Childhood Education). See more
The 5th Federation of Orthopaedic and Trauma Trainees in Europe (FORTE) Summer School 2022 will take place in Athens. See more
Athens will welcome the 44th Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) Scientific Assembly this summer. See more
Talk of the Town
Athens welcomes 62 new Smart Signs to salute the Foreign Heroes of the Greek Revolution. See more
Do not miss the 11th Annual Meeting HAPCO & DES, titled “Reconnect to Accelerate”, taking place on April 12-13 at Divani Caravel Hotel in Athens. Join now
The Greek capital welcomed back its most popular spring sporting event: the Athens Half Marathon 2022. See more
Athens was crowned the second most “awake” city in the world. See more
Athens’ greenest landmark, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre celebrated its 5th birthday. See more
TEDxAthens returns in May 2022. See more
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AFEA at the IAPCO Annual Meeting & General Assembly
Athens-Texas virtual study abroad programme from Alternative Athens
New activities launched for 2022 by Athens Walking Tours
Big Olive celebrates technology and expands its team
Clio Muse Tours re-enters the stage of physical events
“Saronic Golf Fun Sailing Experience” by Cosmorama ivisitgreece.com
ERA: The official organizers of another successful meeting
Hard Rock Cafe launches its newest burger inspired by Brand Ambassador Lionel Messi
Horizon Travel S.A.: A chess tournament with the 20 brightest players of the Greek refugee camps
Immerse yourself in one of the best pan-Asian restaurants on the rooftop of the Athens Marriott hotel
MELI TOURS: Everyone want to travel again and Greece is one of the most popular destinations
Metropolitan DMC & Event Management: Incentive travel rebound 2022 and 2023
PODIMATAS GROUP for the Press Conference of Kostas Bakoyannis | Panathinaikos Stadium case
New Spring Menus at St. George Lycabettus
Student Groups: Sunny Greece creates tailor made packages to cover all kind of requests and needs
NOŪS, member of YES! Hotels, to open its first resort in Santorini
Athens in the Press
We are delighted to see our exciting news about the upcoming Travel Trade Athens 2022 featured in international media:
Boardroom Magazine
Headquarters Magazine
Kongres Magazine
Sustain Europe
Travel Inside
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The Parthenon of the Acropolis is dazzling white today, but traces of paint found on its sculptures and descriptions in ancient texts suggest the temple and its mouldings were vividly decorated in colours such as blue, red, and gold.