22/05/2024
This is Athens-CVB Newsletter May 2024
May has been a month full of interesting meetings, colorful events and exciting new partnerships opening new business opportunities for Athens’ meetings & events industry.
Get the latest updates and stay ahead of the curve.
Get the latest updates and stay ahead of the curve.
The City of Athens is looking into ways to build strong ties with the Chinese tourism market. In April, the Develop Athens S.A. and the China Intercontinental Communication Center (CICC) signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the aim for Athens and China to further develop their relations in tourism and culture. See more
Αthens shined at IMEX Frankfurt 2024: Τhe Greek capital co-hosted a successful cocktail event as a founding member of the Greek Meetings Alliance, in collaboration with the GNTO. Our team conducted 110+ B2B meetings with high-profile buyers, attended the 2nd Global Forum of the National Convention Bureaux as well as workshops and social events. Athens also received a prestigious recognition: The city ranked 11th in Europe and 15th in the world as a conference, meetings, and events destination, according to the ICCA World Annual Report 2023. See more
What We Are Up to
Athens Mayor Haris Doukas met with Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni to discuss the potential of a partnership between the City of Athens and the Tourism Ministry, aiming to highlight Athens as a top tourism destination. See more
As part of the City of Athens’ strategy to strengthen its tourism relations with China, our team will travel to Shanghai from May 27-29, to attend the ITB China travel trade show for the first time. Meet us at Booth D23! See more
The 3rd annual This is Athens - City Festival offers a rich cultural agenda of 250+ events and activities, taking place across the Greek capital until June 3. Join the celebration! See more
The City of Athens is working towards building a sustainable future. Last week, the City officially launched its new Energy Poverty Alleviation Office in the presence of Athens Mayor Haris Doukas. See more
Talk of the Town
Athens, in April hosted the Olympic Flame Handover Ceremony at the Panathenaic Stadium, the home of the first modern Olympics. See more
The 2023/24 UEFA Europa Conference League Final is set to take place in Athens, on Wednesday, May 29. See more
The 23rd Athens Jazz Festival, the city's largest jazz fiesta, returns this month with a rich agenda of events. See more
The Athens Digital Arts Festival is celebrating its 20th anniversary with over 3,000 artistic submissions from 106 countries and a star-studded guest list. See more
MICE Athens
The 26th Congress of the International Academy of Legal Medicine is currently taking place in Athens until May 23. See more
The European Architectural History Network 2024 Conference will be held in Athens from June 19-23. See more
Athens will welcome the 2nd Large Scale Solar Summit from July 2-3. See more
The International Conference on Innovations in Computing Research 2024 is set to take place in Athens, between August 12-14. See more
Members’ Lounge
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CONVIN Update: New Vice President, Championing CSR, and Congress Season News
Heraklio Travel Group: 19th Panhellenic Congress of Dermatology & Aphrodisiology
BLE PAVILLON by Intercatering: A brand new event venue of style and modest luxury
Metropolitan DMC & Event Management's FAM trip March 2024
Narratologies Returns to This is Athens - City Festival: Unveil the Magic of Mythical Athens
Athens in the Press
AP NEWS: Paris organizers take delivery of Olympic flame at Greek venue of first modern Games
Bloomberg: Europe’s Biggest Smart City Rises in Greece
Euronews: Olympic flame sets sail from Greece to France
KRON4: Photos: Paris receives Olympic flame in Athens
NEW YORK POST: Best-smelling cities revealed in new study — No. 1 is historic
The Athens Conservatoire is the oldest educational institution for the performing arts in modern Greece. It hosts cutting-edge art exhibitions, installations and performances. Designed in 1959 by renowned Greek architect Ioannis Despotopoulos in the Bauhaus style, the Athens Conservatoire was partially constructed in 1976 and finally completed in 2017. The institution has played a key role in the advancement of music studies in Greece since day one. Famous former graduates include Maria Callas, Dimitiris Mitropoulos, Nikos Skalkottas, Gina Bachauer and Mikis Theodorakis. Today, it hosts recitals and cultural events, and is home to a music school and a small children’s museum.