20/05/2021
This is Athens-Convention & Visitors Bureau Newsletter May 2021
In the week that tourism officially kicks off again in Greece, we're here to bring you all the latest updates on the Athenian MICE scene. It’s so exciting to see our industry gradually gearing up once more and we cannot wait to welcome you and your next event in sunny Athens.
Highlights
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As Athens reopens its doors to the world with the official restart of tourism in Greece on 15 May, get inspired for your next visit with This is Athens' brand new podcast series, Athens Unpacked. |
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Athens and This is Athens-Convention & Visitors Bureau are nominated in the World Travel Awards 2021 as Europe's Leading City Break Destination and Europe's Leading Meetings & Conference Destination, and Europe's Leading City Tourist Board. Vote for us! |
What We Are Up to
| Athens returns to the global tourism market during Travel Trade Athens 2021. See more |
ETOA selected Athens as a showcase for destination strategy and sustainable post-covid recovery. See more
Our team showcased Athens at Conventa 2021 and Greek-French Alternative Tourism & Gastronomy Workshop 2021.
Alongside HAPCO and TCB, we are hosting the virtual event “The Greek Meetings Industry Open WebForum Series 2". See more
Athens in the Spotlight
| The Municipality of Athens reshapes the city’s cultural map. See more |
Athens welcomes the return of a bigger (and brighter) National Gallery of Art. See more
| Athens Epidaurus Festival 2021: Live. Greece’s biggest cultural feast has announced its highly anticipated schedule. See more |
The legendary WRC - FIA World Rally Championship returns to Athens this September 2021. See more
Talk of the Town
| The 6th edition of the annual Delphi Economic Forum took place in a hybrid format in Zappeion Megaron in Athens. See more |
The 50th General Assembly of the European Olympic Committees will take place in Athens in June 2021. See more
| Athens to host the 17th International Congress of the European Geriatric Medicine Society in October 2021. See more |
The 24th World Congress of the International Federation of Fertility Societies comes to Athens in April 2022. See more
Member’s Lounge
AFEA is ready to return to Live & Hybrid Events
Alternative Athens presents innovative ways to travel with self-drive tours
Aria fine catering undertakes the management and operation of the Onassis cardiac surgery center canteen
Athens Walking Tours: Tours must go on
Cio Muse Tours expands to 20 countries with 100 new self-guided audio tours
CONVIN hosted another successful virtual event
ERA goes global virtually
The Atrium of Alexander’s Lounge at Hotel Grande Bretagne, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Athens
Hard Rock Cafe Athens rolls out the red carpet to welcome back guests
THE MELI TOURS experience: Fully prepared for the restart of tourism
Metropolitan DMC & Event Management: Preparing to restart
Novotel Athens is ready to welcome you again
GNTO & Aegean Airlines at PODIMATAS GROUP studios
Online Events by Sound and Visual
Athens in the Press
NBC News: Greece and Athens Reopen Tourism To Americans
World Economic Forum: 'Pocket parks' are helping Athens tackle pollution
The Guardian: ‘The next decade will be all about heat’: can Athens head off climate crisis?
Version Femina: Something is moving in Athens
Cineuropa: David Cronenberg decamps to Athens to commit some Crimes of the Future
An aqueduct built in 125 AD by the Roman Emperor Hadrian remains intact and partially utilized in Athens. The 20km underground channel carries 5 million tons of water annually and is accessible from 200 wells along its course. It irrigates the National Garden, and is also home to the original lintel piece from the ancient reservoir on Mount Lycabettus. Plans are underway to use the water for irrigation, fountains, and washing roads.