With a remarkable level of attendance, the “Greek Luxury Tourism & Gastronomy Workshop in Bahrain” was successfully concluded on April 9, 2025, in Manama, the capital of the Kingdom of Bahrain. This flagship event by Tourism Media & Events focuses on the promotion and showcasing of Greece’s luxury tourism and gastronomy offerings.
Hundreds of meetings took place between Arab agents and Greek participants, confirming the strong interest of the former in Greece as a year-round destination for luxury tourism and high-end gastronomy.
It is worth noting that the Kingdom of Bahrain is gaining increasing importance for the Greek tourism market, serving as a strategic contact point for the promotion of Greek luxury tourism and for attracting high-income travelers.
The event, hosted at the luxurious Solymar Hotel, was held under the auspices of the Hellenic Ministry of Tourism, the Ministry of Rural Development and Food, and the Embassy of Greece in Bahrain. The event’s main sponsor was the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO).
The “Greek Luxury Tourism & Gastronomy Workshop” was honored by the presence of the Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic to Kuwait and the Kingdom of Bahrain, Mr. Ioannis Plotas, who addressed the audience, highlighting among other things the strong momentum in the relationship between Greece and Bahrain, as well as the promising opportunities unfolding between the two countries. Also in attendance was the Honorary Consul of Greece in Bahrain, Ms. Aliki Chatzara-Valores.
Sponsors of the event included the Region of Central Macedonia, the Region of Crete, the Heraklion Chamber of Commerce, and the Chania Chamber of Commerce.
Gulf Air was a strategic partner of the event, while communication sponsor was tourismtoday.gr.
In the first part of the event, and with the goal of fostering collaborations, one-on-one business (B2B) meetings were held between representatives of Greek destinations and businesses active in the tourism and agri-food sectors with travel agents, tour operators, as well as traders and importers from Bahrain.
Following the business meetings, there were presentations by Ms. Olga Daniilidou, Head of the Tourism Office of the Regional Unit of Serres, representing the Region of Central Macedonia; Ms. Lena Stefanoudaki, Head of Business Support at the Heraklion Chamber of Commercend and Dr. Kyriakos Kotsoglou, Deputy Regional Governor for Tourism of the Region of Crete.
