31/05/2021 The Greek – Arabic Luxury Tourism & Gastronomy Workshop 2021 opens today, May 31, 2021, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The workshop, with a focus on the UAE market, is part of a course of Virtual Greek Tourism & Gastronomy Workshops 2021 events, organized by Tourism Media & Events towards the direction of enhancing luxury tourism in Greece.
The Greek – Arabic Luxury Tourism & Gastronomy Workshop 2021 is conducted with the ultimate goal of attracting high-income tourists to Greece. It is commonplace that the Arabic market is one of the main sources of incoming travelers for Greece.
The event will end on June 1, after the holding of hundreds of B2B pre-arranged virtual meetings. It is part of a sequel of successful online events for the promotion of Greek touristic product in key foreign markets.
It is noted that the event takes place under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism, the Ministry of Rural Development and Food, the Intercultural Group for UNESCO, and the Greek Embassy in the UAE. based in Abu Dhabi.
The main Sponsor of the event is the Greek National Tourism Organization.
Sponsor is the Region of Crete and the Honored Destination is the Municipality of Preveza.
In general, the ongoing pandemic of COVID-19, combined with the effects of the health crisis in both the tourism and gastronomy sectors, makes it necessary to adapt to the new reality and create positive conditions for Greek tourism in the after-pandemic era.
More events to promote luxury tourism in Greece will follow suit: in the USA on October 25-27, 2021, and in the Benelux (with a focus on Luxembourg) on November 18-20, 2021.
The Greek Luxury Tourism Workshops are addressed to tourism companies and the public entities that are interested in promoting their services and products around luxury tourism.
70-80 local travel agents and 10-15 distinguished media participate in each event in terms of markets for tourism, ensuring the maximum possible publicity of the event.
For the success of the events, the experienced executives of the organizing company Tourism Media & Events join forces with local PR companies, ensuring the participation of the most important professionals of the local market.
At the beginning of the online event, there will be a webinar for all participants with presentations of Greek destinations and gastronomic products. The events continue with the holding of pre-arranged meetings over 2-3 days, during which all participants will have the opportunity to present their proposals to travel agents and tour operators, or specialized professionals in imports and agriculture operating in the Arabic market.
