With the participation of all major Dutch travel agents and tour operators specializing in luxury travel, the Greek Luxury Tourism & Gastronomy Workshop, organized by Tourism Media & Events, was successfully held in Amsterdam on Thursday, October 27, 2022.
The strong presence and impressive participation of the Dutch professionals highlighted the growing potential of the Dutch market for high-income tourism toward Greece.
It is noteworthy that the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) was the main sponsor of the Greek Luxury Tourism & Gastronomy Workshop in Amsterdam, where Greek destinations and tourism enterprises had the opportunity to meet leading travel agents from the Netherlands.
The event was held under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism, the Embassy of Greece in The Hague, the Hellenic–Dutch Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the Central Union of Chambers of Greece. The honored region was Thessaly.
Other participants included the Regions of Central Macedonia, Western Greece, and Crete, as well as the Municipalities of Karystos, Rethymno, and Kos. The event also welcomed several leading Greek hotels and innovative tourism companies.
Aegean Airlines served as the official airline sponsor, while additional sponsors included the “Greek Breakfast” initiative of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, the Chamber of Heraklion, and the Chamber of Arcadia.
The workshop took place at the historic and iconic 5-star deluxe Grand Hotel Amrâth, a 107-year-old landmark in central Amsterdam. It was honored by the presence and greeting of Mr. Evangelos Dairetzis, Economic & Commercial Affairs Counsellor of the Greek Embassy in The Hague, and Ms. Athina Spakouri, Director of the GNTO Office for the Netherlands.
Presentations were delivered by Ms. Angela Tzifa, Deputy Head of the GNTO Office in the Netherlands; Mr. Argyris Mergias from the Tourism Department of the Region of Thessaly; Mr. Lavrentis Vassiliadis, Head of Tourism Strategy Planning for the Region of Western Greece; Dr. Evangelia Mylona, Head of the Tourism Office of the Regional Unit of Pieria (Region of Central Macedonia); and Dr. Kyriakos G. Kotsoglou, Deputy Regional Governor of Tourism & E-Governance for the Region of Crete.
The event concluded with a prize draw featuring 14 hospitality gifts generously offered by Greek destinations and hotels.
The next event promoting Greek luxury tourism was scheduled to take place in New York on November 14–15, 2022, followed by a workshop in Warsaw on December 13, 2022, focusing on the broader promotion of Greek tourism.