Strong Greek footprint in Denmark’s tourism market

Greece’s dynamic presence in the Danish tourism market was highlighted at the “Greek Tourism Workshop” held on Thursday in Copenhagen, with the participation of 46 Danish travel agents and tour operators, as well as select media representatives, confirming their growing interest in Greece.

This is one of the flagship events of Tourism Media & Events, which provided networking and promotional opportunities for Greek tourism businesses and destinations, helping strategically strengthen Greece’s position in the markets of Denmark and southern Sweden.

The event, hosted at the Scandic Spectrum hotel, was held under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism, the Ministry of Rural Development and Food, and the Embassy of Greece in Copenhagen.

The first part of the “Greek Tourism Workshop” included exclusive B2B meetings between Greek destinations, tourism enterprises, and Danish tourism professionals.

Following the business meetings, presentations were delivered by the honored Region of Eastern Macedonia & Thrace by Ms. Patty Konstantinidou, member of the Tourism Promotion Team; the Development Agency of the Region of Attica – Nea Metropolitan Attiki S.A., by Mr. Eudokimos Fregoglou, Project Coordinator, and Ms. Ioanna Georgopoulou, Publicity Manager; the Region of Crete by Dr. Kyriakos Kotsoglou, Deputy Regional Governor for Tourism; the Heraklion Chamber of Commerce by Ms. Lena Stefanoudaki, Head of Business Support; and the Region of Central Macedonia by Ms. Argyro Papaioannou, executive of the Tourism Promotion Department.

Sponsors of the event were the Region of Eastern Macedonia & Thrace, the Region of Central Macedonia, the Region of Crete, the Development Agency of Attica – Nea Metropolitan Attiki S.A., the Municipality of Chios, and the Heraklion Chamber of Commerce.
Aegean Airlines was the official airline sponsor, and Tourismtoday.gr was the communication sponsor.

It is noted that the next “Greek Tourism Workshop” by Tourism Media & Events will be held in The Hague on Thursday, October 30.

High expectations for an increase of Danish tourists to Greece in 2024

High expectations for the 2024 tourism season from the Danish market toward Greece were recorded by the Greek Tourism Workshop in Copenhagen, whose proceedings concluded on the afternoon of Thursday, March 21, 2024.The leading promotional event for Greek tourism and gastronomy, organized by Tourism Media & Events, was held under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism, the Ministry of Rural Development and Food, and the Embassy of Greece in Copenhagen.

The event, which took place at the Scandic Falkoner Hotel, was attended by prominent Greek tourism enterprises and destinations, as well as key Danish travel agencies and tour operators.

The workshop was honored by the presence of Mr. Takis Papafillippopoulos, Secretary to the Ambassador of Greece in Copenhagen, who addressed the audience with a welcoming speech.

The Region of Crete was the Featured Region of the event, while among the participants were also the Region of Attica, the Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, the Region of Central Macedonia, the Municipality of Rethymno, the Municipality of Volos, and others.

The Official Airline Sponsor of the event was Aegean Airlines.

Following the B2B meetings, presentations were held by the Deputy Regional Governor of Tourism and Digital Governance of the Region of Crete, Dr. Kyriakos Kotsoglou, by the Head of the Tourism Promotion Department of the Region of Attica, Ms. Maria Pantelous, by Ms. Marianna Skoularika from the Tourism Office of the Regional Unit of Kilkis (Region of Central Macedonia), by Ms. Patty Konstantinidou, member of the Tourism Promotion Team of the Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, and by the Head of the Tourism Department of the Municipality of Volos, Mr. Georgios Papamakarios.

It is noted that the next events of Tourism Media & Events focused on promoting Greek luxury tourism are the Greek Luxury Tourism Workshops in Kuwait, on April 16, 2024, and in Cairo, on April 23, 2024.

They will be followed by the Greek Tourism Workshops in Tokyo on May 28, 2024, in Utrecht on October 24, 2024, in New York (USA) on November 19, 2024, in Chicago (USA) on November 21, 2024, and in Poland on December 10, 2024.