20/01/2022
This is Athens-Convention & Visitors Bureau Newsletter January 2022
Our first Newsletter of the year is here, bringing you the latest industry updates from Athens.
Along with it comes our most heartfelt hope for 2022 that we will meet in person to share new experiences; even kick up our heels a little together (we are Athenians after all!)
Highlights
The City of Athens and the International Association of Professional Congress Organisers join forces via a new Destination Partnership. As one of the IAPCO’s 8 Destination Partners, Athens is now poised to benefit from tighter ties with the international community of PCOs through IAPCO’s highly-accredited network of members. See more
Athens ranks as the 3rd most popular city to visit by night globally. Wouldn’t you like to bring your event to one of the most beautiful nighttime capitals of the world? See more
What We Are Up to
ADDMA CEO, Vagelis Vlachos presented Athens' strategy towards sustainability at the "Annual Meeting of CEOs of Capital & Major Cities" by European Cities Marketing in Madrid. See more
Our team participated in IBTM 2021 to showcase the new era of Athens to the world. See more
This is Athens teamed up with NPO “Me Alla Matia” to create carefully crafted accessible routes of Athens. See more
We participated in an exclusive GSTC Sustainable Tourism Training Program (STTP) Seminar. See more
Athens in the Spotlight
Hotels & Doctors working together to serve Athens visitors? This is Asklepieia’s vision. See more
The 15th Congress of the European Association for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics will take place in Athens in a hybrid form this spring. See more
Athens will host the 5th Athens International Symposium on Digestive Diseases in July 2022. See more
The hybrid edition of the 34th Annual Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology is coming to Athens in September 2022. See more
Talk of the Town
A new green oasis for the Athens Riviera as €8bn landmark city project begins. See more
Ionian Hotel Enterprises: Acceleration of works for the creation of the new multidimensional destination in the heart of Athens. See more
Athens welcomed four new murals through the “From the Roots to the Sky” program by the City of Athens and UrbanAct. See more
Athens is now home to seven Michelin-Starred restaurants and to two of the World's 50 Best Bars.
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Athens in the Press
Did you know that you can go bird-watching in Athens? The city’s bird population is particularly diverse and it’s likely to spot—or at least, hear—parrots in Athens, as wild colonies have been spotted in many of the city’s parks. Pay a visit at the National Garden, the Lycabettus Hill, the Philopappou Hill, the Kifissos Delta for a city centre excursion or drive up to Mount Ymittos, Antonis Tritsis Park, Schinias Reserve, Mount Parnitha, the Vravrona Estuary if you are in for a day-trip.