On 12 October 2017, during a prescheduled workshop, the
Region of Attica hosted in Stockholm an event concerning
the potential of Attica as a tourist destination.
This successful meeting, attended by tourist operators
and journalists, was conducted with the assistance of
the international office of GNTO (Greek National Tourism
Organization) in Sweden, (responsible for Sweden, Norway,
Finland, Denmark and the Baltic states) as well as the
Ambassador of Greece in Sweden, his Excellency Mr
Dimitrios Touloupas, at the Ambassadorial residence.
The representative from the Region of Attica, Executive
Regional Councillor for Tourism, Mrs. Eleni Dimopoulou,
accompanied the delegation and addressed the market
of Sweden and Scandinavia in general, highlighting the
potential of tourism in the region of Attica.
What was emphasized was that: “It is among the priorities of
the Region of Attica to re-establish the area as a destination in
order to allow greater numbers of visitors from Scandinavia,
as Athens and the whole region offer a wide variety of
tourist services, able to attract visitors of all ages from the
aforementioned countries. Younger people and “Millenials”
in particular, who have never visited Athens or Attica, will be
amazed by the variety of activities offered, as is the authentic
Marathon race, the available walking tours on the Saronic
islands, the boat trips, the sports, etc.”
The Directorate of Tourism was represented by the head of
the Directorate Mrs. Athina Kolyva and the deputy head of
the Department for Tourism Promotion, Mrs. Maria Pantelous,
both of whom explained during their detailed presentation
all the available tourist services, the tourist productsexperiences
and the tours that can be taken by individuals
or organised groups.
The perfect collaboration between the Region of Attica and
the head of the international office of GNTO in Sweden Mr.
Pavlos Mourmas, guaranteed the presence of the largest
local tour operators and tourism magazines.
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There was also a specialized presentation concerning
convention tourism, with the use of material offered by the
Athens Convention and Visitors Bureau (ACVB) and the
Athens Development and Destination Management Agency
(ADDMA) that is run by the municipality of Athens. Until
recently, the profile of visitors from Sweden is characterized
mainly by a demand for summer destinations (sea’n’sun).
The Region of Attica aims to inform the key players of the
tourist market about the multidimensional character of
Attica as an all-year-round tourist destination, as the area
ideally comprises culture, climate and light, gastronomy,
the sea and entertainment, making it a unique metropolitan
region in Europe.
On behalf of the Greek Embassy the event was attended
by the Counsellor and the new head of Economic and
Commercial Affairs, the Counsellor for Cultural Affairs and
the Press secretary.
Furthermore, the workshop was attended by senior
executives representing the Association of Swedish Travel
Agents and companies like APOLLO, TUI, TEMA-JAMBO,
TRAWELL, TRAVELHOUSE, SELECT COLLECTION as well as
AEGEAN AIRLINES and many others.
As for journalists and media in general, there were
representatives of: VAGABOND TRAVEL MAGAZINE
SWEDEN, RES TRAVEL MAGAZINE SWEDEN, LIFESTYLE
PUBLISHING MAGAZINES, SMART MEDIA, REISEGIGANTEMDESTINATION.SE
and many others.
At the end of the event, audiovisual as well as printed tourist
promotional material of the Region of Attica was distributed
and the workshop ended in a pleasant and creative
atmosphere.
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