FEDHATTA, Hellenic Association of Travel & Tourism Agencies, Federation of Hellenic Travel & Tourism Agencies Associations Vice President and HATTA Secretary-General Nicholas Kelaiditis was elected as Co-Chairman of the Incoming – Destination & Sustainability committee of the ECTAA (The European Travel Agents and Tour Operators’ Associations)
The Committee focuses on the development of tourist destinations and, in cooperation with the European Commission, the management of issues related to incoming tourism.
ECTAA is the Pan-European body of tour operators and travel agents, representing the industry in the EU with participation of associations from each country e.g. Germany (DRV), UK (ABTA), France (Les Entreprises du Voyage) Greece (HATTA), etc.
ECTAA is an international non-profit association under Belgian law, whose offices are located in Brussels, Belgium. It was founded in 1961 at Bad Kreuznach (Federal Republic of Germany) by the national associations of travel agents and tour operators of the 6 founder Member States of the Common Market (Germany, Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands). In 1973 the Group expanded for the first time, to welcome the associations from Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom. ECTAA was then joined in succession by the Greek association in 1981, the Spanish and Portuguese associations in 1986 and the Austrian, Finnish and Swedish associations in 1995. It now represents the national associations of travel agents and tour operators of the 15 Member States of the European Union.
