Greece at the center of global tourism from November 6 to 11

Greece will be  at the center of international tourism markets, with tour operators and travel agents from all over the world, on the occasion of the first general assembly and board meeting held in Greece by the WTAAA (World Travel Agents’ Associations Alliance), organized from 6 to 11 November 2024 in Athens and Crete. The meeting will highlight the prominent position of Greece among the leading organized tourism destinations worldwide. The organization of the meeting will be coordinated by FedHATTA and HATTA.

60 delegates are expected to attend the WTAAA general assembly and board meeting, as well as members of the presidencies of the WTAAA member associations, who represent the main outbound tourism markets in the world. In the framework of the meeting, events, excursions, parallel actions and presentations of GNTO, the South Aegean Region, the EATA of the Municipality of Athens, the Thessaloniki Tourism Promotion Organization and Aegean Airlines have been planned – with special promotion packages not only in the conference areas but also through the broadcast channels of WTAAA, ECTAA, FedHATTA and HATTA. At the same time, an important innovation for the Greek tourism market will be presented, the “Destinations Travel Expert” certification, which offers a specialization for tourism professionals in the promotion of destinations.

The president of FedHATTA, Lysandros Tsilidis, said: “We are particularly pleased with the upcoming first general assembly and board meeting of the WTAAA in Athens, as it is a vote of confidence of the professionals of global tourism in Greece and also the fruit of the intensive actions of extroversion on which FedHATTA and HATTA focus as a necessary condition for the development course of Greek tourism in terms of synergies with foreign markets.”

The sponsors and supporters of the event are: GNTO South Aegean Region, Aegean Airlines, Athens International Airport, Athens Development and Tourist Promotion Company, Thessaloniki Tourist Promotion Organization.

In the following link you can see the website of the organization. https://wtaaa-meeting2024.fedhatta.gr/

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About the WTAAA

The World Travel Agents Associations Alliance (WTAAA), focuses on issues affecting the global travel agent community, working with peer organizations around the world with a mission to improve the business environment for its member organizations, share common problem-solving strategies and foster meaningful collaborative relationships within the travel and tourism market. WTAAA Members: Countries – EU Members (ECTAA), Korea (KATA), India (TAFI), New Zealand (TAANZ), ASEAN (FATA), Brazil (ABAV), Australia (ATIA), South Africa (ASATA), Spanish Confederation (CEAV), IATA Association (SIPA), Association of Latin American Countries (FOLATUR), Canada (ACTA), Great Britain (ABTA), USA (ASTA).