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Βy Angela Gerekou,

President of G.N.T.O.

By my capacity as President of of Athens as well as the wider Region of Attica, which
offer a unique kaleidoscope of experiences to the vis-
the G.N.T.O., I warmly wel- itor. Beyond the historical center of Athens with the
come the ECTAA BiAnnual iconic Parthenon, the traveler can discover the true
face of the city, as Athens has not turned into a cultural
Meeting, which takes place in park of tourist entertainment, like others metropolises
of the world.
Athens, the capital of Greece.

In Athens the visitor literally lives the LIVE LIKE
A LOCAL experience. At the same time, they can get
It is indeed a happy occasion that this specific event
coincides with the celebration of Tourism World Day to know the Attica Riviera, the Argosaronic islands, the
Attic cuisine, which stands out in the global culinary
(September 27). At this point, I would like to thank
deeply the ECTAA for the effective and wide promo- scene thanks to cooperation of the G.N.T.O. with the
tion of Greece in Europe with the ECTAA Preferred MICHELIN guide.
Destination program, in recent years.

A program, which Greece joined again for the
year 2023, thanks partially to the dynamic coordinating
support of the HATTA and the Federation FedHATTA,
one of the all-time leading partners of the G.N.T.O. in
promoting Greece as a tourist destination.

The G.N.T.O has been enthusiastically promoting
Greece in recent years, as a sustainable destination
that offers authentic experiences in every corner of it,
every season of the year. The same thing of course ap- Angela Gerekou,
plies to both the metropolitan center President of the Greek National Tourism Organisation

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