FedHATTA in collaboration with HATTA, the Association of Tourism Offices of Macedonia and Thrace, the Turkish Tourism Promotion Organization (TGA), the Turkish Culture and Tourism Office in Athens and the Turkish Hoteliers Association (TÜROB), organized two events in Thessaloniki and Athens, on April 8 and 10, 2025.

The events included a presentation of Turkish destinations for the participating Greek tourism offices, but mainly B2B business meetings, to promote inbound and outbound tourism for both countries.

We share the press release issued by TGA about the events:

 

Athens, April 14, 2025. The two workshops in Thessaloniki and Athens on the topic “Tourist Destinations in Turkey & Cooperation between Turkey and Greece in the field of Tourism” were held with great success and the participation of more than 200 representatives of the tourism industry from Turkey and Greece.

The events were organized by the Turkish Tourism Promotion Organization (TGA), the Turkish Culture and Tourism Office in Athens, with the support of: Turkish Hoteliers Association (TÜROB), HATTA, FedHATTA as well as the Association of Tourism Offices of Macedonia and Thrace.

The events aimed to promote popular destinations in Turkey such as Istanbul, Cappadocia, the coast, destinations on the Black Sea, as well as to develop business relations between the Greek travel market and their Turkish counterparts.

The work of the two events was opened by the representative of the Turkish Culture and Tourism Office in Athens, Prof. Veli Aydin, who, after thanking the participants, emphasized that the aim of the events is to strengthen relations and create conditions that will contribute to a stable, constantly evolving relationship between the professionals of the two countries in the tourism sector.

The events were attended by the Ambassador of Turkey Çağatay Erciyes and the Consul General of Turkey in Thessaloniki Serkan Gedik.

Çağatay Erciyes, among others, emphasized that the positive course of bilateral relations between the two countries is reflected in the cooperation of the countries in the tourism sector. “Instead of competing, our tourism sectors can complement each other, especially in attracting visitors from all over the world. By joining forces, we can create even more exciting travel experiences that can attract tourists to both countries. By thinking creatively, Turkey and Greece together can turn the challenges of the current global economic climate into opportunities.”

Consul General Serkan Gedik stated, “It is particularly positive that there was a significant increase in tourism traffic between the two countries in 2024, which has significantly contributed to strengthening the economies of both countries. This tourism traffic is expected to increase in 2025. The positive climate and good relations between Turkey and Greece will further contribute to strengthening the tourism sector.”

The President of the Turkish Hoteliers Association TÜROB, Ms. Müberra Eresin, among others, stated, “We are truly grateful for the long-standing friendship and cooperation between the two countries. We believe that through close cooperation, we can build important relationships that will benefit both sides, Turkey and Greece.”

From the Greek tourism industry’s perspective, Lysandros Tsilidis, President of FedHATTA, said that “Turkey has been a perennially popular destination for Greeks, and through such events we can further strengthen two-way tourism flows. The prospects for the development of Greek-Turkish tourism relations, which will undoubtedly be of great benefit to both countries, have increased as we find ourselves in a new period where travel is taking on a new meaning for travelers and the destinations of Greece and Turkey have upgraded their tourism product.”

The president of the Association of Tourist Offices of Macedonia and Thrace, Vyronas Theologis, among other things, emphasized “We support for the second consecutive year this initiative of the Turkish Tourism Promotion Organization (TGA) and the Office of Culture and Tourism in Greece as we consider it important for our city as well as for the tourists.

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