{"id":13136,"date":"2024-01-17T11:37:40","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T09:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/greece-was-named-the-best-tourist-destination-in-norway-for-2024-for-the-second-year-in-a-row-as-the-same-distinction-was-awarded-to-greece-in-2023-2\/"},"modified":"2024-02-01T11:40:53","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T09:40:53","slug":"greece-was-named-the-best-tourist-destination-in-norway-for-2024-for-the-second-year-in-a-row-as-the-same-distinction-was-awarded-to-greece-in-2023-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/en\/greece-was-named-the-best-tourist-destination-in-norway-for-2024-for-the-second-year-in-a-row-as-the-same-distinction-was-awarded-to-greece-in-2023-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Greece was named the Best Tourist Destination in Norway for 2024 for the second year in a row, as the same distinction was awarded to Greece in 2023!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At the same time, the Nordic Tourism Board of the Nordic Region, was awarded as<\/strong> The best foreign Tourist Office of the year 2023 and is the award it received – also for the second consecutive year – after being honoured at the same event as the Best Foreign Tourist Office for the year 2022!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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They can be seen from the left: Mrs. Argyro Papaioannou<\/strong>, member of the Tourism Department of the Region of Central Macedonia, Mrs. Maria Zeevgoula,<\/strong> Deputy Head of the Scandinavian EOT Service, the staff member of the Hellenic Embassy in Oslo Mr. Konstantinos Danassis, Councillor A’,<\/strong> \u03bf MR. Emmanuel Volikakis,<\/strong> Deputy Head of the Department of Tourism of the Regional Unit of Chania, the \u03ba. Photios Papastefanou,<\/strong> executive of the Tourism Department of the Region of Central Macedonia.<\/span><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The two new firsts for Greece and GNTO were announced<\/strong> at the annual Grand Travel Awards (GTA) ceremony, held on 11 January in Oslo, Norway.<\/p>\n

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The “Grand<\/strong> Travel Awards”<\/strong> (GTA) have been organised for 26 years<\/strong> by the professional travel magazine Reis<\/strong> and its website, Travel News,<\/strong> in Norway and Sweden, making it the most important annual meeting of the industry in all sectors of the local travel industry.<\/p>\n

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The event was attended and received the awards by the Charg\u00e9 d’Affaires of the Greek Embassy in Oslo, Konstantinos Danassis and Maria Zeevgoula from the Scandinavian EOT Service.<\/p>\n

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View of the EOT stand at the Reiselivsmessen\/Travelxpo 2024 exhibition<\/span><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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EOT participation in Reiselivsmessen\/ Travelxpo<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The preference of the Norwegians for Greece was confirmed immediately after the award at the international tourism exhibition Reiselivsmessen\/Travelxpo 2024,<\/strong> which took place from 13 to 14 January at the Telenor Arena in Oslo, Norway.<\/p>\n

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The E.O.T. participated in the Exhibition with a stand of 18 sq.m. and co-exhibitors the Region of Crete – Regional Unit of Chania and the Region of K. Macedonia.<\/strong> The country’s participation was concluded with the conclusion that Greece is one of the top travel destinations for Norwegians.<\/p>\n

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Reiselivsmessen\/Travelxpo 2024<\/strong> was attended by 166 Exhibitors from all over the world, including Travel Agencies and representatives of State Tourism Organisations, mainly from countries outside Europe.<\/p>\n

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The visitors, who according to the organizers amounted to about 10,000 people, showed particular interest<\/strong> in Greece and especially in alternative tourism destinations,<\/strong> which combine the natural environment<\/strong> with access to the sea<\/strong>, while the rich Greek gastronomy<\/strong> is an important incentive for holidays in our country.<\/p>\n

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View of the EOT stand at the Reiselivsmessen\/Travelxpo 2024 exhibition<\/span><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Greece is one of the most popular tourist destinations for Norwegians with a high rate of repeat visitors, especially the 50+ age group<\/strong> who travel four times on average, are of high income level and appreciate the country’s cultural richness, the authentic natural environment and the Greek cuisine.<\/p>\n

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The Greek National Tourism Organization’s pavilion was visited by the Chief of Staff of the Hellenic Embassy in Oslo Mr. Konstantinos Danassis,<\/strong> who spoke with the attendees and our co-authors.<\/p>\n

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Meetings were held at our stand with representatives of major Norwegian tourism magazines such as REIS<\/strong> and Pensjonisten<\/strong>, as well as with a representative of ANTOR Norway<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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