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Hilton launches AI-powered travel planning tool in beta

CapsuleT Accelerator “Idea Platform” – Innovative ideas competition in the tourism and hospitality sector

Marketing Greece presents Tourism Playground AI for Greek tourism

How Women Are Shaping Global Travel

The Municipality of Agios Nikolaos strengthens tourism promotion for 2026

The climate crisis is changing the map of the Greek vineyard

ITB’26: Examples of sustainable tourism from around the world at the Green Destinations Story Awards

epaithros+ news VOL.8

epaithros+ actively supported “OiNotika” 2026!

Greece Talks in Crete: On Friday, March 13, the Travel.gr conference – The program and speakers

The Special Spatial Planning Framework for Tourism is entering the final stretch

Twelve new elements in the National Index of Intangible Cultural Heritage

Sweden: When holidays are made with… a doctor’s prescription – The case study in Marketing Greece’s “Destination Insight”

UN Tourism opens call for Best Tourism Villages 2026

2nd Collaboration Room – Blue Growth – March 23, 2026

Invitation for the participation of businesses in Crete in the rolling quantitative Survey of Critical Sector Enterprises (SCSE)

Top Traveler Concerns for 2026

Pan-Cretan Conference “Cretan Cultivation 2026”: Agri-Food, Innovation and Experiential Gastronomy in Chania

Greece’s Ano Koufonissi and Kythira Among Europe’s Best Destinations for 2026

The epaithros+ Cluster participates as a sponsor in “OiNotika 2026“!

Glomads & Beauty Travel: The new trend in travel and the advantage of Greece

Free educational seminars on accessibility in tourism from the Region of Crete!

2nd Pan-Cretan Conference on Women’s Entrepreneurship

Workshop on Sustainable Tourism in Crete

Let’s not make a “salad” the Gastronomic Tourism

The weavers who keep the Greek heritage alive

Crete: The tourist season starts earlier this year

Pan-Cretan Gastronomic Gift Competition 2026 – “World Food Gift Challenge 2026”, by IGCAT – Crete European Region of Gastronomy 2026 (Open call for entries)

Information events for the Action “GO GREEN”

End to Greenwashing: Time for Sustainability to Become Practice, Not Just a Marketing Term

Samos among the world’s most promising destinations for 2026, praised by international media

Call for sustainable mobility projects within the framework of the Integrated Spatial Investments in the Region of Crete

Posturban: Why the Future of Development Lies in the Rural Areas

E-learning Programme – “Circular Economy for Tourism Professionals” within the framework of LIFE-IP CEI-Greece

Athens, Crete, South Aegean: The three destinations where foreign tourists spend the most

EU study on the desertification of the Greek region: Solutions to get people back to their homes

The Municipality of Kantanos – Selinos at an exhibition in Paris on hiking and trails

Free Online Training Program “Farm Food Future”

Greece Among Spaniards’ Top Dream and Coastal Travel Destinations for 2026

This destination is putting new restrictions on tourists

The Region of Crete honored as a Region at Bavaria’s largest alternative tourism exhibition

Two Greek Islands Among the World’s Most Authentic Destinations for 2026

The strengths and challenges of Greek tourism

TripAdvisor: Greece’s top foodie destination

Mountain biking races in Lesvos 2026: Agiasos and Sigri in the spotlight for visitors and cyclists

GreenSET MEDSSIM Pilot 2026 – Open Call for SMEs that want to develop sustainable and innovative services for tourism

Karpathos: Among the 10 most beautiful places on the planet for 2026

The feeling that life on the island gives you is incomparable

“GREEN BUSINESS IN CRETE”: Call for applications for funding

Participation of the Crete Region in the international Vakantiebeurs exhibition

Free Counseling and Professional Empowerment Workshop for the Unemployed is organized by the Region of Crete!

Naxos on the list of the best destinations in the world for 2026

Tourism: “Injection” of 1.6 billion through the NSRF

Increase in event tourism in Europe in 2025, where Greece stands out

Tourism in Crete: Arrivals are not the bet for 2026

Seminar on Creating Experiential Tourism Products!

Rural Tourism Enterprises Needs Survey Questionnaire

Travel and tourism trends in the new year

Presentation of epaithros+ & Rural Greece at Innodays 2025!

The authentic Asterousia through the lens of Manolis Metzakis

Greece Expands ‘Untrodden Mountains’ Program, Backing Alternative Tourism

National Geographic: International promotion for three Thematic Routes in Lassithi

We are looking for a new executive!

Important distinction for our member Cooperative Community “Apo Kinou”!

The Future of Eco-Tourism in Greece: Kalavryta’s Ladonas Springs and Chelmos-Vouraikos National Park Targeted for Development, Everything You Need to Know

The epaithros+ Cluster in Rethemniotika News!

The Municipality of Agios Nikolaos strengthens tourism promotion for 2026

Epaithros+ News VOL.7

First Cultural Tourism Symposium in Heraklion

Wine tourism is taking off – See how it is changing the rural economy

Balance between science and tourism in Crete

Event on the theme of hiking-mountaineering tourism in Crete

Dynamic presence of the epaithros+ Cluster at Innodays 2025!

Packing for Crete – Spectacular 117% increase in direct bookings in 2026

University of the Mountains: Excursion to the Municipality of Agios Vasilios, Rethymno

New augmented reality app enhances cultural experience on Delos

Crete through the opinions of its visitors!

The epaithros+ Cluster at the Innodays 2025 exhibition!

The gastronomic heritage of Crete through the lens of Tanguy Muller

Delphian Paths

BIBON opens its doors on November 9th in Naoussa!

From Vineyard to Table

Chania Trails Familiarization Trip

Beyond knights and wars: the EU’s mediaeval castles become strongholds of sustainable tourism

Conference “Mountains of Greece: Heritage narratives from the past for a sustainable future”

Crete claims the “Cultural Route of Olive Culture”

Greek Regional Airports Record Strong September Traffic as Tourism Season Extends

5th “Cretan Hospitality” Conference: An event for hospitality and experiential tourism!

The Rural Tourism Network epathros+ – Rural Greece participates in a meeting on smart specialization and export development of regions/countries

Seminar on Trails as a Catalyst for Tourism Development in Europe

Online Seminar on Rural Tourism

Outbound Tourism Survey 2025

8th Panhellenic Trails Meeting in Kastoria: October 10 – 12, 2025

Teaching with Intangible Cultural Heritage: The new UNESCO Guide for Educators

Free rural tourism training program from ESCAPE2

Free training programs from KEDIVIM of the Crete University

Epaithros+ News VOL.6

WTA: Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Nominated for Europe’s Leading Emerging Destination 2025

Survey on Gastronomic Tourism within the Framework of the “LOCAL TOUR” Project

Tastes and creation for children through the program “LOCAL TOUR / We Eat Locally”