A new "Info-point" visitor information office has been opened on the ground floor of Public in Syntagma as part of City of Athens Mayor Nikitas Kaklamanis' strategy to promote Athens as an urban destination.

As part of Athens Mayor Nikita Kaklamanis' strategy for tourism development in Athens and the establishment of productive and constructive collaborations with the private sector and market organisations, the City's Athens Tourism and Economic Development Company (ATEDCo) has joined the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE).

The activities and Membership Programme of the Athens Convention Bureau (ACB), the City of Athens' official organisation for conference tourism, were officially announced today during a news conference at the Numismatic Museum in the presence of Athens Mayor Nikitas Kaklamanis.

The Athens Convention Bureau (ACB), the official conference tourism organisation for the City of Athens, was the sponsor in the category of "best website" at the Meetings Industry Marketing Awards 2009, which took place 16 October in London.

As part of the World Tourism Day celebrations, the Athens Tourism and Economic Development Company sponsored an event staged by the Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourism Agencies (HATTA) which took place 28 September at the New Acropolis Museum and at the Ionic Centre.