This is Athens & Partners

The City of Athens has been leading efforts to establish and promote Athens as an attractive destination for its residents, visitors, entrepreneurs and investors. It invests in successful partnerships with stakeholders who share the same objective and supports a wide range of initiatives that drive growth and expedite the city’s all-round revitalisation.

SETE is the leading advocate for a competitive travel and tourism industry in Greece. SETE represents both national associations and individual businesses involved in Greek tourism, including accommodation, transportation, recreation, banking and financial institutions, consulting and education.

SETE envisions a balanced, sustainable growth of the tourism sector, by increasing the number of arrivals and overnight stays, improving the distribution of tourism supply throughout the country, and improving the distribution of demand over time, with the utmost respect for Greece’s culture and environment.

Greece’s largest airlineprovides full service, short and medium haul flights . In 2013, AEGEAN acquired Olympic Air and has rapidly expanded its network, fleet and passenger number s. AEGEAN welcomed 13.2m passengers on board its flights in 2017. The Company was honoured with the Skytrax World Airline award for the best European regional airline in 2018, the 9th time AEGEAN received this award. Among other distinctions, AEGEAN captured 5th place in the world's 20 best airlines list (outside the U.S.) in Condé Nast Traveler’s 2018 Readers' Choice Awards . In June 2018, AEGEAN signed a Purchase Agreement with Airbus for the order of up to 42 new generation aircraft of the A320neo family and plans to place additional orders for up to 20 new aircraft.

Since March 2001, Athens International Airport (AIA) has been offering high-level services, earning the trust of airlines, passengers, partners and stakeholders. Having welcomed more than 280 million passengers and over 3 million flights, the airport creates significant benefits for tourism, the national economy, and Athens as a destination. In terms of traffic, 2018 was a historic best performance year for the airport, with 24.14 million passengers and growth continuing dynamically for the fifth consecutive year. Key contributors to this positive outlook remain AIA’s developmental strategy, with one of the most comprehensive and innovative airline incentive schemes internationally, and a strategic focus on the promotion of Destination Athens through initiatives and synergies.