HALKIDIKI EARNS AN AWARD ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN “HALKIDIKI 4 SEASONS”
The Tourism Organization of Halkidiki, with the
photo campaign “Halkidiki, four seasons”, stole the limelight and will be awarded
in Tourism Awards 2014, event to be held on Tuesday, April 8th, at
19.30 at Divani Apollon Palace & Thallaso. In the ceremony will be present the
Minister for Tourism, Olga Kefalogianni, and several bureaus of tourism
operators in the country.
The twelve-member jury is chaired by the former
head of the Greek National Tourism Organisation (GNTO), E. Skoula, and member
is the Mayor of Thessaloniki, John Boutaris. The jury evaluated practices and
strategies of some of the largest companies and organizations in the sector of
tourism. Among these was the Tourism Organization of Halkidiki, which will be
awarded for the photo campaign that started in 2008 and completed in 2010 .
The campaign aimed to highlight the Halkidiki
as a destination for all months of the year. Through the lens of photographer
Andreas Xyridis, the Tourism Organization of Halkidiki attempted to highlight
destinations in Halkidiki, not only for their beautiful beaches, but also for
mountain, spring or winter tourism, agrotourism etc. This campaign, which
includes hundreds of photos, many of which have not yet been used, has received
kudos from the GNTO. Indeed, two of the photos were for a long period in the
main page of GNTO, while the entire campaign of the Tourism Organization of
Halkidiki abroad is based on this photo gallery.
“This award is very important to us and rewards
the effort started in 2008, aiming to show that Halkidiki is not only a summer
destination” said the chairman of the Tourism Organization Halkidiki, Gregory Tassios,
who will receive the award on Tuesday.