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50 hosted buyers from Germany, Israel, Romania, France, Italy, Belgium, Poland, Russia and Slovenia among other countries, and around
CONNECT aims to promote Thessaloniki and its brand, enhance entrepreneurship and promote the tourism businesses of Thessaloniki and the wider Central Macedonia region through two events:
The
“Thessaloniki, city break & MICE destination” event that will take place on May 11, with the participation of TCB members and other businesses
The
“Alternative tourism in Central Macedonia” event to be held on May 12.
Central Macedonia Deputy Governor for Tourism Alexandros Thanos; TCB Managing Director Eleni Sotiriou; TCB President Yiannis Aslanis
“We’ve decided to hold the event a few days prior to the opening of Greek tourism on May 14. We’ve named it ‘CONNECT’ because want to show that the time is right to get over the difficulties of the coronavirus pandemic and start to connect with each other,” TCB President
Nigrita – recently became the filming locations of popular adventure reality TV show
Pekin Express.
A French-Belgian production, the show, in autumn 2020 filmed the 6th episode of its 14th season in Central Macedonia with the support of the Region’s film office. The episode was recently broadcast by M6 television network.
According to Central Macedonia Governor
Apostolos Tzitzikostas, foreign productions such as
Pekin Express promote Central Macedonia in the best possible way.
“Apart from the recognition that the unique locations of Central Macedonia gain, our strategy to support audiovisual productions creates added value for local professionals and strengthens the region’s economy,” he said.