Greece achieved top distinctions at this year’s awards of the UK-based travel trade platform Travel Gossip, following a vote conducted among travel agents across the United Kingdom.
The country was named “Agents’ Favourite Sunshine Getaway Destination” and “Agents’ Favourite Family Destination.”
The awards ceremony, “The Travel Celebration 2026,” which highlights favourite destinations and tourism companies, took place 25th March 2026 in London and was attended by 370 professionals from the UK travel industry.
Five Greek Nominations
In the category of Agents’ Favourite Sunshine Getaway Destination, Greece prevailed over leading destinations such as Cyprus, Dubai, Jamaica, Mallorca, and Tenerife. In the Agents’ Favourite Family Destination category, it outperformed Abu Dhabi, the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, Florida, and Turkey.
At this year’s fourth edition of the Travel Gossip Awards, Greece was also nominated in the categories of “Foodie Destination” and “Luxury Destination,” while Mykonos was nominated in the “Agents’ Favourite LGBTQ+ Friendly Destination” category.
The awards were received on behalf of Greece by Eleni Skarveli, Director of the Greek National Tourism Organisation (GNTO) Office for the UK & Ireland.
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Travel Gossip is one of the most dynamic platforms in the travel trade, reaching thousands of travel agents each week through social media, e-marketing, roadshows, and its highly popular Facebook group with over 34,000 members. The platform generates more than 11 million social media ad impressions and approximately 3 million page views annually, primarily targeting travel industry professionals in the UK.
