Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will take part in Greece Talks 2026 on Tuesday, 10 November, at the Hotel Grande Bretagne in Athens, joining a discussion on the future of Greek tourism and the country’s place in a changing world.

Organised by Travel.gr, Greece’s leading travel website, and Proto Thema, the annual conference will be held under the theme “NOSTALGIA: Memory, Connection & the Traveler”.

At 1pm, Mitsotakis will sit down with journalist Antonis Sroiter for a conversation entitled “Greece as It Is”, examining the country’s identity, its tourism ambitions and the challenges facing one of the Greek economy’s most important sectors.

Tourism, sustainability and Greece’s global position

Tourism is expected to feature prominently in the discussion, with particular attention paid to improving the quality of Greece’s tourism offering, encouraging visitors to explore a broader range of destinations and extending tourism activity beyond the traditional summer season.

Infrastructure development and sustainability will also be central themes, reflecting the wider debate over how Greece can maintain its international appeal while addressing the pressures associated with growing visitor numbers.

The European dimension of tourism policy is expected to receive particular attention, as the European Union presents its first unified tourism strategy.

In keeping with this year’s conference theme, the discussion will explore the relationship between memory and progress, examining how Greece can continue to evolve without losing the distinctive character that makes it an internationally recognised destination.

Connecting Greece’s heritage with its future

Greece Talks 2026 will bring together prominent figures from a range of disciplines to examine the country through the perspectives of memory, contemporary experience and future possibilities.

A central focus will be the role of heritage as a living resource, expressed through knowledge, values, science, architecture, culture and collective memory.

Through these conversations, the conference aims to explore how Greece’s historical identity can remain relevant to its development and its position on the modern global stage.