
The leading parallel event of the exhibition is the xenia honorary awards ceremony. Individuals and organisations who promote Greece and its culture internationally and contribute to its tourist development are being awarded.
Individuals in letters, arts and culture
Ms HARIS ALEXIOU, Αrchbishop of Tirana and Albania Mr ANASTASSIOS, Μr THEODOROS ANGELOPOULOS, Ms HELEN CUBITT, Ms HELEN GLIKATZI-ARVELER, Mr VASSILIS VASSILIKOS,
Mr JULES DASSIN, Mr ANGELOS DELIVORIAS, Mr SPYROS EVAGGELATOS, Mr LAZAROS EFREMOGLOU, Mr COSTAS GAVRAS, DOLLY GOULANDRI, Μr GIORGOS GRAMATIKAKIS, Archbishop IAKOVOS Greek Archdiocese of North & South America, Ms ELENI KARAINDROU, Μr ELIAS LALAOUNIS, Ms MARINA LAMPRAKI-PLAKA, Mr CHRISTOS LAMBRAKIS, Mr THANOS MIKROUTSIKOS, Ms LINA NIKOLAKOPOULOU, Mr MIKIS THEODORAKIS, Ms KATERINA PANAGOPOULOU, Mr DIMITRIS PAΝTERMALIS, Ms VASSO PAPANTONIOU, Ms IRENE PAPAS, Prof. ANTHONY SNODGRASS, Metropolitan Bishop of Zakynthos Mr CHRYSSOSTOMOS B΄ SYNETOS, Ms ANNA SYNODINOU, Mr KOSTAS TSOKLIS, Mr CHRISTOS ZEREFOS, Mr NIKIAS LOUNTZIS, Mr STAVROS BENOS.
Individuals from the political world
Mr RICHARD ALLAN, THEODORE KARATZAS, Mr GEORGIOS KONTOGEORGIS, GIANNOS KRANIDIOTIS, Ms RODI KRATSA, PANAGIOTIS LAMBRIAS, Mr NIKOLAOS MARTIS, MELINA MERKOURI, Μr LOUKAS PAPADIMOS, Ms VASO PAPANDREOU, Mr STYLIANOS PAPATHEMELIS, Mr CHRISTOS PAPOUTSIS,
Mr NIKOLAOS SKOULAS, Mr TZANIS TZANETAKIS.
Entrepreneurs & businessmen involved in tourism
Μr NIKOLAOS AGELOPOULOS, DINOS ARVANITIS, Mr TAKIS DASKALANTONAKIS, Mr ARISTOTELIS DIVANIS, Mr ANDREAS DOXIADIS, Mr MAKIS FOKAS, MARIKA KAPSI, Mr TAKIS KALOFOLIAS,
Μr ANASTASSIOS KIOULPAPAS, Mr SPYROS KOKOTOS, VASSILIS KONSTANTAKOPOULOS, ANDREAS KOTTAS, Mr KOSTAS MANTONANAKIS, Mr NIKOS METAXAS, Mr ANDREAS POTAMIANOS, SΑΝΙ SA, IOANNIS STEFANIDIS, Mr THEODROS VASSILAKIS, † ANASTASIOS STYLIANOPOULOS, Mr GIORGOS PITTAS.
