Federation of Hellenic Associations of Travel & Tourist Agencies

What Federation of Hellenic Associations of Travel & Tourist Agencies does

FedHATTA (Federation of Hellenic Associations of Travel & Tourist Agencies) is a private, non-profit federation headquartered in Athens, Greece, that serves as the umbrella organization for the organized Greek travel and tourism agency sector. Its member associations span the breadth of the industry, including general travel agencies (HATTA, founded 1927), professional congress organizers (HAPCO), air travel agencies (Π.Ε.ΤΑ.Γ.Α.), regional travel agent unions (Macedonia-Thrace, Crete, Rhodes, Corfu, Lesvos, Samos, Western Crete, Rethymno), tourist bus operators (Attica, Crete), bareboat yacht charter owners (SITESAP), and outdoor activities enterprises (ΣΕΤΕΥΔΑ). The federation's core functions are regulatory advocacy, member coordination, professional development, and collective representation of Greek travel agency interests at both the national level and within ECTAA, the European Travel Agents and Tour Operators Association.

Name

Federation of Hellenic Associations of Travel & Tourist Agencies

Legal name

Ομοσπονδία Συνδέσμων Τουριστικών και Ταξιδιωτικών Γραφείων Ελλάδος

Website

https://fedhatta.gr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

FedHATTA is a Greek non-profit federation headquartered in Athens that unites 14+ travel and tourism industry associations — including travel agencies, congress organizers, aviation agents, bus operators, and yacht charter owners — to advocate for member interests and represent Greek tourism at the European level via ECTAA.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Travel Industry Association Services

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Transport & Logistics Coordinators (Local Transfers/Coach Ops via DMC) (THAKAEAH)

Keywords

• Travel industry association
• Tourism federation services
• Industry advocacy
• Regulatory representation
• Professional development

Headquarters

HQ city

Athens

HQ country

Greece

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

FedHATTA is a non-profit federation that unites Greek travel and tourism industry associations, providing collective advocacy, regulatory representation, professional development, and international coordination through its membership in ECTAA. The federation serves as the unified voice for Greek travel agencies at both national and European levels, offering member services including policy advocacy, market intelligence, industry coordination, and access to partnership benefits.

Product overview

fedHATTA (Ομοσπονδία Συνδέσμων Τουριστικών και Ταξιδιωτικών Γραφείων Ελλάδος) is a federation/umbrella organization representing Greek travel and tourism agencies and related associations. The organization provides industry advocacy, member coordination, news and updates on tourism matters, COVID-19 guidance, international market intelligence, and participation in tourism exhibitions. It does not offer a technology product or SaaS platform in the traditional sense, but rather serves as a professional association and coordination body for the Greek travel and tourism sector.

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Products and services

• Federation Membership Services Core membership services for Greek travel and tourism associations, providing collective representation, advocacy, regulatory guidance, and industry coordination. Members include travel agencies, conference organizers, air travel agencies, tourist bus operators, and yacht charter associations across Greece.
• FedHATTA-National Bank Pack 2026 A bundled package of banking and financial services privileges offered exclusively to Greek travel agencies through the FedHATTA-National Bank of Greece partnership arrangement for 2026.
• Industry Advocacy and Regulatory Representation Collective advocacy and representation services on regulatory matters, including intervention in Parliament on tourism legislation, defense of travel agency operations, and policy advocacy at national and European levels through ECTAA.
• International Market Intelligence Country-by-country intelligence and updates on international tourism markets including Azerbaijan, Egypt, Albania, Brazil, Germany, Georgia, USA, Japan, India, Jordan, Iran, Israel, China, Kosovo, Cuba, Cyprus, Lithuania, Namibia, and others to support member agencies' outbound and inbound business.

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• National Bank of GreececoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026FedHATTA-National Bank Pack 2026 offers banking and financial services privileges exclusively for Greek travel agencies through this partnership arrangement.
• ECTAA (European Travel Agents and Tour Operators Association)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026FedHATTA participates in the ECTAA Executive Board and represents Greek travel agencies at the European level. The federation actively contributes to European tourism policy discussions and initiatives.
• Aegean AirlinescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2022Aegean and FedHATTA meet regularly to discuss flight programs, marketing strategies, and technical issues to improve cooperation between the airline and travel agencies for optimal traveler service. The meeting on June 1, 2022 was productive and contributed to understanding mutual needs.
• HAPCO (Association of Greek Professional Congress Organizers)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHAPCO is a member association of FedHATTA representing professional congress organizers in Greece.
• HATTA (Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHATTA is a founding member association of FedHATTA, established in 1927, representing travel and tourist agencies throughout Greece.
• SITESAP (Association of Professional Pleasure Boat Owners)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSITESAP represents approximately 350 members and 2500 professional recreational boats up to 20 meters in length across Greece. The association joined FedHATTA in 2023 to strengthen maritime tourism representation.
• E.T.G.M-TH (Union of Travel Agencies of Macedonia-Thrace)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerE.T.G.M-TH works to promote travel and tourism development in Greece, enhancing solidarity and cooperation among tourism providers while protecting members' professional and economic interests.

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• ABTA (Association of British Travel Agents): ABTA is the UK's national trade association for travel agents and tour operators, performing essentially the same role for British travel agencies that FedHATTA performs for Greek travel agencies: industry advocacy, member services, and consumer protection standards.
• ECTAA (European Travel Agents and Tour Operators Association): ECTAA is the European-level umbrella federation for travel agents and tour operators of which FedHATTA is a member. They share the same core mission (advocacy, representation, and policy coordination for travel agents) but ECTAA operates at the EU level while FedHATTA operates at the national Greek level.
• DRV (Deutscher Reiseverband): DRV is the German national federation for the travel industry, representing tour operators and travel agencies in Germany. It is directly comparable as a fellow ECTAA member federation, just as FedHATTA represents Greek travel agencies.
• ANVR (Dutch Travel Industry Association): ANVR is the Dutch national association representing travel agents and tour operators in the Netherlands. It is structurally identical to FedHATTA in serving as the unified voice of organized travel distribution in its home country.
• WTAAA (World Travel Agents Associations Alliance): WTAAA is the global umbrella for national travel agent associations, of which FedHATTA is a member via its ECTAA affiliation. It is comparable as the apex body coordinating the same type of national federations that FedHATTA belongs to.
• ASTA (American Society of Travel Advisors): ASTA is the largest professional association of travel advisors in the United States. It is comparable to FedHATTA as a national trade body that advocates for and supports travel agents, though it operates in a different geography and regulatory environment.
• SETO (Syndicat des Entreprises de Tour Operating): SETO is the French national professional union for tour operators and travel agents, a direct European peer to FedHATTA performing the same advocacy and representation function for French travel agencies.

Others

• HATTA (Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies): HATTA is one of the founding member associations of FedHATTA, established in 1927 to represent travel and tourist agencies throughout Greece. It is closely related as a constituent body whose members FedHATTA represents at the federation level.

Emerging players

• SITE (Society of Incentive & Travel Executives): SITE is a global association for the incentive travel industry. While narrower in scope than FedHATTA, it is comparable in operating as a membership-based association providing advocacy, education, and networking for a travel industry vertical.

Broad incumbents

• UNWTO (World Tourism Organization): UNWTO is the United Nations agency responsible for the promotion of responsible, sustainable, and universally accessible tourism. It is a broader incumbent in the same space as FedHATTA, working on tourism policy and standards at the global rather than national level.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries14 records

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