Drakos DMC Greece & Cyprus

Who we are

Since 1982 Drakos DMC has been a pioneer in the field of Destination Management, and a member of numerous international professional associations. Our team of specialists offers you the benefits of their expertise, polished with an innovative spirit. Over the past four decades, Drakos has proven itself as a most reliable organiser. From the planning stage to structuring and actual execution, perfection is our goal. Superior services and dedicated attention are our means to this end.

When it comes to Destination Management in Greece & Cyprus, research and creativity are as valuable as professionalism and experience.

You may be choosing a venue for your next conference or planning an incentive program to reward exceptional performance. Your schedule may be marked “strictly business” or focus on “full-time entertainment”, or it may aim for a subtle combination of both. Either way, you want your visit to be success. We’ll make sure it is.

Christina Drakos

Founder

Orestis Aristides

Managing Director

Litsa Tamanis

General Manager

Christina Sophia Papadopoulou

Senior Project Manager

Pantelitsa Komodromou

Accounts Department

Charoula Iakovou

Senior Project Manager

Chloe Demosthenous

Project Manager

Christina Lyssiotou

Project Manager

Sotiria Sakoula

Project Manager

Maria Vachamidou

Project Manager

Christiana Marinou

Project Coordinator

History

Drakos Group was founded in 1960 with the formation of M.C. Drakos and Co Ltd by Michalakis Drakos. While tourism in Cyprus was still in its infancy, he was able to visualize the Cyprus of today and began construction of the first purposely built hotel apartments, in an area that today is the heart of tourism in Limassol.

In 1982 Christina Drakos, his daughter, set up Drakos Travel as the first Destination Management Company in Cyprus. She tapped into a then niche market of corporate and events travel, that would develop into the MICE industry of today. Being the first to book major conferences and incentives on the island meant a lot of innovation from the start. Something that is until today engraved in our DNA.

Since 2014, Orestis Aristides, Christina's son, has led the company, upholding the highest standards of operation, enhancing global partnerships, enlarging the team and expanding the company's operations in Greece & Cyprus.

Milestones

1982 – November 23 - Founding of Drakos DMC in Limassol by Christina Drakos

1983 – First incentive group ever comes to Cyprus, organized by Drakos. Upjohn pharmaceutical (now Pfizer) from Canada and Belgium for 185 pax

1989 – Grand Opening of Le Meridien Hotel in Limassol with ERAM France for 460 pax

1990 – Christina Drakos becomes member of Site, the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence. Member of the committee organizing the first Site European University in 1993 in Brussels and later on in Munich

1992 – Drakos DMC joins Euromic, a one member per country organization for DMCs in the meetings and events industry

1993 - 1994 – Organization of the Commonwealth Conference for 2,000 delegates and press, and organization of the Commonwealth Press Union Conference for 640 journalists

1997 – Christina becomes founder and Vice-President of CIMA (Cyprus Incentive and Meeting Associates) setting the standard for DMC’s on the island

2000 – Organization of the Marlboro adventure in Cyprus. Privatized the forest of Pera-Vasa near Tzelefos and set up camp and facilities for the 200 participants. The journalists stayed at the Grand Resort broadcasting news of the event around the world

2009 - 2014 – The French government entrusts Drakos with a contract supporting 35,000 French personnel.

2014 – Orestis Aristides takes the helm of Drakos DMC

2015 – Drakos DMC wins World Travel Award for best agency in Cyprus

2019 – Winner of Cyprus Export Awards, awarded by the Cyprus Presidency

2020 - 2023 - Orestis is elected as President of CIMA, guiding the association of DMCs in Cyprus during the pandemic, and through the recovery of the industry

2023 - The company expands its operations to more destinations in Greece & Cyprus

2024 – Drakos DMC wins World Travel Awards as a Leading Destination Management Company for a fourth time

 

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Incentive Travel

Cyprus Incentive Travel

Meetings & Conferences

Cyprus Conference

Events

Cyprus Events

Special Interest Groups

Cyprus Excursions Kourion

FITs & Luxury Travel

Limassol DMC

Cruises & Shore Excursions

Cyprus Shore Excursions

Sport Travel

GOLF CYPRUS

Special Operations

Cyprus Shore Excursions

Activities

Cyprus Teambuilding
A Leading Destination Management Company in Greece & Cyprus since 1982