TOURGREECE was founded in 1979 by a young and ambitious travel industry executive, Vassilis Sakellaris, who, following his graduation from the University of Athens, had previously worked for two years in the Operations Department of a large incoming travel company and two years later as a General Manager-Travel of an airline handling and tourist agency. Successful business planning, employment of high caliber professionals and decisive management, gradually transformed TOURGREECE from a small size incoming travel agency in 1979, to one of the biggest, most reliable and successful destination management companies in Greece, with over 40 full time employees by 2010.