
Alexandros Garagounis
For Alexandros Garagounis, it’s always been about philoxenia, the Greek word for “hospitality.” Growing up on the Macedonian peninsula in northern Greece (“one of the most historic places in the country,” he notes), Alexandros remembers “feeling attached to tourism, and wanting to show people the true meaning of philoxenia. "In Greece, hospitality means to become friends with a stranger—to open your house and your heart, and to create a unique experience for every single visitor to this country.”