Month: December 2017 | Page 5

Virgin Atlantic Introduced to Partners of Aktina Travel

Greek travel agents, partners of Aktina Travel Group, recently received the latest updates on Virgin Atlantic Airways, during an event held in Athens.

Posted On 18 Dec 2017

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Lampsa Group Adding to Athens Hotel Market

Lampsa Hellenic Hotels SA, owner of the Grande Bretagne and King George, is expected to open a new upscale hotel in the center of Athens in about two years.

Posted On 15 Dec 2017

, By Nikos Krinis

Fraport Greece Set to Begin €10m Kavala Airport Revamp

Fraport Greece presented its 10-million-euro project for the upgrading and expansion of Kavala Airport "Megas Alexandros".

Posted On 15 Dec 2017

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WTTC-McKinsey Report Attempts to Address Overtourism Issues

Ways of managing overcrowding in tourism destinations are included in a report released by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and McKinsey.

Posted On 15 Dec 2017

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European Council President Donald Tusk. © European Union

Tusk’s Migrant Quota Action Causes EU Rift, Reactions

A move by European Council President Donald Tusk to review the mechanism of mandatory quotas for the redistribution of asylum seekers has created a stir in the EU.

Posted On 15 Dec 2017

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Greek Tourism Minister Completes US Visit on Positive Note

Greek Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura completed her US visit with a series of meetings, highlighting the investment opportunities in Greece.

Posted On 15 Dec 2017

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Photo Source: @flyNiki.com, PlanePictures.net - Matthieu Douhaire

End of Trading for Austrian Carrier Niki

Austria’s second largest airline Niki announced it had filed for bankruptcy protection, leaving some 10,000 passengers stranded.

Posted On 15 Dec 2017

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SNFCC in Athens Nominated for RIBA 2018 Architecture Award

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) in Athens has been nominated for the architecture award RIBA International Prize 2018.

Posted On 15 Dec 2017

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Creta Maris Beach Resort general manager Nikos Vlassiadis received the award from Sani Resort sales and marketing manager Antonis Avdelas.

Creta Maris Honored for Business Excellence in Tourism

The Creta Maris Beach Resort, located on Crete, was recently honored with the "Treasures of Greek Tourism 2017” award for its business excellence.

Posted On 15 Dec 2017

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Star Alliance Partners with ‘Plug and Play’ to Access Innovative Travel Startups

Star Alliance has entered into a partnership with innovation center “Plug and Play”, in order to accompany travel startups in their development process.

Posted On 15 Dec 2017

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Eva Air Takes Delivery of First Boeing 777 Freighter

Eva Air recently had its first Boeing 777 freighter aircraft delivered, which will serve the airline's destinations in Asia and North America.

Posted On 15 Dec 2017

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Europe Drives Int’l Tourism Growth Through October 2017

Europe drove growth in international arrivals in the first ten months of 2017, according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer.

Posted On 14 Dec 2017

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Athens’ Eleonas Neighborhood to Get Metropolitan Park

The area of Eleonas in Athens will get its own metropolitan park in 2019 offering repose and recreation for its residents, the capital’s municipal authority said.

Posted On 14 Dec 2017

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Vice-president of the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) Angeliki Chondromatidou; director of the Tourism and Regional Policy Department - Culture Ministry of Russia Olga Yarilova; head of the GNTO office for Russia and CIS Polykarpos Efstathiou.

Greece-Russia Year of Tourism Set for Action

Greek tourism ministry authorities met with their counterparts in Russia to finalize the details of the Greece-Russia Year of Tourism 2017-2018.

Posted On 14 Dec 2017

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Thessaloniki Port: Share Purchase Agreement for 67% Stake to be Signed

The share purchase agreement for the 67 percent stake of the Thessaloniki Port Authority is expected to be signed on Friday, December 15.

Posted On 14 Dec 2017

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‘Greek Tourism Workshop’ Events to Introduce Greece to Arab and Asian Markets in 2018

Greece in 2018 will be promoted to the high-spending markets of India, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Lebanon through B2B workshops.

Posted On 14 Dec 2017

, By Nikos Krinis

‘Greek Day’ at New York Stock Exchange

The New York Stock Exchange and Capital Link recently organized the “Greek Day at NYSE”, a special ceremony in honor of Greece.

Posted On 14 Dec 2017

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TUI Group CEO Friedrich Joussen. Photo Source: TUI Group

TUI Group’s Year Going Great, Aiming for 10% Growth by 2020

TUI increased turnover by 8.1 percent to 18.5 billion euros in the year ending September 2017 and EBITA by 12 percent to 1.12 billion euros.

Posted On 14 Dec 2017

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Travelport Receives NDC ‘Level 3’ Aggregator Certification by IATA

Travelport has been certified by the International Air Transport Association as a “Level 3” aggregator under IATA’s New Distribution Capability (NDC) initiative.

Posted On 14 Dec 2017

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