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Europeans Complain About Greek Tourism Services

Visitors to Greece and Greek consumers are increasingly voicing their complaints as data released last month showed the number of those grievances rose by 64 percent between 2005 and 2006.
Posted On 01 May 2007
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Greece's stand at ITB 2007
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ITB Berlin Showed Mixed Picture for Arrivals to Greece

German bookings data for holidays in Greece so far this year give a mixed picture, officials said at last month's ITB international travel show in Berlin, one of the world's largest.
Posted On 01 Apr 2007
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Dirk Lorenzen, Lufthansa's manager for airport services in Greece, Cyprus and Turkey; Stelios Augoustis, Goldair's station manager; Katerini Xanthaki, general manager of Goldair Handling; Georgios Rombolis, Lufthansa's station manager in Athens; Goldair's Vassiliki Lagou and Ioannis Zafeirakis.
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Lufthansa Awards Goldair Handling

Lufthansa German Airlines last month awarded Goldair Handling as being the best provider of third party services within the worldwide Lufthansa network. Prizes where given in the categories ground handling, on board services, third party services and internal projects for the...
Posted On 01 Apr 2007
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Another Record Year for World Tourism

With 842 million arrivals and a 4.5% growth rate, 2006 exceeded expectations as the tourism sector continued to enjoy above average results, making it a new record year for the industry. The latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer figures suggest that 2007 will consolidate this...
Posted On 01 Mar 2007
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Makis Seriatos, president of Ashley Worldgroup Southeastern Europe; and Agapi Vardinogianni, president of Karamella, during the recent unveiling of Greece's new advertising program abroad.
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40 Million Euro Greek Tourism Ad Campaign Launched

With distinct hopes of breaking last year's record number of tourism arrivals (up 10 percent over the year before), Greece launched its 40-million-euro advertising campaign (run by the consortium Ashley & Holmes Athens/Karamella) at a gala dinner last month. The campaign,...
Posted On 01 Feb 2007
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Greek Consumers Satisfied with Package Travel Services

Although the recent problem with Sun Mediterranean - a travel agency that left Greek travelers stranded in Vienna - was a future incident, a Eurobarometer poll found that a mere 4% of Greek consumers were dissatisfied with package travel services in their country. In Germany, 6%...
Posted On 01 Feb 2007
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At the press conference given by the tourism minister: Yiannis Vermisso, journalist; Haris Kokossis, special secretary to the tourism development ministry; Maria Gianni, the ministry's secretary general; George Kalantzis, the minister for Macedonia and Thrace; Greece's minister for tourism development, Fanny Palli-Petralia; Aristotelis Thomopoulos, Helexpo's president; Thanassis Economou, secretary general for the Hellenic Tourism Organization.
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Philoxenia Hangs On

Aristotelis Thomopoulos, president of Helexpo, the organizer of the Philoxenia International Tourism Exhibition, says this year's fair, the twenty-second, saw an increase in visitors and exhibitors (additional exhibitors this year included those to the new special section for spa...
Posted On 01 Dec 2006
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Paulo Yoshikawa, Lufthansa's new general manager for Greece & Cyprus.
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Lufthansa Welcomes New General Manager

Paulo Yoshikawa is Lufthansa's new general manager for Greece and Cyprus. The Japanese-Brazilian national began his career with Lufthansa in Sao Paulo, Brazil in 1975 and has been with the German carrier ever since. Before coming to Athens, Mr. Yoshikawa was based in Madrid,...
Posted On 01 Nov 2006
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EU Will Revisit Aviation Security Measures

In response to last month's foiled terrorist plot to bomb transatlantic flights departing from London, an emergency meeting was held between UK Home Secretary John Reid and EU ministers from Finland (now holding EU presidency), France, Germany, Portugal and Slovenia, which hold...
Posted On 01 Sep 2006
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Tourists Complain of Price Gouging

The Greek consumer group INKA announced last month that it received 7,100 complaints from tourists between the start of the year and the end of June. Most complained of excessive charges for poor-quality services.
Posted On 01 Sep 2006
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Brigitta Papastravrou, president of Agrotouristiki S.A., speaking at the forum.
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First Pan-European Agro-tourism Forum Held

The first pan-European forum for agro-tourism was held recently in Epirus. Organized by Agrotouristiki S.A., the state organization for alternative tourism development, the forum will be held annually to promote agro-tourism in Greece, and to increase cooperation between Greek...
Posted On 01 Aug 2006
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Panoramic view of Mykonos town.
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Cosmopolitan Mykonos Entices Discerning Travelers

The brilliant-white, cube-shaped homes and bluegreen seas of Mykonos island are among the most popular images of Greece's island tourism.
Posted On 01 Jul 2006
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EasyCruise's Stelios Haji-Ioannou with Ioannis Tavoularis of Neorion Holdings making plans for the future.
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Neorion Holdings May Construct New Ships for EasyCruise

EasyGroup, the holding company of Greek entrepreneur Stelios Haji-Ioannou, signed a letter of intent with the Greek shipyard, Neorion Holdings, for the construction of as many as four cruise ships for use by its low-cost cruise business easyCruise. The new 500-passenger cruise...
Posted On 01 Jun 2006
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Louis Hellenic Cruises inaugurates latest ship,
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Louis Hellenic Cruises Inaugurates Latest Ship

Last month, Louis Hellenic Cruises inaugurated the "Sea Diamond," the latest cruise ship to join its fleet, with blessing of the ship followed with speeches by the Ministers of Tourism Develop and Merchant Marine, among others. The ceremony ended with the raising of the Greek...
Posted On 01 Jun 2006
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Sale of Three Superfast Vessels Concluded

Superfast owners Attica Holdings last month announced it concluded the sale and delivery of Superfast VII, Superfast VIII and Superfast IX to the AS Tallink Grupp in exchange for some 310 million euros in cash.
Posted On 01 May 2006
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The plethora of guests attending the opening ceremonies of the International Tourism Exchange ITB Berlin 2006 were enthralled by the performance of the Greek singer Alkistis Protopsalti.
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Greece Stars at Record-breaking ITB Tourism Fair

Greece, for the first time, bathed in the limelight as the partner country at the 40th global tourism expo ITB held last month in Berlin. Greece hosted the opening event and reception for over 5,000 guests with a rich artistic program that included singers Alkistis Protopsalti...
Posted On 01 Apr 2006
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Andreas Stylianopoulos of Navigator Travel with unidentified collaborator, and Aris Zarpanely, executive vice president of Silversea Cruises as they toast to cruise vessels under construction.
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Luxury Cruise Operator Looks to Expansion in Greece

Navigator Travel is now representing Silversea Cruises in Greece. Silversea, a luxury cruise company, has a fleet of four six-star ships (with two more under construction) that travel to ports throughout the world. The company's high quality cruises, explains Aris Zarpaneli of...
Posted On 01 Apr 2006
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Superfast Ferries Remains Greece-Italy Leader

For the eighth consecutive year, Superfast Ferries held the leading position for the transportation of passengers and freight units on the Greece-Italy route in the Adriatic Sea. Last year, the company's market share for passengers was 24.2%, for freight units 21.7% and for...
Posted On 01 Apr 2006
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Louis Cruise Lines'
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European Cruise Market Continues Expansion

Louis Cruise Lines last month announced the delivery of the latest addition to its fleet, the 1,250-passenger cruise ship Sea Diamond (ex-Birka Princess). After its planned upgrading, the Sea Diamond this month begins 3- and 4-day cruises from Piraeus on behalf of Louis Hellenic...
Posted On 01 Apr 2006
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Since economic recovery in Europe has not been as strong as expected, travel specialists expect slow growth.
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World Travel Trend Report Foresees Slow Travel Growth

Since economic recovery in Europe has not been as strong as expected, due in large part to weak consumer demand, travel specialists expect slow growth for their sector this year. (Greece on the other hand expects to see arrival increases this year.)
Posted On 01 Mar 2006
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