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Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Yeroulanos (left) and SETE's President Andreas Andreadis discuss tourism issues at a recent event in Athens. Over the past few months, Mr. Yeroulanos was in constant consultations with tourism professionals on the creation of the “Marketing Greece” company, which is expected to be a useful tool for the country.

Public-Private Tourism Marketing Company Becomes Official

The Greek Government approved an amendment tabled in Parliament last month that opened the way for the establishment of a public-private marketing company for Greek tourism. The amendment was tabled by Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Yeroulanos and specifically involved a...

Posted On 01 May 2012

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HATTA Blasts New Transport Bill

The Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies (HATTA) recently criticized provisions of a draft law drawn up by the Transport, Infrastructure and Networks Ministry that “ridicules Greek society and Greek tourism.”

Posted On 01 May 2012

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“It's a shame that this year while HATTA, the oldest Greek tourism body and one of the oldest in the world, celebrates its 85th year of operation, I stand in the unfortunate position to continuously point out problems,” the president of the Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies (HATTA), Yiorgos Telonis said at the association’s general meeting.

Travel Agents Have Low Expectations For 2012 Tourism Season

“Greek tourism plunges deeper into the crisis,” the president of the Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies (HATTA), Yiorgos Telonis, said while opening the association’s annual general assembly in late March.

Posted On 01 May 2012

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The deputy head of the visa policy unit of the European Commission, Diederik Paalman, appeared quite defensive during the conference, held recently at the new Acropolis Museum, on the Schengen visa process. Mr. Paalman brushed off all negative opinions expressed by tourism figures and urged member states to improve staff coverage in embassies and consulates and to open up new visa centers in remote cities to reduce visa-waiting times at centers.

Schengen Visa Regime Topic Of Debate In Athens

“The commission is looking into the issue of long waiting lines to obtain a visa, but also member states do not put their money where their mouths are as they should include more staff in consulates,” argued Diederik Paalman, deputy head of the visa policy unit of the European...

Posted On 01 May 2012

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HATTA's annual cocktail party at the T-Palace bar in Athens.

Tourism Professionals Chill Out At HATTA’s Cocktail Party

The Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies (HATTA) in late February held its annual cocktail party at the T-Palace bar in Athens for travel professionals and key tourism figures.

Posted On 01 Apr 2012

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UK Travel Federations Urge Greece To Save Its Image

Consumers in the UK are choosing alternative destinations for holiday this year as a result of the constant negative publicity focused on Greece (which consumers see as not just Athens but the islands too), according to an open letter sent to Greek officials last month by three...

Posted On 01 Apr 2012

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Greece’s Tarnished Image Puts 2012 Tourism In Limbo

“There are many Germans who are afraid to come to Greece,” Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Yeroulanos informed Greece’s head of state President Carolos Papoulias last month after his visit to the 46th ITB Berlin travel trade show in Germany.

Posted On 01 Apr 2012

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Professionals Slam Social Tourism Program Abolishment

Greek tourism professionals were stunned last month when they were informed that the abolition of the Workers' Housing Organization was included on an agreement of austerity measures demanded by Greece’s creditors in exchange for a new bailout loan.

Posted On 01 Mar 2012

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Greek Tourism Weighed Down By Uncertainty

“The slander against our country weighs heavily during this particularly sensitive period in which early bookings are in process for this year’s tourism season,” the Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies (HATTA) said last month in regards to the violent street...

Posted On 01 Mar 2012

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Travel Agencies To Increase Competitive Advantage Via EOS CODE

“Tour operators and travel agencies need to modernize their way of operation and provide high quality services and specialized products in a responsible and professional manner,” Yiorgos Telonis, president of Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies (HATTA) said in...

Posted On 01 Mar 2012

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Minister Wants Out Of Schengen Visa Procedures

Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Yeroulanos recently highlighted the importance of free movement of tourists around the world and underlined the need to change the Schengen visa procedure in order for it “to stop being a burden on tourism.

Posted On 01 Mar 2012

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HATTA Participates In School Tourism Initiative

“The international and Greek student community is a huge ‘reservoir’ from which Greek regions could draw visitors from throughout the academic year,” Yiorgos Telonis, president of Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies (HATTA), said during the announcement of the new...

Posted On 01 Feb 2012

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Cruise Industry Says Goodbye To Greek Cabotage

“Cabotage is finally lifted,” the Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies (HATTA) said last month after the Cabinet approved the bill that included the full lifting of cabotage restrictions for non-European Union flag cruise ships.

Posted On 01 Feb 2012

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Domestic Tourism Down During Holidays

Domestic tourism showed disappointing figures during the last holiday season as Greeks considered travel an “unaffordable luxury” and preferred to stay and celebrate the Christmas and New Year holidays at home, press reports said recently.

Posted On 01 Feb 2012

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Opinions Vary On 2012 Greek Tourism Growth

“Tourism went well this year,” Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Yeroulanos said during an interview to the Greek press in late December.

Posted On 01 Feb 2012

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HATTA Awards 2011

The Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies honored the best travel agency brochures and websites during the 27th International Tourism Exhibition Philoxenia last November.

Posted On 01 Jan 2012

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Tour Bus Profession Opens, KTEL Bus Profession Stays Closed

Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Yeroulanos sparked an angry reaction from tourism professionals recently when he signed a ministerial decision in November, which liberalized the tour bus profession so licenses would be easier obtained while the profession of KTEL intercity...

Posted On 01 Jan 2012

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HATTA Calls Meeting To Improve Downtown Athens Image

The Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies (HATTA) called a sudden meeting last month to focus on the image of downtown Athens and discuss the negative impact of the city’s tourism. The purpose of the meeting was to examine interventions to improve the image of the...

Posted On 01 Jan 2012

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Greece Gets New Leader, Coalition Government Formed

Former vice president of the European Central Bank, Lucas Papademos, was designated Greece’s new interim Prime Minister on 10 November in a new coalition government composed by the PASOK, New Democracy and LAOS political parties.

Posted On 01 Dec 2011

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Giorgos Telonis, President of HATTA

Giorgos Telonis

Philoxenia has contributed over time to the tourism development of our country and has given impetus to the tourism of Northern Greece. For all of us it is a reference point, an opportunity for the promotion of our tourism offer, a meeting place for professionals. In the most...

Posted On 01 Nov 2011

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