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Greek Travel Agents Called To Attend Tourism Forum In Ankara, Turkey

The Hellenic Association of Travel & Tourist Agencies (HATTA) is inviting Greek travel agents to attend a tourism forum in Ankara that will include B2B meetings between Greek tourism professionals and Turkish enterprises.
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2nd Athens Half Marathon: Registration Open!

Registration for the 2nd Athens Half Marathon to be held on 31 March 2013 is now open! The running event will start in front of Syntagma Square and the Greek Parliament and finish at Zappeion Megaro.
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Call For Photo Donation To Promote Santorini Island

The Municipality of Thira, Santorini, is inviting photographers to donate archive photographs of the island for promotional needs of the “2013 Year Of Gastronomy in Santorini” initiative.
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Sympossio Greek Gourmet Touring 2013 Kicks Off In Italy

Greece's cuisine and local products will be promoted once again to European countries through the Sympossio Greek Gourmet Touring event organized by Aldemar Hotels.
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Greece Expects Rise In Arrivals From Russia, Ukraine, Belarus

Early bookings to Greek destinations have increased 400 percent especially from the markets of Russia, the Ukraine and Belarus, according to data released recently by tour operator Mouzenidis Travel, one of the largest Greek companies working with the Russian market.

World’s First A380 Facility Fully Open For Business

Emirates and Dubai Airports recently announced the successful completion of the phased launch of Concourse A – the home of the A380 and the world’s first purpose-built facility for the aircraft at Dubai International.
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“Greek Breakfast” Initiative Attracts Hoteliers

“The chamber’s vision is for ‘Greek Breakfast’ to become the connection between tourism and local produce so the whole of society can enjoy the benefits of tourism in our country,” the president of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, Yiorgos Tsakiris, said following the success of...
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Musical Evenings At The Acropolis Museum

The Acropolis Museum, from 15 February to Easter, will present a series of performances with music groups from across the world, giving its visitors the unique opportunity to tour the archaic exhibition while enjoying this diverse music program from the second floor balcony that...
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Greece Shines In Stockholm Mall

The island of Rhodes and its hotels will be introduced to thousands of Swedes on 15-16 February at a special booth set up in the main entrance of the Gallerian shopping mall in Stockholm, Sweden.
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American Airlines-US Airways Announce Plans To Merge

American Airlines and US Airways announced on 14 February that the boards of directors of both companies have unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement.
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Thessaly Region Joins Forces With Turkish Airlines

Thessaly will be promoted to new markets and Japan is first on the list, according to an agreement between the region's governor Kostas Agorastos and the general director of Turkish Airlines in Athens, Gulay Ozturk.
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Heraklion Optimistic On Greek Cruise In 2013

Heraklion, Crete, is expecting the number of cruise liner stopovers at its port this year to increase by 51.8 percent compared to 2012, according to data released today, 14 February.
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Greek Municipalities Invited To Form Local Tourism Networks

The Development and Tourism Programs Committee of the Central Union of Municipalities in Greece (KEDE) recently called on to Greek municipalities located in tourist areas (tourist municipalities) to join its initiative to establish a Local Tourism Network in each municipality.
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Greek Startups In Tourism At HUB Events (123P)

Community marketplace dopios.com, in collaboration with 123P, next week will hold the first meet-up for those who want to gain insight on the tourism field, technology and start-ups.
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Forum: Chambers Discuss Synergies To Boost Greek Tourism

Greece's need to attract tourists from new, booming markets and the importance of synergies between neighboring countries to facilitate the travel of tourists from far away destinations were the main topics discussed at the tourism forum for chambers that took place during the...
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NJV Athens Plaza’s Pastry Chef Wins Global Chefs Challenge

Pastry chef Yiorgos Bahtis represented the NJV Athens Plaza Hotel and was honored with the gold medal at the Global Chefs Challenge that took place last weekend on the sidelines of the 8th HORECA Expo (8-11 February).
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Greek Tourism Minister Briefs President On Berlin Talks

“The first messages we have received are extremely encouraging. The effort is mainly to restore the image of the country,” Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni told President of the Republic Karolos Papoulias, today, 13 February.
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Winner Of “Re-think Athens” Competition To Be Announced

On 27 February 2013, the winner of the European architectural competition “Rethink Athens” will be announced. The competition launched 21 May 21 2012.
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Tour Operators And Travel Agents Called To Join “112” Emergency Number Campaign

The European Commission and The European Travel Agents' and Tour Operators' Associations (ECTAA) are asking tour operators and travel agents to promote the pan-European emergency number “112” on their websites, on e-tickets, and at major tourist destinations.

ΤΕΙ Αθήνας: Απορρίπτει Την Πρόταση Του Σχεδίου “Αθηνά”

Η Γενική Συνέλευση του Τμήματος Διοίκησης Τουριστικών Επιχειρήσεων του ΤΕΙ Αθήνας συνεδρίασε στις 6/2/2013 με θέμα το σχέδιο «Αθηνά», για την αναδιάρθρωση των Ιδρυμάτων Ανώτατης Εκπαίδευσης και ειδικά, για την χωρίς καμία αιτιολογία ή επιστημονική μελέτη πρόταση...