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HATTA: Πρόταση αναθεώρησης της Οδηγίας για τα Οργανωμένα Ταξίδια

Μετά από μακροχρόνια προετοιμασία που ξεκίνησε το 2009, η Ευρωπαϊκή Επιτροπή δημοσίευσε την πρότασή της για την αναθεώρηση της Οδηγίας για τα Οργανωμένα Ταξίδια (90/314/ΕΟΚ)....
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Travelport Holds Summer Media Event In The UK

Travelport recently held a media event at its European headquarters in the UK and gathered together journalists from Travelport locations across Europe.
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New Metro Stations Open 26 July In Athens

Four new metro stations on Vouliagmenis Avenue -Ilioupoli, Alimos, Argyroupoli and Elliniko- on the southern extension of line two (red line) will open and begin serving passengers as of Friday 26 July, it was recently announced.
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Western Macedonia Promoted To Ukrainian Travel Agents

Travel agents from the Ukraine recently experienced the culture, monuments, archaeological sites, nature, products, flavors and the Greek hospitality during a familiarization tour of the region of Western Macedonia and specifically to the prefectures of Kozani, Florina, Kastoria...
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Environmental Groups Slam New Greek Tourism Bill

Twelve environmental organizations criticized the Greek Tourism Ministry and said it was "destroying nature" throughout Greece with the new bill for Greek tourism that was recently tabled in Parliament.
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Blue Star Patmos Celebrates First Birthday

Blue Star Ferries announced the one year anniversary since the ultra modern addition to its fleet, the Blue Star Patmos vessel, was launched on the the Piraeus-Chios-Mytilini route.
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Costa Navarino: Second Golf Camp For Kids And Teens In September

Costa Navarino wrapped up its first “Summer Junior Golf Camp” on 21 June and now invites kids to participate in the second event in September.
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“Destination Greece” Presented To Vietnamese Travel Agents

Argo Travel Asia-Pacific and Travel Media Applications recently presented Greece as a tourism destination to leading travel agencies of Vietnam at the Vietnamese Women's Museum.
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Thessaloniki Hosts 12th FIMBA World Maxibasketball Championship

Greece's northern city Thessaloniki will show its sports tourism potential during 12-21 July while hosting the 12th FIMBA World Maxibasketball Championship.
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Delta And Virgin Announce Codeshare

Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic Airways recently detailed a codeshare agreement across 108 routes that offers customers seamless connections to 66 destinations across North America and the U.K. as of this month.
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Aegean Airlines Reports International Traffic Increase In May, June

Aegean Airlines recorded a 23 percent increase on its international flights during the May-June 2013 period, the first two months of the main tourist season, compared with the same period the year before.
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Pegasus Airlines Launches Athens-Istanbul Daily Flights

Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines in late June launched a daily connection from Athens International Airport (AIA) “Eleftherios Venizelos” to Sabiha Gökçen International Airport in Istanbul.
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Online Platform Launches For Citizen Groups In Athens

The City of Athens has launched an online platform named Synathina that will operate as a calendar of actions and events carried out by the city's citizen groups that aim to improve the quality of life in Athens.
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Louis Cruises To Host “A Tribute to the Legends Tour”

Louis Hellenic Cruises will host onboard a special tribute to legendary Greek singers on 26 July and 26 August within the framework of its “thematic” cruise events.
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Grace Hotels Have Best Swimming Pools In The World

The swimming pools of the Grace Hotels Group are included on a list of the best swimming pools in the world released recently by popular travel publication Condé Nast Traveller.
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Athens Airport Introduces New, Modern Website

The official website of Athens International Airport is "on air" and offers users a modern and friendly tool while it also addresses their personal needs.
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Polish Tourists Opt For Greece

Greece comes in first this season in terms of tourist arrivals from Poland via charter flights.
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Aircraft In Lufthansa Group Better Utilized

The aircraft of all airlines in the Lufthansa Group - Lufthansa German Airlines (including Germanwings and Lufthansa Regional), SWISS, Austrian Airlines and Lufthansa Cargo –were better utilized in the first half 2013.
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ΕΛΛΕΤ: Οι 12 Περιβαλλοντικές Οργανώσεις ενάντια στο Νομοσχέδιο του Υπουργείου Τουρισμού

Πόσο λογικό ακούγεται να κόβεις το χέρι που σε θρέφει; Παράλογο; Ανόητο; Αυτό ακριβώς κάνει το Υπουργείο Τουρισμού με το νομοσχέδιο «Απλούστευση διαδικασιών για την ενίσχυση της τουριστικής επιχειρηματικότητας, αναδιάρθρωση του ΕΟΤ και λοιπές διατάξεις» που συζητείται αυτές τ...
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Διαμαρτυρία των εργαζομένων στον ΕΟΤ

Τα Διοικητικά Συμβούλια των Υπαλλήλων του ΕΟΤ, του Υπουργείου Τουρισμού και των Διπλωματούχων Μηχανικών του ΕΟΤ σε κοινή συνεδρίασή τους που έγινε την Πέμπτη 4-7-2013 αποφάσισαν να διευρύνουν τη συνεργ...