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Greek Museums, Sites To Operate On Extended Hours This Season

Thirty-three of Greece’s most popular museums and archaeological sites will extend their hours from this April and remain open from 8am to 8pm, seven days a week, according to the Greek Culture Ministry.

ITB 2014: Greece To Present Kefalonia To The World

Kefalonia, the Greek island that was rocked in early February by two strong earthquakes, will be receive an extensive presentation at the upcoming travel trade show ITB Berlin.

Kefalogianni To Attend Berlin’s International Tourism Exhibition ITB

Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni will depart for Berlin, Germany, on Monday 3 March, on the occasion of Greece's participation in the leading international tourism exhibition ITB.

Danish Tourists Favor Greece For Holidays

Greece is one of the most popular foreign destinations for Danes, according to data released following the Danish Travel Show Ferie For Alle held 21-23 February in Herning.

AirFastTickets Celebrates Rapid Expansion In Travel Market

Greek online travel booking company AirFastTickets recently held a glamorous party at the company's offices in Piraeus for the cutting of the company's Vasilopita (Greek New Year’s cake).

Galant Hellas Appointed GSA For transavia.com Greece

As of 1 March, Galant Hellas will begin offering services as low cost airline transavia.com's new General Sales Agent (GSA) for Greece. transavia.com has high expectations of the developments in the Greek travel market.

Top 10 Least Gay-Friendly Travel Destinations In The World

An online travel agency based in the UK and a NGO fighting for LGBT rights globally, has compiled a list of what it believes to be the least friendly holiday destinations for the LGBT community.

Athens Marathon New Promo Video Released

Following the announcement of the new identity of the Athens Marathon, the Hellenic Athletics Federation (SEGAS) has released the international promo video of the renowned event, the authentic marathon road race held annually in the Greek capital in November.

Athens Poseidon Hotel – Early Spring Break Offer

Athens Poseidon Hotel - Early Spring Break Offer

Bloomberg: Greek Tourism Set for Another Record Year

American Bloomberg news agency has quoted the head of Greece's main tourism body and reported that tourism in Greece is set to reach a second consecutive record as European travelers return to the country ravaged by six years of recession.

Greek Island Crete Will Stand United At ITB Berlin

Tourism professionals and entrepreneurs of Crete have decided to join forces at this year's ITB Berlin to promote the Greek island in the best way possible.

Santorini, Greece, Is One Of The Most Photogenic Spots On Earth

The Greek island of Santorini in Greece has been included on a list of the most photogenic places on earth in research conducted by Fujifilm and VeryFirstTo.

Peloponnese Tourism Organization Opposes Regional Tourism Directorate Shutdown

The Peloponnese Tourism Organization has published an announcement in which it opposes the Greek Tourism Ministry's intention to shut down the Peloponnese Regional Tourism Directorate and transfer its services from Tripoli to the directorate in Patras.

Mideast Revamps Its Business Look

Greek travel agency Mideast, with a history of 30 years in the tourism sector, has launched its brand new corporate image that highlights the company’s evolution and main pillars of activity.

EU To Secure Easier Recovery Of Illegally Removed National Treasures

A directive on the return of cultural objects unlawfully removed from the territory of a member state may be officially adopted by the Council during the Greek Presidency.

UNESCO To Hold Exhibition On Greece’s Marathon Town

The Greek town of Marathon of the Region of Attica will be showcased by UNESCO as a cultural landscape of global significance in an exhibition to be held in Paris in March.

EU Youth Conference Comes To Thessaloniki, Greece

Thessaloniki, the European Youth Capital for 2014, will host the European Union Youth Conference on March 10-12 2014.

Report: Greece To See Massive Increase In German Visitor Numbers This Year

Greek destinations are expected to see bookings by German travelers up by 52 percent this summer, compared with the same period in 2013, according to a recent report by GfK market research group.

Greek Tourism Industry Body Hopes For Reduction In Insurance Contributions

A reduction in insurance contributions could be the next best thing for Greek tourism following the lessened value-added tax rate on food services, according to the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE).

Former Greek Tourism Minister Slams New Draft Bill

Former tourism minister Nikos Skoulas has suggested for the new draft bill for Greek tourism to be withdrawn and written from scratch with the assistance of the sector's professionals, workers and all of those who know and serve tourism.