Month: December 2016 | Page 5

Hotel Grande Bretagne’s ‘GB Corner Gifts & Flavors’ Gets a Makeover

The Hotel Grande Bretagne has renovated its GB Corner Gifts & Flavors shop, which now includes the products of French pastry chef Arnaud Larher.

Posted On 16 Dec 2016

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AVICOM Awards Greek Museum of Byzantine Culture Film with Gold

Greece’s Museum of Byzantine Culture was awarded for its film titled "Return" during the International Audiovisual Festival on Museums and Heritage.

Posted On 16 Dec 2016

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Pioneering Greeks: Yiannis Loucacos, Chef

This week the "Pioneering Greeks" column introduces Yiannis Lucacos, the chef focused on Greek cooking with a twist, combining the country’s recipes and ingredients with various international references.

Posted On 16 Dec 2016

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SETE: Positive Signs for 2017 Greek Tourism

Demand for next year's tourism season is showing an increase, according to the president of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), Andreas Andreadis.

Posted On 15 Dec 2016

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Tourism Partnership Launches to Promote Athens as Year-round Destination

A collaborative initiative has been launched to promote Athens as an attractive, year-round, city break tourism destination.

Posted On 15 Dec 2016

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Photo credit: Elliott Kefalas. Source: Olympic Air.

Record Passenger Traffic for Greek Airports in Jan-Nov 2016

Passenger traffic at Greek airports during the first 11 months of the year surged to a high of 51.5 million, according to recent data.

Posted On 15 Dec 2016

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ICAP: Greek Tourism Sector Going Strong

Greece’s tourism sector is continuing to grow despite the ongoing economic crisis, according data released by Athens-based market research firm ICAP this week.

Posted On 15 Dec 2016

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Greek Ministry Says ‘Lost City’ Known Since 19th Century

News of a 2,500-year-old lost city discovered by archaeologists in Greece that has recently taken the media by storm was "corrected" this week by the Greek culture ministry.

Posted On 15 Dec 2016

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EasyJet Adds Preveza, Rhodes & Kefallonia to Greece Destinations

British low-cost carrier easyJet announced the addition of four new routes, extra seating and friendlier rates for Greek destinations.

Posted On 15 Dec 2016

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Countdown to Lufthansa’s New A350-900 Service Begins

The countdown to the delivery of the most modern long-haul aircraft and the newest addition to the Lufthansa fleet has begun.

Posted On 15 Dec 2016

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Singapore Airlines to Add Stockholm to Route Network

Stockholm will become the second Scandinavian city in Singapore Airlines (SIA) route network in May 2017, when the carrier introduces flights to Sweden’s capital, via Moscow.

Posted On 15 Dec 2016

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Atalanta Marine in Exclusive Partnership with Black Pepper Yachts

Greek yachting experts Atalanta Marine has joined forces with France’s Black Pepper Yachts as its exclusive dealer in Greece and Cyprus, the company announced.

Posted On 15 Dec 2016

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Greek PM Pledges Relief Measures for Island Communities

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras pledged to upgrade infrastructure, redesign coastal shipping, enhance transportation, support agriculture and local production, and boost local entrepreneurship in efforts to improve the standard of living on Greek island communities.

Posted On 14 Dec 2016

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Erdogan’s Tactics Throw Off EU Visa Waiver Talks

Turkey’s negotiating card - stemming the growing refugee influx from its shores into Greece and the EU in return for visa-free travel within the Schengen Area - seems to be losing ground as EU officials appeared divided on Tuesday, saying Turkey still had a long way to go.

Posted On 14 Dec 2016

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Piraeus Port Investments, Upgrades to Focus on Cruise Travel

Boosting investments and upgrading port infrastructure to facilitate incoming cruise tourism topped the agenda of talks between the Piraeus Port Authority and the municipality recently.

Posted On 14 Dec 2016

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Two Greece Discoveries on ‘Archaeology’ Magazine’s Top 10 for 2016

Two archaeological discoveries in Greece have been selected by the editors of Archaeology magazine as this year’s most compelling finds in a feature story titled ‘’Top 10 Discoveries of 2016’’.

Posted On 14 Dec 2016

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From left: Ignacio Biosca Vancells, Head of Airport Marketing & Relations with Airlines, AENA; Andreas Stylianopoulos, President & CEO, Navigator Travel; Ioanna Papadopoulou, Director, Communications & Marketing, Athens International Airport; Alexander Zinell, CEO, Fraport Regional Airports of Greece Management Company S.A.; Thanos Pallis, Secretary General MedCruise, Ass. Prof. University of the Aegean, Co-director of PortEconomics.eu; Yiannis Paraschis, CEO, Athens International Airport; Michael Eggenschwiler, CEO, Hamburg Airport & Vice-President ADV; and Stavros Hatzakos, General Manager, Piraeus Port Authority S.A.

Experts in Air Transport and Cruise Exchange Views at 4th ACES Event in Athens

The 4th Airport Chief Executives’ Symposium (ACES – Athens), an Athens International Airport initiative, was successfully hosted in Athens recently.

Posted On 14 Dec 2016

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Entrada Platform Gets Updated and Provides New Possibilities

The administration section of the platform of Entrada, a global central reservation and travel sales system, has been updated and now provides more possibilities in terms of advanced reporting and dashboard insight.

Posted On 14 Dec 2016

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Makedonia Palace: Dedas Estate Open for Events

Although currently in a renovation stage, the Makedonia Palace hotel in Thessaloniki will continue to provide catering services for social and professional events.

Posted On 14 Dec 2016

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