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Ryanair Appoints Chiara Ravara as Sales & Marketing Manager for Eastern Mediterranean

Ryanair has appointed Chiara Ravara as Sales and Marketing Manager for the Eastern Mediterranean, where she will oversee the airline’s marketing activities in Greece, Croatia, Cyprus, Malta and Montenegro.

Εργαστήρια για μικρομεσαία ξενοδοχεία/καταλύματα από το HotelBrain Braining Centre και το SETE Training

Το HotelBrain Braining Centre συνεργάζεται με το SETE Training σε 3 Εργαστήρια Ποιοτικών & Λειτουργικών Προτύπων για Μικρά και Μεσαία Ξενοδοχεία.

Greece: Capital Controls Still On, Central Bank Calls on ECB to Show ‘Good Will’

Despite several changes announced last week to the capital controls which were implemented in July 2015 amid Greek political havoc and eurozone uncertainty, bank officials say the restrictions to our personal deposits will be with us most likely until the end of 2016.

International Arrivals to Greece Up 8.6% in Jan-Sep 2015

International arrivals to Greece increased by 8.6 percent in the first nine months of 2015, according to a border survey conducted by the Bank of Greece and released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) on Monday.

Travel Operator KEFI Moves to New Company Status, Aims Higher

Athens-based tour operator KEFI Tours & Conferences has announced its plans for further growth after two very active decades in the business of tourism, moving from a limited company (Ltd) status to an anonymous (SA) company.

UNWTO Chief Says Diversifying Key to Greece’s Tourism Growth

Diversifying is key to the Greek tourism sector’s growth, Taleb Rifai, Secretary-General of the United Nations’ World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), said in a recent interview.

Greece May See Seaplane Flights as of Summer 2016

Hellenic Seaplanes expects to operate its first hydroplane waterways in Greece as of this summer.

Greece’s Variety Cruises Wins in USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards

Variety Cruises, a Greek owned company, was voted by the public as the "Best Boutique Cruise Line" in the USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards.

Time-lapse Project ‘Greek Skies’ Captures Hope in the Stars

It took 365 days and 825 hours of shooting, 55,000 photos, 8,400km of footage and 650 hours of editing to get time-lapse project “Greek Skies” up and rolling. Now it’s taking the internet… and people’s hearts by storm.

Qatar Airways Launches First-of-its-kind Travel Festival

Qatar Airways has launched a first-of-its-kind Travel Festival offering travellers an exceptional choice of dream deals suited for a variety of travel needs.

Crist: Φωτογράφιση νέας collection 2016 στο Blazer Suites

Ολοκληρώθηκε η φωτογράφιση της νέας collection 2016 της Crist που έγινε στο ξενοδοχείο Blazer Suites στη Βούλα, από το γνωστό φωτογράφο Γιάννη Αθυμαρίτη.

Oaktree Joins Greece’s Sani – Ikos Venture

LA-based assets management firm Oaktree has joined Sani SA and Ikos SA, both running luxury hotel units in the Halkidiki peninsula, forming a new venture in tourism which aims to expand both brands individually and invest in related projects across Greece.

Athens Airport Passenger Traffic Breaks Record in 2015

Athens International Airport is counting its blessings with more than 18.1 million travelers going through its gates in 2015.

Deltanet Aims to Serve Over 500,000 Tourists to Greece

Greek destination management group Deltanet Travel has set its sights on handling more than half a million foreign visitors to Greece in 2016, while expanding with two new branches in Athens and Corfu, and a subsidiary in China.

Give the Greeks a Nobel Prize for Humanity, Vote Now

For the hands-on demonstration of compassion in the ongoing refugee crisis, activist group Avaaz invites you to vote so that the Greek islanders and volunteers be nominated for this year's Nobel Prize in Peace.

Eurostat: Number of Females in Tourism Grows

The number of women working in tourism is growing, according to a Eurostat report, which found that while females represented just over a third (36 percent) of persons employed in the non-financial business economy in 2014, 58 percent were occupied in core tourism activities.

Αλλαγές στα Capital Controls

Δημοσιεύτηκαν, την Πέμπτη, στην Εφημερίδα της Κυβέρνησης αλλαγές με απόφαση του υπουργού Οικονομικών, Ευκλείδη Τσακαλώτου, με σημαντικότερες τη δυνατότητα μερικής ή ολικής αποπληρωμής στεγαστικού δανείου και ελεύθερη ανάληψη μετρητών, που αφορούν σε δικαστικές υποχρεώσεις...

Aegean Apologizes for Tel Aviv Flight Incident

Greek carrier Aegean Airlines apologized on Wednesday, to the Palestine Liberation Organization for an incident on Sunday, which saw two men - an Israeli-Arab and a Palestinian - voluntarily disembark after angry protests from Jewish Israeli passengers, who cited security fears.

Aegean, Olympic Cancel Jan. 8 Flights Due to Strike

Due tomorrow's 24-hour strike by civil aviation employees at Greece’s regional airports, Aegean Airlines and Olympic Air announce the cancellation of the following January 8 flights.

Thessaloniki Metro Works Resume, Aim for 2020

Works on the Thessaloniki metro are set to resume in the coming days, said Infrastructure, Transport and Networks Minister Christos Spirtzis, earlier this week.