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Gulf Air Launches “EthicsPoint” To Ensure Transparency In Operations

Gulf Air has launched "EthicsPoint," a third party, anonymous, Internet-based reporting tool designed to help ensure greater transparency in the airline’s operations.

ΚΕΕΛΠΝΟ: Διευκρινήσεις για τα κρούσματα γαστρεντερίτιδας σε ξενοδοχείο της Ρόδου

Σε διευκρινήσεις για την έξαρση κρουσμάτων γαστρεντερίτιδας που σημειώθηκε σε ξενοδοχειακή μονάδα της Ρόδου προχώρησε το Κέντρο Ελέγχου και Πρόληψης Νοσημάτων (ΚΕ.ΕΛ.Π.ΝΟ.): "Πιθανός αιτιολογικός παράγοντας θεωρ...

The Sphinxes Of Ancient Amphipolis, Greece, Have Been Revealed

Two Sphinxes found to be guarding the entrance of a recently discovered tomb that dates between 325 and 300 BC in Ancient Amphipolis, Greece, have been totally revealed.

Key Tourism Figures Applaud Google Initiative For Off-Season Promotion Of Greece

"Now, more than ever, it is possible to gradually extend the tourist season," Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni recently said in regards to an initiative announced by Google that sees to promote Greece during the off season.

Travel Receipts Help Increase Greek Current Account Surplus In June

Travel receipts in June 2014 increased by 16.3 percent compared with the same month last year, reaching some 1.986,8 million euros, according to data from the Bank of Greece on the country's current account balance.

Greece Makes Announcements For Extension Of Athens Metro (Line 4)

The Greek Ministry of Infrastructure recently confirmed that a fourth metro line will be constructed in Athens to service many densely populated areas of the city.

Willem Dafoe Narrates The History Of The Benaki Museum In Greece (Video)

The Benaki Museum - An enlightening short film by Athena Rachel Tsangari and narrated by American actor Willem Dafoe about Antonis Benakis. A man who dedicated his life to the safeguarding of Greece's heritage.

Athens To Display 25 Masterpieces From Greece & Italy

Twenty-five masterpieces from Greece and Italy will be displayed at an art exhibition at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens as of late August.

ΞΕΕ: Mαζικό χαρακτήρα έχουν λάβει οι λανθασμένοι υπολογισμοί του Εν.Φ.Ι.Α. στα ξενοδοχεία

Σε επιστολή προς τον υπουργό Οικονομικών κ. Γκίκα Χαρδούβελη το Ξενοδοχειακό Επιμελητήριο της Ελλάδος (ΞΕΕ) επισημαίνει ότι οι λανθασμένοι υπολογισμοί του φόρου έχουν πλέον λάβ...

Google Launches Online Initiative To Turn Greece Into Year-Round Destination

Google has announced a new initiative to boost the online presence of Greek tourism businesses and help the country attract visitors all year round.

Greece Is The Most Popular Destination For Austrian Tourists

Greece is the most popular tourist destination for Austrians including politicians, the Esteraich newspaper recently reported.

Amazing Time-Lapse Video Of Corfu, Greece

A time-lapse video that shows the sites of Corfu Island in Greece under the starry sky has gained high popularity since it was first released.

TIF-HELEXPO Posts Improved Earnings In First Half Of 2014

TIF-Helexpo, Greece's national exhibition body, has recorded strong performance in the first half of the year compared with the same period in 2013 and expects to produce positive earnings for the whole of 2014 before taxes.

The Guardian: The Acropolis Museum Is The Best Place To House The Parthenon Marbles

"The Parthenon marbles are the world's most beautiful art – and that's why we should give them back," columnist Jonathan Jones wrote in an article published recently in The Guardian.

Giorgos Seferis Poem To Represent Greece In European Poetic Celebration “Transpoesie”

Greece will take part once again in the Transpoesie project, a poetic celebration of European language and culture that will launch in Brussels on 25 September and run for one month.

“ANEK Smart” Celebrates 2 Years of Member Loyalty

This year, ANEK Smart Bonus Program, the loyalty program for ANEK Lines, celebrates its second anniversary and invites its 75,000 members to enjoy their summer holidays by exploring the beauty of Crete.

Global Travel Task Force Launched To Monitor Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak

The risk of transmission of Ebola virus disease (EVD) during air travel is low, according to a joint statement on travel and transport in relation to Ebola outbreak released by the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the World...

Report: Will Tourism Save Greece?

The Greek tourism sector is showing signs of restructuring that may simultaneously imply higher productivity and a smaller potential for absorbing unemployment, according to a recent strategic analysis by Levy Economics Institute of Bard College in the United States.

Greece Expects To Welcome 1 Million Turkish Tourists This Year

For the first time in history, around one million Turkish tourists are expected to visit Greece.

The Guardian: Mykonos, Greece, Is The Summer’s Big Winner

The big winner of this summer is Mykonos as celebrities put the glamor of the 1960s back in Greece, according to a recent article published on The Guardian website.