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Athens Strengthens Ties With World Tourism Cities Federation

The City of Athens signed a memorandum of understanding with the World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF) during the second World Tourism Cities Expo held 11-14 September at Beijing's Wangfujing Pedestrian Street.
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Study: Corporate Travelers Expect Info On Visas, Vaccinations

Visa information, vaccinations and weather forecasts top the list of additional information business travelers expect to receive from their corporate travel program, according to a joint report by Travelport and the Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE).
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Greece To Offer Residence Permits To Foreign Investors

Invest in Greece Agency will hold a briefing and working session on "Residence permits to Third-Country Citizens for strategic investments and real estate ownership."
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IFITT To Participate In E-Tourism Conference “Digi.Travel”

The International Federation for IT in Travel and Tourim (IFITT) will give insight on useful technological innovations for the Greek tourism sector at the upcoming e-tourism conference Digi.Travel.
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Civil Servants Start Two-Day Strike

Public services will be disrupted on Wednesday and Thursday (18-19 September) as civil servants walk off the job to protest government plans to put thousands of workers into a mobility scheme.
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Metro Station Closed To Public Due To Protest Rallies In Athens

Metro station "Syntagma" in Athens will be closed to the public as of 10am, Wednesday, 18 September, due to protest rallies planned for the city center.
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Ημερίδα ΚΕΔΕ: Ιαματικός Τουρισμός για μια Νέα Στρατηγική Ανάπτυξης

«Ιαματικός Τουρισμός για μια Νέα Στρατηγική Ανάπτυξης» είναι το θέμα ημερίδας που διοργανώνουν η Κεντρική Ένωση Δήμων Ελλάδας, ο Σύνδεσμος Δήμων Ιαματικών Πηγών Ελλάδας (ΣΔΙΠΕ) και η ΠΕΤΑ ΑΕ στις 25 Σεπτεμβρίου στην Αθήνα (ξεν...
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Greece To Host University Students From Canada, Develop Educational Tourism

The Greek Tourism Ministry is planning to launch a hospitality program and host students from the Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada.
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TUI To Bring More Tourists To Greece Next Year

TUI tour operators will bring an additional 300,000 tourists to Greece next year, thus exceeding two million visitors, the CEO of TUI Travel PLC, Peter Long, was reported to have said during his recent visit to the country.
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4th Athens Bike Festival Coming Up

Athens is a city with a growing cycling culture and an annual cycling festival in the heart of the city is a must for the increasing number of cyclists.
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CNN: Mycenae Among “Must See” Ancient Sites In The World

The declared World Heritage Site of Mycenae, Greece, located about 90 kilometers southwest of Athens, has been chosen by American news network CNN as one of the 15 most important - but lesser known - archaeological destinations in the world.
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UNWTO Accessible Tourism Recommendations Approved

The UNWTO recommendations on "Accessible Tourism for All" were recently approved and endorsed by the General Assembly.
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transavia.com Signs Up For Travelport Merchandising Platform

Travelport and transavia.com jointly announced a new distribution deal that will see transavia.com become the next low cost carrier participant in the aggregated shopping component of Travelport’s merchandising platform.
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Astra Airlines Announces Winter schedule

Thessaloniki-based Astra Airlines announced its 2013 winter flight schedule, which will be effective from 27 October 2013 to 29 March 2014.
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Olympic Air Offers Promotional Fares On Domestic Network

Greek carrier Οlympic Air is offering special promotional fares for one-way trips within its domestic network from/to Athens.
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Kefalogianni Expresses Optimism For Greek Tourism

September and October will be "two very good months" for the Greek tourism sector, Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni said today, Monday.
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GNTO Holds Talks On Saronic Gulf Promotion

The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) is planning to promote the Saronic Gulf as a single tourism destination to Greeks and international travelers in order to boost arrivals to its several islands such as Hydra, Poros, Aegina and Spetses.
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Athens Welcomes Emirates’ Flagship Airbus A380

Emirates brought its flagship Airbus A380 in Athens for a one off commercial flight on Sunday 15 September, almost a year after the first ever A380 scheduled service to the Greek capital.
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easyJet Adopts Enhanced Amadeus Booking Service

easyJet and Amadeus have announced the launch of unique system enhancements that will allow travel agents around the world, in a phased approach, to book low-cost carriers with the same booking flow as that used for traditional carriers, regardless of the airline’s distribution...
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Piraeus To Extend Port To Accommodate “New Generation” Cruise Ships

The Greek Environment Ministry recently approved the environmental terms for the creation of a "cruise liner center" at the south side of Piraeus Port to accommodate large cruise ships.