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Greek Ministries To Cooperate To Boost Fishing Tourism

The Greek Ministry of Rural Development and Food is expected to team up soon with the Ministries of Tourism and Mercantile Marine, the Aegean and Island Policy to simplify the institutional framework required for the development of fishing tourism.
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Sonia Village Hotel Celebrates European Distinction

The owners of the Sonia Village Hotel in Chalkidiki recently held an event to celebrate the hotel's first place in the 2013 European RELACS Awards for Green Energy in Tourism.
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Metropolitan Hotel Gains Certification To Host Medical Tourists

Athens-based Metropolitan Hotel, member of the chain Chandris Hotels, was honored today, 13 June, with the first Medical Tourism Friendly Hotel (MTFH) certificate by TÜV Rheinland Hellas.
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Athens Airport Responds To Article Of The Economist

The following letter of Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" is in response to the article entitled "Athens Airport - A Greek island" published on 10 June 2013 by The Economist.
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Pegasus Airlines To Launch Athens-Istanbul Daily Flights

Turkish carrier Pegasus Airlines has announced the launch of daily flights from Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" to Sabiha Gökçen International Airport in Istanbul via V737/800 aircraft (189 seats) as of 29 June.
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Greek Certified Thermal Springs Add Up To 20

Two new Greek thermal springs were recently recognized by the Natural Thermal Resources Protection Committee, bringing the total of the country's recognized springs to 20, according to the Greek Tourism Ministry.
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Costa Navarino Launches Contemporary Art Platform

Costa Navarino in Messinia recently launched its new contemporary art platform in a bid to brand the resort as a meeting point for artists and art lovers.
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Spetses Promoted As Leisure Destination For Arab Countries

MidEast Travel and the Poseidonion Grand Hotel recently promoted Spetses Island as one of the top Greek destinations for leisure travel during a familiarization trip held for prominent figures of Arab countries.
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Athens Airport Receives ACI Europe Eco-Innovation Award

Athens International Airport (AIA) was honored with the 2013 Eco-Innovation Award at the 9th Annual ACI Europe Best Airport Awards on 10 June.
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Hollywood Stars Attend 3rd Athens Open Air Film Festival Opening

Hollywood stars Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy were in the Greek capital on 11 June and attended the premiere of their film “Before Midnight” that opened the 3rd Athens Open Air Film Festival.
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Annabelle Beach Resort Receives Award For Excellence By Thomas Cook

The Annabelle Beach Resort on Crete was recently honored with the Award For Excellence by Thomas Cook UK.
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Mykonos Biennale 2013

Over 100 international artists will arrive to the islands of Mykonos and Delos this month to take part in the 1st Mykonos Biennale, an artist-run, avant-garde festival of new media, film and art.
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Etihad Airways again named Middle East’s Leading Airline

Etihad Airways has received the prestigious title of Middle East’s Leading Airline at the World Travel Awards Middle East, for a remarkable seventh consecutive year.
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“Caryatids” Photo Exhibition Opens In Athens

Photographer and Visual Artist Amalia Sotiropoulou pays homage to the six sage women who hold up Athens.
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Mt. Athos Introduced To Chinese Journalists

For two days, six journalists from Shanghai toured Mount Athos and areas around the Aristotelian Mountain to record the features of the area as a tourism destination.
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Greek Hotels Honored For Serving “Greek Breakfast”

The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels honored the first 100 hotels that enrolled in the “Greek Breakfast” program and now promote Greece's gastronomy through their breakfast menus.
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Athens Hosts 4th Greek Tourism Destinations Expo

Greeks and tourists visiting Athens that used the metro at Syntagma last week had the chance to get informed on many Greek tourism destinations, taste local products and attend a series of local cultural events at the 4th Greek Tourism Destinations & Traditions Expo.
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SWOT: New Greek Hospitality and Tourism Management Company Launches

A team of respected Greek tourism professionals, with years of experience at leading Greek and multinational travel organizations, constitute SWOT, a new company for the management and development of tourism enterprises.
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Greek Islands Promoted Via Italian Lifestyle Portal

Milos, Mykonos and Paros are included on a list of suggested travel destinations for this summer drawn up by the travel editors of Italian portal Style.it.
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New Metro Stations To Open Next Month In Athens

The four new metro stations on Vouliagmenis Avenue -Ilioupoli, Alimos, Argyroupoli and Elliniko- on the southern extension of line two (red line) will open and begin serving passengers in late July, it was recently announced.