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Tourism Impact On Greek Economy, Study

The overall effect on the Greek economy from tourism spending in the country by both Greek and foreign visitors and tourism investment was estimated at 34.4 billion euros or 15.1 percent of GDP in 2010, a recent study released by the Foundation for Economic and Industrial...

Greek Tourism Ministry Unites Greek History With Music On World Tourism Day

On the occasion of World Tourism Day, the Tourism Ministry and the Greek National Tourism Organization yesterday, 27 September, hosted a special concert of the Orchestra of Colors at the New Acropolis Museum.

GNTO Office To Open in Istanbul, Turkey

Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni on Thursday, 27 September, announced the establishment of a Greek National Tourism Organization branch in the Sismanoglio Megaro in Istanbul. The minister’s announcement followed a meeting she had with her Turkish counterpart, Ertuğru...
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Message by the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon

Message on Word Tourism Day – 27 September 2012 The Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development emphasized that well-designed and well-managed tourism can make a significant contribution to the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable...

Μήνυμα ΗΑΤΤΑ για Παγκόσμια Ημέρα Τουρισμού 2012

Αισιοδοξία για τον Ελληνικό Τουρισμό Αγαπητοί Συνάδελφοι, Με αισιοδοξία για την τουριστική χρονιά 2013 και για το μέλλον του ελληνικού τουρισμού γιορτάζουμε σήμερα, Πέμπτη 27 Σεπτεμβρίου, την Παγκόσμια Ημέρα Τουρισμού. Δεν φτάνουν, όμως, τα θετικά μηνύματα. Χρειάζεται σύν...

SETE Sends Message Ahead Of World Tourism Day

17 million international arrivals, 11 billion euros of direct revenue and 40,000 new employment positions must be the aims of Greek tourism in 2013. If these goals are achieved, tourism will add 1.5 percent to the country’s GDP, raising the contribution of tourism to GDP above 16...

Minister’s World Tourism Day Message

“World Tourism Day finds us towards the end of the tourism season, a difficult and exhausting period for professionals and employees of the sector. However, it finds us determined to reverse the situation. To once again create a strong tourism power in the country... "

2012 Greek Tourism Sees Arrivals Pick Up, Revenue Down

“This year started poorly for all hotels and destinations in Greece, but after the elections of 17 June we had an obvious improvement in the rate of incoming bookings,” the president of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, Yiorgos Tsakiris, told GTP last month.

Greek Breakfast Aims To Benefit Tourism

Through Greek breakfast, the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels aims to highlight the local culture, ingredients and recipes of each Greek region and give tourists the chance to take “a little bit of Greece home with them.” Considering that breakfast is widely regarded as one of the most...

Amadeus Urges Travel Industry To Open Source Software To Benefit From Innovation

A new report launched today, entitled ‘Open for business’, makes the case for the travel industry to embrace open source software in order to benefit from greater innovation, respond faster to industry and consumer change, and reduce costs. The report outlines how open systems...

Greek Air Traffic Controllers’ Work-Stoppage Causes Flight Reschedules

Aegean Airlines has announced the rescheduling of 16 scheduled flight sectors and cancelling of 6 flight sectors that were due to operate tomorrow, Wednesday, 26 September 2012, due to the work suspension of Air Traffic Control Personnel (10:00 – 13:00 local time).

Blue Flag Status Revoked From 19 Greek Beaches

Nineteen Greek coasts that were honored with the quality “Blue Flag” award in June were recently dropped from the 2012 list, according to the Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature. The “Blue Flag” is a voluntary eco-label awarded to beaches across the world.

“Athens Flying Week” Kicks Off With Aerophobia Seminar

Athens Flying Week, designed to become the major flying event for the city of Athens, will kick off tomorrow, Monday, 24 September, with a conference on aviation issues and a seminar on aerophobia to help people that have a fear of flying and avoid air travel.

IFITT Greece – Innovative Technology For The Travel Industry

The Greek chapter of the International Federation for IT in Travel and Tourism (IFITT) is organizing a workshop on new technologies and their catalytic effect on tourism entitled "Innovative Technologies for the Tourism Industry - Technology as a tool for development and dealing...

Visitgreece.gr Gets New Look

The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) recently launched its revamped website at www.visitgreece.gr.

Lufthansa Announces New General Manager For Greece

Lufthansa last month appointed Harro-Julius Petersen (center) as the airline's new general manager for Greece and Cyprus.

SEEN Elects New Board of Directors

Michalis Sakellis has been elected president of the Greek Shipowners Association For Passenger Ships (SEEN), following the resignation of Apostolos Ventouris last week.

Head Of Coastal Shippers Association Resigns, Sector In Trouble

A disruption in ferry connections to the Greek islands is highly possible since most Greek coastal shipping companies are on the verge of collapsing due to the difficult financial situation, warned Apostolos Ventouris, former president of the Greek Shipowners Association for...

ACB Meets With Korean Delegation

The Athens Convention Bureau (ACB) on Friday, 7 September, held a meeting with a 12-member delegation from the Korean Ministry of Public Administration and Security, within the framework of Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis’ strategy to establish Athens as an ideal conference and...

Measures To Boost Tourism Announced, Minister

Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni attended the Hellenic Federation of Hoteliers’ board meeting on Tuesday 11 September and announced a series of measures for Greek tourism development and ways to attract investments.