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Europe Growth of GDP & International Tourist Arrivals

Tourism to Greece at Satisfactory Levels Says WTO

Tourism arrivals to Greece in 2002 remained at a satisfactory level, said the Word Tourism Organization's secretary general, Francisco Frangialli, during the recent Fitur travel fair held in Madrid. He added that prospects for Greece's tourism sector remain positive in light of...

Posted On 01 Mar 2003

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Solid Soft International is no stranger at most Greek travel trade fairs.

Solid Soft Banks On Expansion

Greece's top back-office software provider for Greek travel agents, Solid Soft International, recently launched a series of expansion moves. These initiatives could place the company within an enviable position in the years to come.

Posted On 01 Mar 2003

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Tourism Panorama 2003 Opens March 28

Greece's domestic travel fair, Tourism Panorama, runs this year from March 28-31 at the Piraeus Port Authority exhibition center. At a recent press conference, the fair's organizer, the Kalofolias Group, said even though we are experiencing difficult times for tourism, the...

Posted On 01 Mar 2003

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Zana Mirilla, marketing manager for Amazing Holidays accepts a best tour operator award from the Thai government's representative.

Amazing Holidays Honored by Thailand

At its fairly recent holiday awards ceremony, Thailand's tourism minister honored the tour operators it considered the most important and best for Thailand's tourism industry. On the top of the list was Amazing Holidays, a subsidiary company of Athens-based Cel Tours.

Posted On 01 Mar 2003

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Poseidon Resort at Loutraki joins international groups.

Poseidon Resort Joins International Groups

Loutraki's Poseidon Resort is now a member of Premier Hotels and Resorts and of The Charming Hotels of the World. The international recognition comes as a result of a major investment in upgrading both the unit's services and amenities.

Posted On 01 Mar 2003

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Athens Airport Opens Environmental Information Center

Athens International Airport is about to open an environmental information center within its main terminal building, according to a recent press release issued by airport management.

Posted On 01 Mar 2003

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Onlooker checks out the storefront offices of Manos Travel System to try and figure out whether or not the company is still operating.

The Rise and Fall of Greece’s Top Name in Travel

A few years back, many in the travel industry would point to Manos Travel as an example of how to succeed in the business. The company started from a small office and through pioneering ideas grew by leaps and bounds into the biggest and most successful in the country.

Posted On 01 Feb 2003

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Greek Hotel Chamber’s outgoing president, Aristotelis Divanis and new incoming president, Makis Fokas, with newly- elected Athens Mayor Dora Bakogianni.

New Hotel Chamber President Promises Modernization

A trip into the downtown offices of the Greek Hotel Chamber does not leave one impressed with its civil-servant-type organization. The chamber's newly elected president, Makis Fokas, however, says he intends to change this.

Posted On 01 Feb 2003

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Another Museum Closed For Renovations

One by one, Greece's major archaeological museums are closing down for refurbishment ahead of the 2004 Olympic Games. The fear expressed by Greece's travel professionals is that this simultaneous rush will leave many visitors over the next year and one-half standing enraged...

Posted On 01 Feb 2003

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Travel Trade Concerned But Optimistic For 2003 Tourism Year

Despite ominous forecasts, Greek hoteliers and travel agents are somewhat optimistic for this year's tourism sector. They feel Greece this year most likely will have fewer than anticipated losses thanks to its six-month EU presidency, which is expected to be a boon for the...

Posted On 01 Feb 2003

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Travel Agents Do Not Need Airlines To Survive

With airlines posting negative revenue reports, and their "zero commission policy," the future of the travel agency industry was considered in doubt last year. But some agents have found ways to prosper amid all the uncertainties.

Posted On 01 Feb 2003

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New Lodging Complex For Wine Lovers

Georgos Kokotos, once a well-known hotelier with units on Rodos and Crete, is back in the business: This time with a new and unique product for Greece. He is creating a winery complex with accommodation facilities for visitors who wish to acquaint themselves with the entire...

Posted On 01 Feb 2003

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SETE’s board member, Georgos Vernicos; the association’s president, Stavros Andreadis and past president Spyros Kokotos during the association’s year-end summation of Greece’s tourism sector.

Grave Concern For 2003 Tourism Industry

Members of the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises expressed grave concern for Greece's tourism industry this year. The association's president, Stavros Andreadis, said that after last year's drop of about 5% in overall arrivals, coupled with international events, this year...

Posted On 01 Feb 2003

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Bids Called For The Sale Of Galileo Hellas

Greece's transport ministry announced a tender for the sale of a majority stake in Galileo Hellas. Tenders were to be accepted up until January 17.

Posted On 01 Feb 2003

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Flisvos Marina Leased To Lamda

State-owned Hellenic Tourism Properties last month signed a concession agreement that grants operation rights for the Flisvos Marina facility on the Athens coast to the Lamda Technol consortium.

Posted On 01 Feb 2003

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Greece Suggests Balkans Form Tourism Committee

Development Minister Akis Tsohatzopoulos proposes that the Balkan countries create a tourism committee in an effort to better cooperate in overcoming the handicap of being single destinations.

Posted On 01 Feb 2003

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Last Call For Tender To Construct Conference Center

The four short-listed consortiums in the tender for construction and operation for 50 years of the planned conference center in Athens's old airport installations at Hellenikon have been invited to submit their final technical and financial bids to state-owned Hellenic Tourism...

Posted On 01 Feb 2003

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Superfast Ferries Posts Super Revenue

Superfast Ferries posted sales of almost 160 million euros for the first nine months of last year. Some 61% of sales came from the Adriatic market, about 30% from the Balkan market and the remaining 9% from the North Sea routes.

Posted On 01 Feb 2003

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Blue Star Ferries Increases Profit By 75%

Stintzis Lines, owner of Blue Star Ferries, announced last month that the ferry line posted a consolidated 9-month profit before taxes that was 75.3% higher when compared with the same first nine-month-period of the year before and reached 3.4 million euros.

Posted On 01 Feb 2003

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Tourism Concerns Embrace Internet

Some 30 million euros goes to tourism enterprises this year in an effort to force them to embrace new technology, in particular the Internet, say the government's tourism leaders. The funds will come from the European Union's Information Community Business Program.

Posted On 01 Feb 2003

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