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Yiorgos Telonis President, Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies (HATTA)

Yiorgos Telonis

Philoxenia has contributed to the tourism development of our country over the years and especially has given a nudge to tourism in Northern Greece. This is a reference point for us, an opportunity for the promotion of our tourist product, a meeting place for professionals.

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Andreas Andreadis President, Hellenic Federation of Hoteliers

Andreas Andreadis

Almost a year ago we were expressing our concern for the dark clouds that had begun to form over the horizons of Greek tourism.

Posted On 01 Nov 2010

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Yiorgos Tsakiris President, Hellenic Chamber of Hotels

Yiorgos Tsakiris

Greece is a distinguished international tourism destination that -despite the country’s extremely difficult financial situation- has a major tourist product to show that still maintains quantitative characteristics and constantly upgrades the quality of its services.

Posted On 01 Nov 2010

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Nikos Angelopoulos President, Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE)

Nikos Angelopoulos

Tourism is one of the world’s largest industries. In Greece, tourism is the sector with the greatest prospects for development, a unique opportunity for our generation.

Posted On 01 Nov 2010

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Paris Mavridis President and CEO, HELEXPO

Paris Mavridis

Two exhibitions and two conferences on tourism indicate the intention of HELEXPO’s administration to support the most important and promising sector of the Greek economy. While Greece is looking for an exit out of the crisis and for new development prospects, especially in the...

Posted On 01 Nov 2010

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Nicolas Kanellopoulos President, Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO)

Nicolas Kanellopoulos

It is a pleasure for me to draft these very lines for one of the most prominent tourism publications in Greece, the Greek Travel Pages. As we all know, these are challenging times for Greece and our tourism. For our touristic product relies on three core elements: people,...

Posted On 01 Nov 2010

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Yiorgos Poussaios Secretary General, Culture and Tourism Ministry

Yiorgos Poussaios

The 26th consecutive organization of the Philoxenia exhibition emphasizes the potential of tourism that is continuously growing worldwide.

Posted On 01 Nov 2010

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George Nikitiadis Deputy Minister, Culture and Tourism Ministry

George Nikitiadis

The 26th International Tourism Exhibition “Philoxenia” coincides with the renewed efforts of Greece to make tourism the pivotal axis around which the Greek economy will recover from the recession.

Posted On 01 Nov 2010

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Arachova Welcomes The Tagli Resort And Spa

Crisp and clean mountain air, nature and snowy landscapes form the backdrop of the first hotel in Livadi, Arachova: the Tagli Resort and Spa.

Posted On 01 Oct 2010

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Blue Flag award revoked from nine Greek coasts, which are excluded from 2011 nomination

Greek Beaches Stripped Of Blue Flags

Nine Greek coasts, winners of the ‘Blue Flags’ international program for environmental education, information and awareness were dropped last month from the 2010 list and lost their award.

Posted On 01 Oct 2010

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Culture Program Planned For Thessaloniki

A special program to begin in Thessaloniki whereby each year a different country or region would be in the center of attention in regards to tourism and cultural issues was presented last month by Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos.

Posted On 01 Oct 2010

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Olympic Airlines, in operation as of 2003, was sold to Marfin Investment Group for 177,1 million euros in March 2009. The airline’s successor Olympic Air is now waiting approval from the European Commission to merge with Aegean Airlines and become one company.

Dept Hanging Over Olympic Airlines Reduced

Olympic Airlines SA will not have to repay an amount of illegal state aid back to Greek state coffers as a European Commission’s decision was overturned last month by the European Union’s General Court.

Posted On 01 Oct 2010

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Ryanair Announces New Route

The Culture and Tourism Ministry announced last month that it aims to encourage airlines to add routes to Greek destinations or enhance existing flights to Greece from many destinations especially in Europe.

Posted On 01 Oct 2010

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U.S. Authorities Demand ESTA For Travel

Passengers from a country included in the U.S. visa waiver program must first request and be granted ESTA authorization (Electronic System for Travel Authorization) before traveling to the United States, according to airline carrier Air France.

Posted On 01 Oct 2010

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Rodos To Boost Health Tourism

The Organization for Rhodian Tourism Promotion (PROTOUR) recently announced it would follow the example of international destinations and attempt to develop health tourism on the island and form a lucrative new source of revenue for Rodos.

Posted On 01 Oct 2010

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“With the closer cooperation of the ministry we could maximize the effectiveness of our actions and broaden our goals for the Greek capital,” Athens Mayor Nikitas Kaklamanis told GTP.

ACB Requests GNTO Support

“Athens has managed to be included among the top 20 conference destinations of the world but, from this point on, the Greek capital needs substantial assistance and significant support from the central government,” Athens Mayor Nikitas Kaklamanis told GTP last month.

Posted On 01 Oct 2010

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Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos and General Secretary of Tourism Yiorgos Poussaios tour the Greek pavilion during the first day of Greek Tourism Week at the Shanghai World Expo 2010 in late August. “Greek Tourism Week” promoted Greece as a tourist destination for young couples and displayed live performances of the country’s history via 3D images.

“Greek Tourism Week” At Shanghai Expo

“We aim to increase the number of Chinese visitors to Greece in the coming years and for this purpose actions have already been made to simplify the process for Chinese citizens to obtain a visa to travel to Greece,” Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos said while...

Posted On 01 Oct 2010

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Travel Agency Staff To Benefit From OAED Subsidy Program

The Manpower Employment Organization (OAED) assured the Pan-Hellenic Federation of Tourism Enterprises (GEPOET) that travel agency and tour bus staff would be included as of 2011 in its subsidy program of insurance contributions.

Posted On 01 Oct 2010

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SETE - 9th Conference Tourism & Development

SETE: 9th Tourism & Development Conference

The challenge of adding tourism to the Greek government’s development priorities will be analyzed at the ninth annual tourism and development conference of the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) scheduled for 18-19 October.

Posted On 01 Oct 2010

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Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos giving a speech at the Tel Aviv Hilton in Israel during an official visit. He said that he hopes Israelis would continue to visit Greece when the crisis with Turkey is over, even though prices in Greece are relatively higher as it is a member of the Eurozone.

Israeli Tourists Opt For Greece, Snub Turkey

Greece has tourism parameters that Turkey cannot compete with, Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos told the Israeli press last month during an official visit to Tel Aviv, Israel, aimed at attracting Israeli tourists to Greece.

Posted On 01 Oct 2010

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