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ICAP: Greece’s Passenger Shipping Market Shrinking

Greece’s passenger shipping market is lagging behind, according to the latest research findings released by the Economic Research & Sectorial Studies department of consultants ICAP Group.

Seniors Make Up 20% of EU Tourism, Spend Less, Prefer Greece & Spain

The EU’s 65+ travelers account for one in five tourism nights, or 20 percent of the Union’s tourism activity but spend 20 percent less per day while on holiday, according to a Eurostat study released recently.

Kountoura Meets Ministry Tourism Educators to Set Priorities

Greek Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura met with the heads of the ministry’s vocational training facilities - known as IEK - to discuss issues affecting public studies in tourism and set the agenda for the future.

Halkidiki Tourism Body Learns from Zingst Example

The Halkidiki Tourism Organization recently visited the municipality of Zingst in Germany’s Vorpommern-Rügen district to learn more about an innovative local tourism initiative which has contributed to the extension of the tourist season there by four months.

Hainan Airlines Hosts Event for Greek Travel Agents in Athens

Leading Greek travel agents were updated on the latest developments involving China's Hainan Airlines during a recent event in Athens.

Etihad and TUI in Talks to Create European Leisure Airline

Etihad Aviation Group and TUI AG have confirmed they are in discussions to create a strong European leisure airline group, focused on point-to-point flying to connect key tourist markets.

Jennifer Aniston Makes a New Friend on Emirates

Hollywood actress, director and producer Jennifer Aniston makes a return to the Emirates A380, and makes a new friend, in a new global digital and TV advertising campaign for the airline.

Europe ‘Wonder Game’ Kicks Off to Promote Intra-EU Travel

To support the growth of intra-European travel and keep raising awareness about sustainable and diverse destinations that Europe offers, the second phase of the ‘Europe. Wonder is all around.’ campaign has launched with a brand new "Wonder Game".

ΟΠΑΝΔΑ: Δωρεάν ξεναγήσεις σε αρχαιολογικούς χώρους και γειτονιές της Αθήνας

Συνεχίζεται τους επόμενους μήνες το πρόγραμμα των δωρεάν ξεναγήσεων, μια περιήγηση στον πολιτιστικό πλούτο και τις ομορφιές της πόλης μας, από έμπειρους και εξειδικευμένους ξεναγούς, που προσφέρει ο Οργανισμός Πολιτισμού, Αθλητισμού & Νεολαίας του Δήμου σε συνεργασί...

Athens Airport Passenger Traffic Soars in September

Passenger traffic numbers continued to reach new highs at Athens International Airport (AIA) in September.

Travel Trade Athens 2016 Draws in Crowds, Explores MICE Tourism

Some 100 international professionals, 3,000 meetings and 155 Greek companies and suppliers talked tourism during the 4th Travel Trade Athens (TTA) event which took place in the Greek capital during October 2-3.

Report: Cruise Tourists Spend More Money

Cruise tourists book more often with travel agencies and spend more money, according to a special survey released recently by the World Travel Monitor.

Wyndham Grand Athens Hotel to Open December 1

This December will see the opening of the Wyndham Hotel Group's first hotel in Athens, Greece.

Nelios: Greek Hotels See Online Bookings, Turnover Rise in 2nd Half

Greek hotels marked an increase in the number of online bookings and turnover in the second quarter of 2016 compared to the same period last year, according to Athens-based digital tourism experts Nelios.

Makedonia Palace Remake Moves to Next Phase

A 12.4 million euro facelift of Thessaloniki’s landmark Makedonia Palace Hotel is moving to the next phase with three fully renovated floors set to re-establish it as one of the finest luxury accommodation units in Southeastern Europe.

Worldchefs Congress Brings Culinary Experts to Thessaloniki

This year’s Worldchefs Congress & Expo saw 990 internationally renowned master chefs, 34 speakers, 40 competitors and 97 promising professionals from 86 countries bring the best culinary practices to Thessaloniki last month.

Costa Navarino Wins Place Among Europe’s Top Golf Resorts

Costa Navarino and its two signature Golf Courses, The Dunes Course and The Bay Course, have been ranked 6th in Golf World magazines’ latest “European Golf Resorts Top 100” list.

Celestyal Nefeli to Replace Olympia for October Cruises

Celestyal Cruises has announced that the Celestyal Nefeli will replace the Olympia and carry out the "Images of Aegean" three- and four-day cruises in October.

WTM London Announces 2016 Social Media Line-up

World Travel Market London 2016 has lined up Facebook’s head of travel, as well as instigators of successful campaigns for its 2016 social media programme in November, in association with Travel Perspective.

Διεθνείς experts και best practices στο Boutique Hospitality Conference 2016

Πέντε διεθνείς boutique hospitality experts και επιλεγμένα best practices από την ελληνική αγορά τουρισμού αποτελούν το περιεχόμενο του συνεδρίου Boutique Hospitality Conference που θα πραγματοποιηθεί την Δευτέρα 14 Νοεμβρίου...