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Hellas Jet Up and Away Complete with Aegean Cooperation

When Cyprus Airways failed in its efforts to take over Olympic Airways back in 2001, it decided on a counter move and launched its own Athens-based carrier, Hellas Jet, which got off the ground on June 24. The new carrier hopes to undercut Olympic by 15 percent, says the...

Posted On 01 Aug 2003

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Korean Air To Purchase 17 New Aircraft

Korean Air has signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus and Boeing respectively to purchase a total of 17 aircraft. The deal includes eight A380s from Airbus, and seven B777s, and two B747-400ERFs from Boeing.

Posted On 01 Jul 2003

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The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Christodoulos was on hand to bless the new Hellenic Tourism Organization offices.

Finally, New Offices for Hellenic Tourism Organization

After numerous decades at its offices in downtown Athens on Amerikis Street, the 52-year-old Hellenic Tourism Organization last month moved to bright, new, modern quarters. It now takes up all seven floors of space within a modern office building on Tshoha Street not far from the...

Posted On 01 Jul 2003

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Grecotel Kos Imperial Thalasso Complete

Greece's biggest hotel chain, Grecotel with 24 Grecotel Resorts and affiliated City hotels, placed the finishing touches on its Grecotel Kos Imperial Thalasso luxury resort complex recently.

Posted On 01 Jul 2003

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The latest Emirates' deal involves the purchase of 71 new passenger jets.

Emirates Orders 71 New Passenger Jets

International press coverage of a record order of 71 new passenger jets by Emirates centered on the airline's attempt to rescue the airline industry as it did in 2001 with a $15 billion order for new jets. Yet, despite this widespread view of the new $19-billion-order, industry...

Posted On 01 Jul 2003

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Germanwings' corporate communications senior vice president, Heinz Joachim Schottes, presents the new no-frills carrier.

New Low-cost Carrier from Athens and Thessaloniki

Germany's low-cost carrier "germanwings" now flies out of Athens to Cologne four times a week and out of Thessaloniki three times a week with a ticket price of 19 euros, and that includes all taxes. That price, however, is for anywhere from 15 to 20% of all available seats. As...

Posted On 01 Jul 2003

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As well as being an official IOC headquarters hotel, the Hilton Athens recently was the site for the planting of the first

Hilton Athens Official IOC Headquarters Hotel

Peter Van der Vliet, general manager of the Hilton Athens and Yianna Angelopoulou-Daskalaki, president of the Athens 2004, signed an agreement last month whereby the hotel becomes an official International Olympic Committee headquarters hotel during the 2004 Olympic Games here in...

Posted On 01 Jun 2003

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Sabre Restructures Business Activities

Global distribution system Sabre Holdings recently separated its business activities so as each department can serve precise fields in the tourism chain.

Posted On 01 Jun 2003

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Additional Reservation System for Superfast and Blue Star Ferries

Along with their own booking systems for domestic and international ferry routes, Superfast Ferries and Blue Star Ferries now have their routes on the FORTHcrs reservation system. An agreement between Attica Enterprises, which controls both above mentioned ferry lines, and the...

Posted On 01 Jun 2003

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Holiday Malta Moves to New Offices

To start of the new spring and summer tourism season with a bang, Holiday Malta Hellas moved to new offices on Alexandras Avenue and created a number of new vacation packages, including ones for organized groups and incentives.

Posted On 01 Jun 2003

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Worldspan Signs Agreement with Hotwire.com

Worldspan has announced a technology agreement with Hotwire.com, a leading discount travel site, to power Hotwire's airline bookings. As part of the new partnership, Worldspan will supply Hotwire with an enhanced technology agreement, which includes a range of essential...

Posted On 01 May 2003

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Dinos Mitsiou, chairman and chief executive officer of Amphitrion Holidays acts as the Luxair representative in Greece.

Luxair Is Back With Daily Flights

Luxair, Luxembourg's flag carrier, resumed flights to Athens on March 30. The airline had suspended its flights to here some four years ago but now flies daily out of Athens to Luxembourg, with a stopover at Italy's Milan Bergamo airport, using a 49-seat Embraer 145 Eurojet that...

Posted On 01 May 2003

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Gerasimos Strintzis, chairman of Blue Star Ferries with Attica Enterprises' Erini Panagopoulou, Katerina Panagopoulou, Pericles Panagopoulos and Alexandros Panagopoulos.

Blue Star Ferries Inaugurates Chania-Piraeus Route

Piraeus-based Blue Star Ferries now runs a ferry route from Piraeus to Chania, Crete, with its newbuild Blue Star 2. The journey takes a mere five hours and 45 minutes. The vessel, built in 2000, plies the route at a speed of 28 miles an hour and carries up to 1,900 passengers...

Posted On 01 May 2003

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Airlines Sell Worldspan

An agreement was signed last month by Travel Transaction Processing Corporation to purchase Worldspan from its three airline owners (Delta Air Lines, Northwest Airlines and American Airlines).

Posted On 01 Apr 2003

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Nikos Gazelides, general manager of Amphitrion Holidays; Karen Ashworth, US Airways' marketing manager for offline markets; and Dinos Mitsiou, managing director of Amphitrion, during an open-house party to inaugurate the airline's exclusive Greek representation by Amphitrion Holidays.

Amphitrion Bucks Trends and Expands

In today's difficult climate most companies attempt to cut costs to the bone and downsize as much as possible. But not Amphitrion Holidays, which is one of the country's biggest and most successful tourism enterprises. Its most recent expansion activity was to open a new airline...

Posted On 01 Apr 2003

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Strintzis Introduces New Routes

Within the new liberalized framework of Greek coastal shipping, Strintzis Lines (Blue Star Ferries), expands its routes. As of this month, the Greek ferry line is at the forefront with three brand new ships on the Cycladic Islands' routes, the Blue Star 1 in the Dodecanese on the...

Posted On 01 Apr 2003

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With its new look after extensive renovations, the Inter.Continental says it aspires to successfully face the challenge presented by the 2004 Olympic Games and to continue to offer the highest levels of comfort, quality and serivce to its guests.

New” Athenaeum Inter.Continenal Nears Completion

The luxury hotel unit Athenaeum Inter.Continenal has completed most of its 23.5-million-euro renovation plans designed by some of the world's leading designers. The only project left yet to complete is the full remodeling of the unit's Premiere rooftop restaurant.

Posted On 01 Mar 2003

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The Athens Hilton re-opened with the same fanfare it received when it first opened in 1963. Its completed multi-million-dollar renovation project makes it one of the most modern and up-scale luxury hotels in Europe.

Athens Hilton Reopens

After a multi-million-euro refurbishment and expansion program, the Athens Hilton reopened last month to the cheers and admiration of employees and special guests. The "new" unit takes on a complete new look inside and out with a particular emphasis on a modern style with lots 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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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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