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Cyclades Prefecture held a five-day exhibition at Syntagma metro station.
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Cyclades Come To Athens

The Cyclades Prefecture held a five-day exhibition last month at the Syntagma Square metro station in Athens and gave commuters a mini-vacation prior to the start of the summer tourism season.
Posted On 01 Jun 2010
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Prime Minister Yiorgos Papandreou addressing SETE’s 18th general assembly. Mr. Papandreou received a loud applause from the audience once he announced the government’s intention to lift cabotage restrictions. The prime minister also informed on two new projects that total 100 million euros to be launched for the renovation of small tourism businesses with small loans, as well as larger tourism businesses with loans of a larger budget.
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PM Announces Tourism Support Measures

The lifting of cabotage restrictions should take place immediately following a dialogue with all agencies involved until the end of May, Prime Minister Yiorgos Papandreou announced during the recent 18th general assembly of the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE).
Posted On 01 Jun 2010
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Deputy Culture and Tourism Minister Angela Gerekou at the Informal Meeting of Tourism Ministers in Madrid.
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Deputy Minister Calls E.U. Support On Greek Tourism

Greece is experiencing the most painful effects of the economic crisis but tourism could offer a way out, Deputy Culture and Tourism Minister Angela Gerekou stressed last month at the Informal Meeting of Tourism Ministers in Madrid, Spain.
Posted On 01 May 2010
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Tourism Minister At NYT Travel Show

Greece is up against a great crisis but is not hiding, Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos assured during his visit to the 2010 New York Times Travel Show that took place at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York on February 26-28.
Posted On 01 Apr 2010
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HATTA's general assembly.
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HATTA Calls For Year-Round Tourism

The global economic crisis is not the only side to blame for the current situation of Greek tourism, Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies (HATTA) President Argyro Fili said during the association’s general assembly last month.
Posted On 01 Apr 2010
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At the workshop, ATEDCo’s chairman Katerina Katsabe presented the company’s tourism policy framework. Pictured left is ACB’s Director George Angelis.
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ACB: Athens Is Ideal For Business And Pleasure

“The Athens Convention Bureau’s aim is to highlight Greece’s image in the convention market and soon see the country among the top ten conference markets worldwide,” said the bureau’s director George Angelis during a workshop held last month during the 6th IMIC in Athens.
Posted On 01 Mar 2010
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Yiorgos Tavelis, CEO of The Spa Creators, Europe, Middle East and Africa, clarified exactly what a country needs to be considered an ideal spa destination. “Individuality is an important factor,
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Greek Spa Industry Lacks Trained Professionals

Greece cannot be considered a luxury spa destination as Greek spas currently have no specific identification and hotels that promote themselves as spa resorts do not maintain proper standards, according to the “2nd Wellness Fit & Spa Meeting Day” held last month in Athens.
Posted On 01 Mar 2010
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AIA Awards Airlines
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AIA Awards Airlines

Athens International Airport (AIA) awarded airlines that recorded the highest passenger development in 2009, a very challenging year for the global industry, during the 10th Airline Marketing Workshop held last month.
Posted On 01 Mar 2010
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“Monaco is eager to match the expectation of the demanding sophisticated Hellenic visitor,” said Michel Bouquier, president of Monaco’s Tourism and Convention Authority.
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Monaco Introduced To Greek Market

Although the Greek market represents only one percent of the total number of international guests that reside an average of three nights in Monaco hotels, it is believed that many more Greek travelers would catch the opportunity to come to Monaco in the near future, according to...
Posted On 01 Mar 2010
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Athens Mayors that attended the 1st Athens Mayors Meeting, organized by The World of Athens, signed a declaration on the establishment of the “Athens of the World Network.”
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Athens Mayors Hold First Meeting In Greek Capital

The first meeting of the mayors of Athens, marks the beginning of one of the most appealing efforts of the organization World of Athens, said the organization's President Tatiana Karapanagioti at a special event held within the context of the 1st Athens Mayors Meeting at Athens...
Posted On 01 Feb 2010
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U.S. And Canadian Travel Agents Invited To Greece

With an aim to increase Greek tourism, Royal Olympic Athens hotel and the Hellenic American Chamber of Tourism announced that they would host two familiarization trips (of nine days each) for key U.S. and Canadian travel agents on 15-27 April.
Posted On 01 Feb 2010
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Minister Calls To Update Tourism Model

Greece has a "tough" currency and increased labor costs while images recently released have been devastating for the country's tourism: fires, terrorism attacks, prison escapes and battle scenes on the streets of Athens, stressed Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos at...
Posted On 01 Jan 2010
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HATTA Celebrates World Tourism Day

This year HATTA celebrated World Tourism Day by honoring the most important cultural event of the year for Greece: the opening of the new Acropolis Museum. On 28 September HATTA organized a special tour of the new museum for Greek and foreign tourism industry representatives....
Posted On 01 Nov 2009
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The Amadeus team at the company's presentation in Athens: Jean Marc Garzulino, Eva Karamanou, Juan Antonio Carrasco, Guillaume Kozinski, and Luis Lechuga. The event was part of the Amadeus CESE Roadshow '09.
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Amadeus Announces New Initiatives

The new distribution platform "Content Inn by Amadeus" has come to Greece to fill the gap in customer demand for quick and easy access to hotel suppliers and other travel services, said Juan Antonio Carrasco, director of markets in Central, Eastern and Southern European (CESE),...
Posted On 01 Nov 2009
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At least 20 foreign tour operators and travel agencies that specialize in sports tourism packages are expected at the exhibition to explore the Greek market for next year's marathon (31 October 2010).
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Athens Classic Marathon Expo 2009

The third Athens Classic Marathon Expo, which focuses on running, lifestyle, sports and tourism, health and fitness, is the perfect opportunity to promote Greece as a sports tourism destination, said the Hellenic Athletics Federation (SEGAS) that is organizing the event.
Posted On 01 Oct 2009
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During his speech at the workshop, Tourism Minister Kostas Markopoulos refered to the GNTO's new portal www.mygnto.gr that is under pilot version but will eventually become
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Workshop Enlightens Hoteliers

An electronic register of all Greek tourism businesses will be prepared and presented by the end of the year, Tourism Minister Kostas Markopoulos said at a marketing workshop held recently in Chania, Crete, by the Hellenic Hotels Federation.
Posted On 01 Sep 2009
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Greece Focuses On U.S. Visa Waiver Program

Greece's long-awaited inclusion in the U.S. visa waiver program is expected to take place by the end of the year, according to negotiations at the recent summit of the 56-nation Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe that took place on Kerkyra.
Posted On 01 Aug 2009
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Greek-Turkish Tourism Cooperation

While on an official visit to Ankara last month, Tourism Minister Kostas Markopoulos informed his Turkish counterpart, Ertugrul Gunay, of the ministry's decision to organize the "8th Greek-Turkish Tourism Forum" in October in Greece, with the participation of Greek and Turkish...
Posted On 01 Aug 2009
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Dominique Ferraris, (Accor group); Brigitta Papastavrou, (Agrotima); Jean-Pierre Martinetti (Cite De La Culture Et Du Tourisme Durable - Paca); and Yiorgos Drakopoulos (SETE) during the workshop.
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Greece Takes French Lesson On Tourism

An initiative taken for the first time in Greece by an embassy that represents one of the most developed tourism countries in the world deserves many congratulations, said Nikos Angelopoulos, president of the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises, in reference to a recent...
Posted On 01 Aug 2009
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Aris Ikkos (GBR Consulting); Giannis Kofinis (GNTO); Andreas Andreadis (Hellenic Hotels Federation); and Grigoris Tasios (Halkidiki Hotel Association), formed the panel of the workshop held recently in Chalkidiki.
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Chalkidiki Hoteliers Attend Workshop

The profile of today's visitor and ways of approaching the Greek tourist were analyzed last month in Chalkidiki at a workshop organized by the Hellenic Hotels Federation and the Halkidiki Hotel Association.
Posted On 01 Aug 2009
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