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Tourism and the Future of the Greek Economy

At the recent Greek forum on tourism held by government leaders, it was found that Greece's tourism sector contributes two of every 10 euros within the country's economy, or 18% of its gross national product. And for every single euro that a visitor spends, the rest of the...

Posted On 01 Mar 2007

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Expedia Promotes Benefits to Greek Hoteliers

Expedia, the world's leading online travel provider, is holding ten workshops in major cities throughout Greece. This initiative to help promote tourism in Greece and improve hotel competitiveness is a result of an agreement made between Expedia and the Hellenic Hotel Federation.

Posted On 01 Jan 2007

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Tourism Enterprises Can Cut Costs with Renewable Energy

The use of solar energy, water resources with the implementation of new technology, as well as the design of buildings that host tourism facilities that take advantage of renewable sources of energy lead to a reduction in operating costs, improvement of the commercial image of...

Posted On 01 Jan 2007

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Accessible Tourism Workshop Held in Athens

The European Network for Accessible Tourism (ENAT) held its first International Workshop in Athens. The program included presentations on good practices and discussion sessions on accessible tourism in Europe, with a focus on ENAT members' activities and work to promote and...

Posted On 01 Dec 2006

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Great Britain's Liam Bond accepting the prize for first place from Theodoros Vasilakis, president and managing director of Aegean Airlines.

Pro-Am Golf Tournament a Success

Aegean Airline's first Pro-Am golf tournament was held last month at the Crete Golf Club in Hersonissos, an 18-hole championship desert course. Competitors for the 36-hole tournament came from 13 countries. Fifty-one teams, comprised of one professional and three amateur players...

Posted On 01 Jul 2006

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Tourism Minister Petralia with Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis and Stavros Andreadis of the Association for Greek Tourist Enterprises at the assosiation’s 14th open assembly.

New Business Model Essential for Tourism

At the Association for Greek Tourist Enterprises’ assembly meeting last month, its president, Stavros Andreadis, pointed out that the ministry of tourism development's role is not as clear as it could be to the public sector in general, and although "coordinated efforts are...

Posted On 01 Jun 2006

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Greek Tourism Product Competitive

According to Greece's tourism development minister, Fani Palli-Petralia, this year's tourism season will be the best we've seen in a long time. She added that the common denominator during all discussions held during her recent visit to Washington D.C., during which she addressed...

Posted On 01 May 2006

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New York Show Promotes Greece

GreecExpo, a showcase of available luxury tourism products in Greece, takes place at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City on April 8 and 9 of this year.

Posted On 01 Feb 2006

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Greece Launches Its First Air Show

Greece's first-ever air show will be held in September at the Tanagra air base north of Athens, the Ministry of Defense announced last month.

Posted On 01 Jul 2005

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Organizers and special guests during the Symposium’s farewell party.

Poros Hosts 4th International Yachting Symposium

For the fourth year in a row, the island of Poros hosted its international Yachting Symposium. The annual event has been held on the island every May to promote Greek marine tourism. Parallel with the symposium was a presentation of the deluxe Greek yachts available for charter.

Posted On 01 Jun 2005

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Corfu Hosts Inflatable Boat Races

Corfu Hosts Inflatable Boat Races

With numerous successes under its belt in organizing a various boat races, the island of Corfu on July 2 takes on the task of organizing and presenting the Panhellenic Inflatable Boat Races.

Posted On 01 Jun 2005

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Greeks Rave Over Budapest Spring Festival

The recent annual Budapest Spring Festival has developed into a popular international cultural event with more than one-third of its audience arriving from abroad to attend the various presentations. The two-week program this year, which is the 25th year for the event, included...

Posted On 01 May 2005

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Carol Marriott, president and managing director of Best Western Greece, signs a new 10-year representation agreement with Best Western International President David Kong.

Best Western Holds Semi-annual Meet in Athens

Last month Athens was the venue for the semi-annual meeting of executives and country representatives of Best Western International. The last time such a meeting was held in Greece was in 2001 (Crete). During the meet, Carol Marriott, president and managing director of Best...

Posted On 01 May 2005

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Yiannis Mihailidis of Hospitality & Tourism Consulting and Advertising, Theodoros Varvias of Event & Conference Organization Team, and Zacharias Kaplanidis of Zita Congress.

Conference Tourism Most Dynamic Greek Tourism Sector

If there is one thing certain as a result of a country holding the Olympic Games it's that conference tourism to that country increases substantially over a five-year period. But excluding that distinct possibility, professional conference organizers insist that the conference...

Posted On 01 Jan 2005

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In the center of the sold-out stadium was a realistic-looking 26-meter tall plane tree made of Styrofoam, which symbolized strength and longevity.

Athens Hosts Historic Paralympic Games

The biggest and what appears to be the best Paralympic Games in history began in style last month as fireworks and illuminations lit up the Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony.

Posted On 01 Oct 2004

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Leros Remembers Ravages of War

Leros Remembers Ravages of War

The German commandant of forces on Leros in 1943 was among the veterans and dignitaries from Greece and abroad, including Britain, Germany, and Italy, that took part in the first international symposium on the Battle of Leros to be held on the island on the 61th anniversary of...

Posted On 01 Oct 2004

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Nikolaos Giannis, president and chief executive officer of the Port of Piraeus, during a Athens Business Club 2004 seminar on nautical tourism.

Piraeus Port Improvements Phenomenal

Ioannis Tzoannos, general secretary for the ministry of merchant marine, told guests during an Athens Business Club 2004 seminar on nautical tourism that he would like to see a close cooperation with the new tourism ministry. In particular he said he would like the simplification...

Posted On 01 Oct 2004

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Hopes for Continuation of Cultural Olympiad

Stamatis Mavros, President of the Hellenic Culture Organization, during the presentation of the Cultural Olympiad last month at Zappeion Hall, said that the main idea that led us to the Cultural Olympiad was based on the necessity for a series of remarkable cultural events during...

Posted On 01 Sep 2004

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Prime Minster, Kostas Karamanlis, labeled tourism as a sector of national importance for the country's economic strength, in his speech at SETE's annual general assembly last month.

Prime Minister Labels Tourism National Importance

Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis showed his personal interest in the tourism sector last month when he opened this year's general assembly of the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises. During his speech, he labeled tourism as a sector of national importance for the country's...

Posted On 01 Jul 2004

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Dr. Dimitrios Buhalis of the University of Surrey tells why Greece's eTourism market is still in the infancy stage.

Greece’s eTourism Potential Remains Untapped

The majority of Greek Internet sites are in the early stages of development concerning electronic tourism, said Dr. Dimitrios Buhalis of the University of Surrey during a seminar held last month in Athens. The seminar analyzed a recent study done by the speaker where 348 Greek...

Posted On 01 Jun 2004

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