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Homeport Heraklion Welcomes The Costa Mediterranea

A special event was held on 19 July to welcome the arrival of Italian cruise ship Costa Mediterranea at Heraklion Port. The ship's arrival officially launched Costa Cruises summer routes with Heraklion as its homeport.
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“This is MY Athens” Celebrates Second Anniversary

The participants of “This is MY Athens” recently celebrated the volunteer program's second anniversary with an "open to all" Greek hospitality event for tourists visiting the Greek capital.
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Travelport Holds Summer Media Event In The UK

Travelport recently held a media event at its European headquarters in the UK and gathered together journalists from Travelport locations across Europe.
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Western Macedonia Promoted To Ukrainian Travel Agents

Travel agents from the Ukraine recently experienced the culture, monuments, archaeological sites, nature, products, flavors and the Greek hospitality during a familiarization tour of the region of Western Macedonia and specifically to the prefectures of Kozani, Florina, Kastoria...
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Pegasus Airlines Launches Athens-Istanbul Daily Flights

Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines in late June launched a daily connection from Athens International Airport (AIA) “Eleftherios Venizelos” to Sabiha Gökçen International Airport in Istanbul.
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Cretan Beauty Is Miss Tourism Planet 2013

Nineteen-year-old Mikaela Fotiadi from Ierapetra, Crete, won the title of Miss Tourism Planet in Athens last week.
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French Gastronomy Festival In Athens Wraps Up On First Day Of Summer

The events of the 3rd Festival of French Gastronomy concluded on world music day and the first day of summer, 21 June, at the Sofitel Athens Airport restaurant Karavi.
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Athens Info-Point Hosts Live Greek Tragedy Performances

Athenians and visitors to the Greek capital on Wednesday, 19 June, had the opportunity to see a brief presentation of ancient Greek drama at the city's visitors information center (info-point) on the Dionysiou Areopagitou Street pedestrian walkway.
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Lufthansa’s “Queen Of The Skies” Debuts At Athens International Airport

German carrier Lufthansa's "Queen of the Skies" or B747-8 aircraft, made its debut flight from Germany today, 18 June, and touched down at Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos."
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Manessis Introduces Family Summer Club Program To Greek Travel Agents

Manessis Travel recently hosted a weekend stay in Porto Heli on 14-16 June for 50 Greek travel agents and their families from Athens and other areas of Greece, to introduce the travel organization’s “Manessis Family Summer Club,” a premium program put together exclusively for...
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SkyTeam Holds Event To Thank Greek Travel Partners

Global airline alliance SkyTeam recently hosted a dinner at Botrini's restaurant in Athens to show its appreciation to all Greek travel partners for their continued support.
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Sonia Village Hotel Celebrates European Distinction

The owners of the Sonia Village Hotel in Chalkidiki recently held an event to celebrate the hotel's first place in the 2013 European RELACS Awards for Green Energy in Tourism.
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Spetses Promoted As Leisure Destination For Arab Countries

MidEast Travel and the Poseidonion Grand Hotel recently promoted Spetses Island as one of the top Greek destinations for leisure travel during a familiarization trip held for prominent figures of Arab countries.
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Hollywood Stars Attend 3rd Athens Open Air Film Festival Opening

Hollywood stars Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy were in the Greek capital on 11 June and attended the premiere of their film “Before Midnight” that opened the 3rd Athens Open Air Film Festival.
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Mt. Athos Introduced To Chinese Journalists

For two days, six journalists from Shanghai toured Mount Athos and areas around the Aristotelian Mountain to record the features of the area as a tourism destination.
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AirFastTickets Throws Office Warming Party

Greek online booking company AirFastTickets threw a big party on 4 June to celebrate the opening of its new and very impressive office in Piraeus.
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Yalos Takes Us On A Journey To The World Of Ouzo

The great tradition of "Ouzo" on Lesvos Island and its hometown Plomari is introduced to the world through the pages of a luxury publication that presents Greece’s national drink through an anthropocentric perspective.

Russian VIP Travel Agents Tour Mount Athos Area

Thirteen Russian travel agents that exclusively handle VIP clients, were recently introduced to the tourism possibilities of the Mount Athos area during a familiarization trip organized by MidEast Travel.
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British Ambassador Visits Heraklion Port

The British Ambassador to Athens, John Kittmer, was received today, 23 May, by Heraklion Port Authority President and CEO, Ioannis Bras, in Heraklion, Crete.
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MidEast Travel Teams Up With Turkish Airlines To Promote Greek Tourism

Travel agents from Russia and eight countries from Asia and the Middle East recently experienced Greece's 5-star hotels, major sights and discovered the many options Greece offers as a tourism destination.