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Gerasimos Fokas, President, The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels

Gerasimos Fokas

After the terrorist activity of September 11 in the USA, a series of incidents have created unstable and intense competitive conditions within the global and European tourism market. Major European tour operators, within the framework of an even more aggressive policy, now...

Posted On 01 Nov 2003

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Yiannis Evangelou, President Hellenic Association of Travel & Tourism Agents

Yiannis Evangelou

We live in a world where everything quickly changes on the world tourism stage with new tourism products, new consumer trends and increased international competition. Recent problems confronted by the tourism industry forced all, but particularly airlines and travel agents, to...

Posted On 01 Nov 2003

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Marios Trivizas, President, Panhellenic Federation of Tourism Enterprises

Marios Trivizas

Unfortunately, we see no change towards the better for incoming tourism next year. Last year, and the year before, incoming dropped five percent and six percent respectively and for this year we foresee as much as a fifteen-percent drop in arrivals. The drop in arrivals from...

Posted On 01 Nov 2003

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Dino Frantzeskakis, President, Hellenic Association of Airline Representatives

Dino Frantzeskakis

The future of Greek Tourism can be bright only if all components which make up this complex services industry agree to a unified medium and long-term strategy. Instead of paying lip service only, both state and private sectors could agree on a joint policy towards upgrading...

Posted On 01 Nov 2003

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Vassilis Minaides, President, Panhellenic Hoteliers Association

Vassilis Minaides

Independent of the present pessimistic climate within the tourism sector, mostly because this is the third consecutive year we've seen a drop in foreign arrivals and the price of our product, the prospects for tourism remain good. Our country remains an internationally recognized...

Posted On 01 Nov 2003

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Stelios Polykratis, President, Confederation of Room and Apartment Rental Enterprises

Stelios Polykratis

Apart from what happens each year, which gives us some idea of our limits and what will follow so as we can adapt accordingly, we could say next year is particularly special because of the 2004 Games. If use exploit this opportunity appropriately, we could create a better climate...

Posted On 01 Nov 2003

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Giorgos Tsakiris, President, Attica Hoteliers Association

Giorgos Tsakiris

October 2003 to August 2004, just 10 months before the opening of the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens; a global event that marks the future direction of Athens, both economically and socially. The Athens-Attica area, however, even with the recent radical renovation of most hotel...

Posted On 01 Nov 2003

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Panagiotis Bamides, President, Macedonia-Thrace, Travel Agencies Association

Panagiotis Bamides

This year has been one of the most difficult periods for global tourism and, of course, for our country. These difficulties brought our tourism weaknesses to the surface, not the least of which is the offer of cut-rate prices in exchange for last-minute bookings. This also showed...

Posted On 01 Nov 2003

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Dimitrios Georgarakis

I believe this year's "Philoxenia" will grow to be an important event for Greek tourism, in spite of the particularly unfavorable international circumstances that cause reasonable concern in the country's tourism sector.

Posted On 01 Nov 2001

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Stelios Polykratis

It is evident to all that this year's Philoxenia comes at a very crucial moment for Greek tourism. Our confederation believes that now is the time for all those who are involved in the tourism sector to bind together and with a single voice show the world that Greece is a very...

Posted On 01 Nov 2001

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Aristotelis Divanis, President, Greek Hotel Chamber

Aristotelis Divanis

Philoxenia opens its gates to the tourism public every year continuing a long-established communications tradition that began in the footsteps of the Thessaloniki International Trade Fair.

Posted On 01 Nov 2001

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Dino Frantzeskakis, President Hellenic Association of Airline Representatives

Dino Frantzeskakis

Philoxenia represents an opportune moment to relay a special message to travelers: Air travel was, is and remains the safest way to travel. And now is the time to take advantage of incredible and fantastic offers by airlines, hotels and tour operators.

Posted On 01 Nov 2001

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Yiannis Evangelou, President Hellenic Association of Travel & Tourism Agents

Yiannis Evangelou

This year's Philoxenia is being called upon to act as the institution through which Greek tourism will show its strength and endurance in confronting unfortunate circumstances, such as the ones we have been living through these past days.

Posted On 01 Nov 2001

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Airline Specialist Takes Over Tourism General Secretariat

Demetris Georgarakis, an electronic engineer with some 20 years experience in the airline sector (Olympic Airways) has been appointed to head the newly created tourism general secretariat, which is directly under the development ministry.

Posted On 01 Aug 2001

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Evangelos Venizelos new Culture Minister

Venizelos New Culture Minister

Evangelos Venizelos is the country's new culture minister. Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis replaced Culture Minster Theodoros Pangalos on November 19, the same day as a front-page interview by the latter expressed disagreement with certain government policies, including labor...

Posted On 20 Nov 2000

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Stelios Polykratis President, Confederation of Room and Apartment Rental Enterprises

Stelios Polykratis

Our confederation and I personally congratulate Greek Travel Pages for its remarkable guide, which for 25 consecutive years has offered significant services to our tourism sector.

Posted On 01 Nov 2000

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Spyros Ginis President, Greek Union of Air Travel Agencies

Spyros Ginis

Through GTP, with the valuable data and information it contributes to help us in our work, I wish to salute the 16th Philoxenia. I would also like to stress to every responsible party that there is no greater disappointment for the pioneers of Greek tourism - the travel agents -...

Posted On 01 Nov 2000

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Vassilis Minaides President, Hellenic Hoteliers' Federation

Vassilis Minaides

The Philoxenia fair as an institution has been fully established in the psyche of every sector of our country's tourism industry.

Posted On 01 Nov 2000

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Yiannis Evangelou President, Hellenic Association of Travel & Tourism Agents

Yiannis Evangelou

Philoxenia is now an institution tied to the tourism history of Greece. It consists of a tourism fair that brings Greek tourism business people together and gives the country's regional areas an opportunity to promote their tourism destinations, most of which present still hidden...

Posted On 01 Nov 2000

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Spyros Kokotos President, Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises

Spyros Kokotos

This year's Philoxenia comes at a very critical moment for Greek tourism. After a long quality crisis period, and difficulties due to problems outside the country's borders, Greek tourism has been called upon to show a new image, to become more competitive and to assist in the...

Posted On 01 Nov 2000

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