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New Incentives to Foster Tourism Investment

Red tape, leading to delays and the disappointment of investors, has lead to less-than-expected investment in the Greek tourism sector over the past years. But now Economy and Finance Minister Giorgos Alogoskoufis and Tourism Development Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos, say the...

Posted On 01 Sep 2004

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Tourism Development Minister, Dimitirs Avramopoulos.

Tourism Minister Meets with IFTA Chief

Tourism Development Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos said last month that Greek tourism would enter "a new dynamic phase" after the Olympics, mainly by tapping the potential offered by the considerably improved infrastructure and the image of the country. He said tourism would take...

Posted On 01 Sep 2004

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Tourism Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos in the ministry's tourism presentation room at Zappeio announces new tourism promotion campaign ideas.

Tourism Minister Flaunts New Tourism Exhibits

Tourism Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos called Greece's tourism leaders to a double launch and a reception last month at Zappeio Hall. The minister presented tourism promotion plans for after the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, and the new tourism exhibition stands within Zappeio...

Posted On 01 Aug 2004

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Deputy Minister for Tourism Anastasios Liaskos.

Ministries Join to Confront Greek Tourism Visa Problems Abroad

Four Greek ministries (tourism, economy, foreign affairs, public order), along with private-sector tourism organization representatives, met last month to discuss the tourism visa problems encountered by potential visitors to Greece, and how best to solve these problems.

Posted On 01 Aug 2004

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Additional Tourism Promotion Funds for Prefectures

Greece's prefectures get 30% more than last year in funds for tourism promotion from the Hellenic Tourism Organization. Deputy Tourism Minister Anastassios Liaskos told reporters last month that the funds allocated this year amount to 4.5 million euros, against the three million...

Posted On 01 Aug 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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Greece Signs Tourism Agreement with China

Greek Tourism Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos, after his recent visit to China, said he would take steps to open up the local tourism market to millions of Chinese holidaymakers. While in that country, he signed a cooperation agreement with his Chinese counterpart.

Posted On 01 Jul 2004

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Dimitris Marantos and Dinos Frantzeskakis, of the Association of Airline Company Representatives.

Airline Representatives Demand Second Athens Airport

The Association of Airline Company Representa-tives last month called on government to change present legislation so as to allow a second international airport to be created in the Athens area because, according to the association’s president, Dinos Frantzeskakis, the Athens...

Posted On 01 Jul 2004

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Hellenic Tourism Organization President Haris Kokkossis; Deputy Tourism Minister Anastassios Liaskos; and Esthir Vitali, the tourism organization's PR director.

Tourism Organization President Now Optimistic

At his first confrontation with the press, Hellenic Tourism Organization President Haris Kokkossis said that he expects this year's tourism arrival figures to stay at the same level as last year. (In an interview days earlier, the newly appointed president had said that he...

Posted On 01 Jun 2004

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Tourism Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos and his deputy, Anastassios Liaskos, during last month's meeting with Greece's tourism leaders, their first.

Tourism Minister Promises Positive Moves and 10-Year Tourism Plan

My first priority, Tourism Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos told Greece's tourism leaders during a meeting last month, is to initiate "fire-fighting" measures to confront the negative arrival figures projected for the industry this year, despite our holding of the Olympic Games in...

Posted On 01 May 2004

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Hellenic Tourism Properties Remains Public Property

Government last month decided to suspend the listing of Hellenic Tourism Properties (ETA) on the Athens Stock Exchange.The company is a state-controlled one that leases property owned by the Hellenic Tourism Organization, including beaches,marinas, casinos and hotels, to private...

Posted On 01 May 2004

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Haris Kokkossis, the new president of the Hellenic Tourism Organization.

New Tourism Organization President Told of Difficult Year Ahead

Haris Kokkossis, the new president of the Hellenic Tourism Organization, met late last month with the organization's directors from abroad and was told that this year would be a difficult one for tourism arrivals to Greece.

Posted On 01 May 2004

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Closer Tourism Cooperation Sought Between Russia and Greece

On his recent trip to Russia for the MITT 2004 tourism fair, Tourism Deputy Minister Anastassios Liaskos sought an increase in Greek-Russia tourism cooperation to confront the problems Russian visitors have to acquire the needed visas to vacation in Greece. He said he would...

Posted On 01 May 2004

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WTO Places Travel Advisories On Priority List

The World Tourism Organization's quality support and trade committee met last month for the first time under the new chairmanship of Portugal and addressed the issues of travel advisories, trade liberalization and health in international travel.

Posted On 01 May 2004

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Tourism Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos, 51, a political science major from Athens Law School, began in the diplomatic corps in 1980 and from 1995 to 2002 was the mayor of Athens. He is married, has two sons and speaks English, French and Italian as well as his native Greek.

Tourism Sector Gets Promised Ministry

As promised, the new government has created a Greek tourism ministry. The newly appointed minister, Dimitris Avramopoulos, and his deputy, Anastassios Liaskos, for the moment are the "guests" of Development Minister Dimitris Sioufas until appropriate tourism ministry offices are...

Posted On 01 Apr 2004

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Former president of the Hellenic Tourism Organization, John Stefanides, hands the Hellenic Association of Travel & Tourism Agents’ honor award to Christodoulos Sbokos of Sbokos Tours, Heraklion, Crete, for his more than a quarter of a century of service to the travel trade.

Hatta General Assembly Speaker Angers Some Agents

During the recent annual general assembly of the Hellenic Association of Travel & Tourism Agents, almost a dozen special guests took to the podium.Most of the speakers were representatives of the country's political parties who, without exception, spoke on the importance of...

Posted On 01 Apr 2004

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EU Enlargement Creates Coherent European Tourism Industry

The enlargement of the European Union, with ten new members joining in May, will help create a "more complete and coherent European tourism industry, which should be recognized in the future European Constitution," according to the World Tourism Organization.

Posted On 01 Apr 2004

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Travel Association Wins Commision Case

The Greek Union of Air Travel Agencies (PETAGA) succeeded in winning a court case recently whereby travel agents are entitled to a minimum 7 percent commission on airline tickets sold.

Posted On 01 Apr 2004

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Tourism Industry Leaders Pessimistic for 2004 Season

Greece's tourism professionals are not in the least optimistic about the future of the country's main currency-earning industry thus crushing earlier hopes that 2004, being the country's Olympic year, would provide the much-needed shot in the arm to the sector.

Posted On 01 Mar 2004

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Olympic Prices for Greek Tourism Sector

A lot has been said recently on the difficulties that face the Greek tourism market and whether or not tourism enterprises will manage to scrounge out a profit from business activities this year, the year of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. According to some recent surveys, most...

Posted On 01 Mar 2004

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