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First Choice Buys Meridian Travel

Local incoming tour operator Meridian Travel was purchased recently by the British tour operator First Choice. Julia Laganopoulou, Meridian's managing director, says there will be no change in the company's management for the next three years, but that the company will begin...

Posted On 01 Mar 2006

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Tour Operators and Cruise Lines Cut Agency Commissions

After the success of airlines in cutting travel agency commissions, some of Europe's tour operators have jumped onto the bandwagon and taken the opportunity to cut their commission rates. Presently, analysts say the hotly-debated move of some British Tour operators to cut agent...

Posted On 01 Jan 2006

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World Heritage Sites Acquire Online Promotion

Expedia, the world's largest online travel agency, last month announced a partnership with the United Nations Foundation to promote travel to World Heritage sites. The move is part of Expedia's strategy to raise its international profile, provide more customized services and...

Posted On 01 Dec 2005

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Cosmorama Appointed to Represent Holland America

Independent tour operator Cosmorama, based in downtown Athens, was recently appointed exclusive sub-agent in Greece for Holland America Line.

Posted On 01 Oct 2005

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Travel Agents No Longer Issue Passports

Greek travel agents soon will no longer be able to issue passports to customers. As of this coming January, Greeks will have to visit one of the 90 new centers being set up around the country where they can obtain or renew their passports, government announced last month. The new...

Posted On 01 Sep 2005

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George Chrissanthakopoulos, sales manager for TUI Hellas and Christos Constantinidis, director of corporate services for TUI Hellas, announce new sports-related tourism agreement.

Sports Tourism Moves to the Forefront

Sports tourism agreements appear plentiful of late with major companies like TUI Hellas taking more interest in the sector, and with the government ready to create a World Athletics Museum.

Posted On 01 Jul 2005

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Joergen Esser, center, owner and managing director of Esser Travel, with his 16-member staff.

Esser Travel Moves to New Quarters

Due to increases in staff and business, Esser Travel recently moved from Glyfada to bigger, better and brighter quarters in the Ano Glyfada area. Joergen Esser, owner and managing director of Esser Travel, says that this is just another step in the constant expansion of the business.

Posted On 01 Jul 2005

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Travel Agents Look to Luxury Travel for Profits

Apparently there's an explosion in luxury travel. Within Europe and North America it's considered a fast-growing market and a really profitable one.

Posted On 01 Jul 2005

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New World Travel Agent Alliance

A group of travel agency organizations have formed the World Travel Agents’ Associations Alliance. Announced recently in Geneva, Switzerland, the WTAAA aims to facilitate exchanges of information and advice about matters of mutual interest to its members around the globe.

Posted On 01 Jun 2005

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Kostas Badouvas, a member of parliament and a long-time tourism specialist, was awarded honorary membership in the Hellenic Association of Travel & Tourism Agents.

Tourism Agents Promised New Operational Framework

Members of the Hellenic Association of Travel & Tourism Agents were told during their general assembly last month that the policy leaders within the tourism development ministry would soon change the legislative framework on travel office operations, and would examine the...

Posted On 01 May 2005

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Aktina and Horizon Join Forces

Two of the country's major tourism offices, Aktina and Horizon, joined forces last month and will begin their cooperation as of July 1 under the name Aktina-Horizon S.A. This follows the merger announcement earlier this year of Aktina Travel with Marine Tours, where the two...

Posted On 01 May 2005

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Tour Operators Upbeat On Travel to Greece

Greece has to pursue deep institutional and qualitative changes in its tourism industry so as to become one of the world's most popular destinations, Tourism Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos said during a recent meeting with members of Europe' biggest and most influential tour...

Posted On 01 Apr 2005

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Germans Opt for Cheaper Destinations

It appears that Germans have turned away from Greece as a holiday destination and have headed to cheaper destinations outside the euro zone. Greek tourism professionals say the move has been going on since 2002 and to a great extent is due to the condition of the German economy...

Posted On 01 Mar 2005

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Aktina and Marine Tours initiate merge.

Two of Greece’s Biggest Travel Agencies Initiate Merge

Two of Greece's major travel enterprises took the plunge last month and started off the new year with a merger announcement. Panagiotis Zerzivilis of Aktina Travel and Giorgios Economou of Marine Tours said they merged their consolidation departments and formed a new company...

Posted On 01 Feb 2005

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Huge New York Company Buys European Travel Giants Octopus and Gullivers Travel

Cendant Corporation recenlty announced that it has agreed to acquire privately held, UK-based Gullivers Travel Associates, the trading name of Donvand Ltd., and Octopus Travel Group Ltd. (together: "Gullivers") for approximately $1.1 billion in cash.

Posted On 01 Feb 2005

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Diana Panagiotopoulou, La Greca Travel.

La Greca Celebrates 40th Anniversary

La Greca Travel in downtown Athens this year celebrates 40 years of quality service to Greece's travel sector. The office, opened in 1965 by Diana Panagiotopoulou and her husband, gradually became well respected for its quality intensive services, which was no easy feat in the...

Posted On 01 Feb 2005

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No Commissions From BA for UK Agents

British Airways last month delivered a two-punch strike to the British travel agent community. Not only does the airline plan to cease paying agent commissions, it also will block IATA agents doing less than £50,000 of business over a 12-month period, a move that will affect an...

Posted On 01 Feb 2005

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Special guests at the official opening of the new Zorpidis storefront offices in downtown Athens included Tourism Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos.

Zorpidis Expansion Continues with New Athens Office

For anyone walking into the new downtown Athens offices of Zorpidis Travel Services it's difficult to imagine that there's a tourism crisis. Besides bustling with activity, the office permeates a feeling of success. It will be hardly surprising to see the office expanded within a...

Posted On 01 Nov 2004

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Worldspan Powers Ahead with Monogram

Travel technology provider Worldspan is reaping the rewards of its investment program in the Greek travel industry market with further agency wins and several new product introductions over the past several months.

Posted On 01 May 2004

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Amadeus's new front office system & Vista were lready established in BTI offices in Athens and Thessaloniki, while BTI's staff began training classes in the use of the Amadeus system.

Amadeus BTI Agreement in Full Force

After the initial signing of a cooperation agreement between Amadeus Hellas and Business Travel International early this year, Amadeus quickly began to its new front office system and its Amadeus Vista within the BTI offices in Athens and Thessaloniki.

Posted On 01 May 2004

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