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Philoxenia 2013 Set To Open In Thessaloniki

In its 29th year, Philoxenia, Greece's meeting point for the development of strategies and business alliances among tourism professionals, will open its doors on Thursday 21 November 2013 at the Thessaloniki International Exhibition Center.

Chania, Crete, Scoops Up Three Awards For Promotional Video

The promotional video of the Municipality of Chania’s tourism campaign was once again honored as it won three awards at this year's ART & TUR International Tourism Film Festival that took place recently in Barcelos, Portugal.

Greek Tourism Ministry-Union of Hellenic Chambers Form Cooperation

The Greek Tourism Ministry and the Union of Hellenic Chambers agreed on 19 November to create a joint committee and conduct meetings on a regular basis to establish their cooperation on tourism issues.

Athens Airport Donates €100,000 To ELPIDA

Athens International Airport (AIA) has donated 100,000 euros to the ELPIDA Association of Friends of Children with Cancer.

Hotel on Paros Among CNN’s Pick Of Best Affordable Island Accommodations

The Lefkes Village Hotel on the Greek island of Paros is included on a list compiled by CNN on affordable island hotels that span the globe.

Amphitrion To Organize 2015 International Agritourism Convention in Greece

Greek travel and tourism organization Amphitrion Group of Companies has been selected as the organizer and host of the 2015 International Agritourism Convention in Greece.

Emirates Breaks Airline Records With $99 Billion Aircraft Purchase

Emirates airline has broken all records in civil aviation with an order for 150 Boeing 777X, comprising 35 Boeing 777-8Xs and 115 Boeing 777-9Xs, plus 50 purchase rights; and an additional 50 Airbus A380 aircraft.

Olga Kefalogianni, Tourism Minister

The target for 2014 is sustainable long-term growth securing the domestic tourism product. For tourism to become a modern profitable industry of the Greek economy with strong foundations.

Yiannis Boutaris, Mayor of Thessaloniki

For the Municipality of Thessaloniki, tourism today is a priority and strengthening the international recognition of Thessaloniki is a strategic choice.

Anastasios Liaskos, Secretary General Ministry of Tourism

This year's significant increase in tourist arrivals in Greece with more than 17.5 million visitors and 12 billion euro revenue vindicates our efforts. All Greeks share the responsibility and the contribution to the success of our country.

Dr. Christos Pallis, President Greek National Tourism Organization

For many years, Philoxenia has been opening the way for important business meetings and workshops between all relevant parties that focus on the development and progress of Greek tourism.

Panos Livadas, Secretary General Greek National Tourism Organization

The recent statistics indicating a quite significant increase on arrivals, prove that our efforts are flourishing. The tourism sector in Greece has grown by 9.2 percent, while the annual forecast for 2013 is 17.000.000 visitors.

Andreas Andreadis, President Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises

The country's image abroad is improving dramatically. The 2013 season will apparently break all the records reaching 17.5 million international visitors and € 11.5 billion international receipts.

Georgios A. Tsakiris, President Hellenic Chamber of Hotels

Undoubtedly this year, our country as a tourist destination, worked better, more efficiently and consistently and placed itself in a much better spot than last year, in terms of the destination’s international image and attractiveness.

Yiannis Retsos, President Hellenic Federation of Hoteliers

Besides the remarkable growth of key indicators of tourism -arrivals and revenue- that showed the industry’s strength and potential, the overall assessment leaves us with a “legacy” of food for thought, analysis and debate for the future.

Giorgos Telonis, President Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies

This year tourism arrivals will exceed the target of 17 million tourists and travel receipts are expected surpass some 15 percent.

Michalis Sakellis, President Association of Greek Passenger Shipping Companies

Overall, in the aftermath of summer we observe a slight increase of the Adriatic Sea passenger traffic, whilst on domestic lines, passenger volumes remained at 2012 levels.

Dinos Frantzeskakis, President Hellenic Association of Airline Representatives

Although tourism income in general is improving considerably and becoming one more time the savior of the Greek economy, our capital city Athens and the greater area, including the Saronic islands, are still suffering.

Marios Trivizas, President General Pan-Hellenic Federation of Tourism Enterprises

The international exhibition of Philoxenia is held during a time with mixed feelings on the progress of our country, the prosperity of its people and of course Greek tourism.

Konstantinos Brentanos, President Confederation of Greek Enterprises for Rented Villas & Apartments

Greek tourism today, following a good year during which a record of foreign tourist arrivals were recorded, faces the challenge to maintain and strengthen its position in an increasingly competitive environment.