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Austrian Tour Operators in Laconia

Some 25 Austrian tour operators and media members headed by Niko Papamike, representative of a Vienna-based tour operator, and Ioanna Rafalia, press and public relations officer of the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) in Austria, visited Gythio recently, hosted by...

Posted On 01 Jun 2008

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Managing Director of Athens Tourism & Economic Development Company, Panagiotis Arkoumaneas, spoke at the conference on behalf of Athens Mayor Nikitas Kaklamanis. He outlined the structure and purpose of the new Athens Convention Bureau.

Fourth Annual HAPCO Conference Focuses on New Athens Convention Bureau

The Hellenic Association of Professional Congress Organizers (HAPCO) recently held its fourth annual two-day conference on "The Environment, Synergy and Crisis Management in Conference Tourism" at the Megaron Athens International Conference Centre, where much emphasis was placed...

Posted On 01 Apr 2008

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Theodore Mantzios, district sales & marketing manager Greece, Cyprus, Israel, Turkey, Egypt, N. Africa & Balkans of Thai Airways; Kelvin Wong, general manager Greece, Balkans & Cyprus of Singapore Airlines; Paulo Yoshikawa, general manager passenger sales Greece/Cyprus of Lufthansa; Kyriakos Reres, president of the Archaeological Receipts Fund; Panayiotis Dimitriou, sales manager Greece, Balkans & Cyprus of Singapore Airlines; Christos Papadiotis, key account manager of Lufthansa; Philip Nordfeldt, general manager of Austrian Airlines in Greece and George Trikalinos director of Archaeological Receipts Fund.

Star Alliance Plants Olive Trees in Ancient Olympia

Star Alliance recently took an initiative to plant some 3,000 Greek olive trees in the prefecture of Ancient Olympia. Representatives of nine of the 17 members of the Star Alliance network - Austrian Airlines, Air New Zealand, ANA-All Nippon Airways, bmi (British Midland...

Posted On 01 Jan 2008

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Gerassimos L. Fokas President, Hellenic Chamber of Hotels

Gerassimos L. Fokas

With reference to the recent catastrophic fires that affected Peloponissos and Evia, as President of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels I would like to send a message and extend an invitation; a challenge to the government and the business tourism community.

Posted On 01 Nov 2007

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New Tourism Minister Meets Representatives

Newly-appointed Tourism Development Minister Aris Spiliotopoulos recently met with representatives from various sectors of the tourism industry. The meeting was to discuss key concerns of all the representatives, which arose from the devastation caused by the recent fires to...

Posted On 01 Nov 2007

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Aegean Airlines Shows Environmental Sensitivity

Aegean Airlines recently announced its contribution to the victims of the recent fires through a donation of one million euros. This amount goes towards the funding of projects aimed at the regeneration of the areas affected by the tragedy. The amount has been deposited into a...

Posted On 01 Oct 2007

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Former Tourism Development Minister Meets President of WTTC

Former Tourism Development Minister Fanni-Palli Petralia, met the president of the World Travel and Tourism Council, Jean Claude Baumgarten, who recently visited Greece.

Posted On 01 Oct 2007

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Specific and targeted promotion in response to the recent fires in Kefallonia.

Financial Aid for Promotion of Kefallonia

The decision to provide the island of Kefallonia with an additional 40,000 euros for its advertisement campaign came from Tourism Development Minister Fanni-Palli Petralia recently in response to the recent fires on the island.

Posted On 01 Sep 2007

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Tourism Development Minister Shuts Down Hotels

Tourism Development Minister Fanni-Palli Petralia recently shut down 41 small and medium-sized hotels for failure to obtain fire safety certificates. Ms. Petralia, who has continuously expressed her desire to "protect the reputation of Greek tourism" took this decision and...

Posted On 01 Aug 2007

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Tourism Development Minister Fanni-Palli Petralia at the recent National Tourism Council meeting.

New Tourism Council Meets

Tourism Development Minister Fanni-Palli Petralia and the local tourism Industry agreed at the recent National Tourism Council meeting--the first for the newly approved council members--that this year we would see another rise in tourism traffic and revenue.

Posted On 01 Jul 2007

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Tourism Development Minister, Fanni Palli-Petralia

Tourism Off To a Good Start

Tourism Development Minister Fanni Palli-Petralia expressed her optimism for the summer at a recent press conference where she explained how this May has been the most successful one in recent years. This substantiates her claims that Greece has now become a "preferred...

Posted On 01 Jun 2007

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Health & Safety Accreditation System Launched

Two leading accommodation booking companies in the UK - with about 5,000 properties represented - are first to sign up to a new holiday accommodation safety scheme, according to recent on-line press reports. The Travelsafe health and safety accreditation system will mean hotels,...

Posted On 01 Apr 2007

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The new ultra-modern exterior of the Royal Olympic as it faces the famous Temple of Zeus.

Royal Olympic Transformed Into Majestic Hotel

After almost three years of reconstruction at a cost of more than 20 million euros, the classic Royal Olympic hotel has been transformed into one the capital's three most distinguished hotels. Finishing touches - a superb spa and an alluring roof garden - are set for completion...

Posted On 01 Apr 2007

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Gerassimos L. Fokas, President, Hellenic Chamber of Hotels

Gerassimos L. Fokas

Over the past years, the international tourism market has undergone serious crises, suffered from unforeseen factors and was characterized by dramatic restructuring. Perhaps, a more significant conclusion for this period was confirmation of the system of balances that we call the...

Posted On 01 Nov 2006

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Calliope Georgilis, managing director of Griffin Travel, accepts the award for top producer in marine traffic from Alexis Michalopoulos, Qatar's district sales manager in Greece.

Qatar Celebrates A Year of Success in Greece

To celebrate more than one year of successful operation in Greece, Qatar Airways hosted its First Travel Agent Awards (2005-2006) ceremony, which was followed by a dinner and show. More than 300 guests from the travel industry, as well as special guests from show business attended.

Posted On 01 Nov 2006

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Tourism Arrivals Exceed Expectations

The number of foreign visitors arriving by air from January to August was up 8.4 percent, reported the Institute for Tourism Research and Forecasts (ITEP). This increase is more than double compared to Greece's competitors in the Mediterranean. At the end of July, Croatia's...

Posted On 01 Oct 2006

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Humanitarian Aid to Lebanon

The Arab-Hellenic Chamber in cooperation with the Messinia Chamber organized a humanitarian aid effort to ease some of the suffering in war-torn Lebanon.

Posted On 01 Sep 2006

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A note by the publisher

With the news last month that the Association of British Travel Agents suddenly cancelled their plans to hold their annual travel convention here in Athens from November 23-25, rumors around town spread like wild fire. Some said that potential UK delegates (UK travel agents) just...

Posted On 01 Jul 2006

, By Lefteris Theofanopoulos

No Delay in New Tourism Legislation

There will be little or no delay in Greece's new tourism legislation, according to the outgoing tourism development minister, Dimitris Avramopoulos. He said the only thing missing from the new legislation is the signature of Greece's health minister, and “being the country's new...

Posted On 01 Mar 2006

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National Zoning Plan for Tourism Development

The government has prioritized measures for tourism accommodation that are aimed at bolstering investment in the industry, Anastassios Liaskos, deputy minister for tourism development, said last month during the Sixth Prodexpo Conference and Exhibition for Real Estate.

Posted On 01 Nov 2005

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