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Helexpo's president Aristotelis Thomopoulos; Deputy Minister for Culture and Tourism Angela Gerekou; and coordinator Aris Mousouris at this year’s press conference.
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Philoxenia 2009 Hangs On Strong

The 25th Philoxenia International Tourism Exhibition, held together with the hotel furnishing exhibition Hotelia, saw trade visitors increase this year by some 28 percent compared to last year's exhibition as 4,782 trade visitors were counted, the exhibition's organizer Helexpo said.
Posted On 01 Dec 2009
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Olympic Air's official launch at the company's technical base at Athens International Airport.
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Olympic Air Officially Takes Off

Marfin Investment Group will continue to place public interest above short-term business interests for as long as Greece is tested by the crisis, said the company's President Andreas Vgenopoulos during the official inauguration ceremony of Olympic Air held at the company's...
Posted On 01 Dec 2009
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Athens Not So Expensive After All

Athens may not be among the most expensive cities in the world but it is a middle-ranking one, according to the recent study "Prices and Earnings-2009 edition" published by Swiss banking group UBS. The study compared the purchasing power of citizens in 73 cities around the globe.
Posted On 01 Oct 2009
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Qatar Airways Expands Routes To Athens

Athens is included in Qatar Airways expansion program to improve frequencies and offer passengers additional options with the increase in the number of flights to key European capital cities, the airline announced recently.
Posted On 01 Sep 2009
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Hotel Chamber Wants Support Measures to Tackle Crisis

The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels called for the state and the private sector to overhaul their forces in order to formulate a new tourism strategy, which will assist the industry to limit the negative impact of the international economic crisis.
Posted On 01 Jan 2009
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Gerassimos L. Fokas President, Hellenic Chamber of Hotels
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Gerassimos L. Fokas

The present tourism year, which is coming to an end, was not an easy year. The oil crisis and the international economic downturn have already affected and are expected to continue to plague global tourism travel.
Posted On 01 Nov 2008
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Dimitrios Mantousis President, Macedonia-Thrace Travel Agencies Association.
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Dimitrios Mantousis

It is a great pleasure to greet the international business exhibition Philoxenia 2008 and welcome visitors to Thessaloniki, the capital of southeastern Europe and the Balkans.
Posted On 01 Nov 2008
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“Ports that want to promote themselves must offer a one of a kind experience to travelers,” said Bruce Krumrine, vice president of shore operations of Princess Cruises.
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Cruise Tourism in Greece Begins a New Era

Greece can play a leading role and become a hub for itineraries in the Eastern Mediterranean cruise industry, was the unanimous outlook expressed by all leading representatives of the international cruise industry who attended the recent cruise forum CRUISEinGREECE.
Posted On 01 Aug 2008
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Samos Airport
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Greek Airports Receive Aesthetic Improvements

The Hellenic Ministry of Transport and Communications (YME) and the Tourism Development Ministry held a joint press conference recently to reveal the process to aesthetically improve peripheral airports in Greece following a memorandum sent to YME by the Association of Tourist...
Posted On 01 May 2008
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Greek Cruising Sails into a New Era

Research done by European Cruise Contribution in Brussels recently showed increasing trends in the cruise line sector throughout Europe. Primarily, the research indicates there is an increase in orders for new cruise ships with the subsequent result being the creation of new...
Posted On 01 Oct 2007
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Specific and targeted promotion in response to the recent fires in Kefallonia.
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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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Sales and marketing manager of AirSea Lines, Michael Assariotis, imagines the possibilities.
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AirSea Lines Doesn’t Just Imagine The Possibilities

Some eighty representatives of the local tourism and travel industry attended the recent seminar organized by AirSea Lines under the auspice of the Hellenic Association of Tourism and Travel Agencies. During this event they were informed of the developments, services and network...
Posted On 01 Aug 2007
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Manolis Psarros, manager of the tourism development In Athens and Danae Kefaloyiannis, representative of the In Athens team.
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City Break Athens 2007 Exceeds Expectations

The City of Athens last month hosted the three-day City Break Exhibition, which proved a great success for buyers and suppliers that participated. With the European city break market said to be worth some 222 billion euros in 2006, specialists anticipate Athens will greatly...
Posted On 01 Jul 2007
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Tourism to Generate $ 13 Trillion

World travel and tourism is expected to generate in excess of $7 trillion in 2007, rising to over $13 trillion over the coming decade according to the World Travel & Tourism Council's (WTTC) Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) research, sponsored by Accenture and prepared by...
Posted On 01 Apr 2007
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Don Hawkins, Tourism Policy Professor at George Washington University with Stelios Haji-Ioannou, serial entrepreneur, easyGroup, and David McMillan, CEO for the International Hotel and Restaurant Association.
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Designing Investment Policy For Greek Tourism

For Greece to become a more attractive tourism destination, investment must be oriented to improving quality of life by combining the uniqueness of the Greek lifestyle experience with the standards and values created by global community, says the Association of Greek Tourist...
Posted On 01 Nov 2006
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Members of the panel pictured are Laurent Monsaingeon of MedCruise Association; Bill Gibbons of the European Cruise Council; Mario Sennacheribbo of Baleares Consignatarios; Frederik Naumann of Sartori and Berger; Yiannis Evangelou of HATTA; John Tercek of Royal Caribbean International; George Stathopoulos of Louis Hellenic Cruises, Dr. Stelios Kiliaris of Louis Group; Capt. Paris Katsoufis of Kyma Ship Management; and, Larry Pimentel of Sea Dream Yacht Club.
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Greece Would Draw Millions of Tourists as a Cruise Hub

Making Greece an international cruise hub for the eastern Mediterranean would bring five million tourists in a few years and tremendous financial returns were the main conclusion drawn from the forum organized by the Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies (HATTA) on...
Posted On 01 Nov 2006
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Xenia in Tsagarada, is one of the two ETA properties that are available for long-term leasing.
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Bidding for ETA Properties Begins

The bidding competition for long-term leases of two Xenia hotels, one in Tsagarada and the other on Thasos, has officially begun and offers must be submitted no later than October 18. Of those received, a short list will be selected and a closed competition will ensue. The...
Posted On 01 Sep 2006
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Erhard Noresch and Roeland Vos of Starwood Hotels & Resorts with Takis Arapoglou and Anthimos Thomopoulos of Astir Palace Vouliagmeni S.A.
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Starwood Chosen to Manage Astir Palace Hotel

Astir Palace's board of directors finally chose Starwood after an intense selection process that began with 20 proposals in September 2005. Starwood was among four companies short-listed, including Marriott, InterContinental and Accor.
Posted On 01 Jul 2006
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Thanasis Economos, Hellenic Tourism Organization’s (GNTO) general secretary; Dimitris Lampadarios, GNTO president; and Tourism Minister Fani Palli-Petralia.
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New Legislation to Encourage Tourism Investment

Government intends to introduce new legislation shortly that aims to cut huge chunks out of the country's thick bureaucratic approvals process, said Tourism Minister Fani Palli-Petralia last month during her first press call since her appointment in February. She said the new...
Posted On 01 Jun 2006
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International Tourism Up by 5.5%

In 2005 international tourism sustained the sharp upturn that began in 2004 in spite of the various tragic events it had to contend. According to preliminary results presented with by the United Nations specialized agency, the World Tourism Organization, the number of...
Posted On 01 Mar 2006
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