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Bus Routes Shifted In Nikaia Due To Metro Extension

The Athens Urban Transport Organization (OASA) has announced changes to bus routes that serve the Nikaia and Renti area due to construction work for the Athens metro extension to Nikaia, southwest Athens.
Posted On 02 Apr 2013
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Louis Announces 2013 Cruise Calendar

Louis Cruises recently unveiled its 2013 “Greece and Turkey” cruise program that includes three-, four- and seven-day cruises from Athens (Piraeus) to the Greek Islands and Turkey.
Posted On 16 Mar 2013
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Airfasttickets: New Website, New Offers

Greek online booking company Airfasttickets welcomed the New Year with a new website and promises for the best price offers for travel in Greece and worldwide.
Posted On 13 Mar 2013
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Two New Metro Stations To Open Next Month, More To Follow

The two new metro stations of Peristeri and Anthoupoli on the western extension of line 2 (red line) in Athens will open and begin serving passengers in early April, it was recently announced.
Posted On 04 Mar 2013
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Santorini Promoted Worldwide Via Panoramic Aerial Images

Breathtaking high resolution panoramic aerial images of Oia, Santorini, have been launched online by renowned Russian group of photographers Airpano.
Posted On 21 Feb 2013
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Greek Coastal Shipping Sector Counts Losses

Greek coastal shipping companies are up in arms as passenger and freight traffic continued to drop last year since 2009 on all domestic and international routes servicing the Aegean Sea and Adriatic Sea, according to the Hellenic Chambers Transport Association.
Posted On 24 Jan 2013
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A Christmas Carol at Technopolis

What does Techopolis have in store for the festive season? Something is happening at Gazi… Some saw Santa Claus giving directions to elves... Others saw a floating carousel... Meanwhile, Christmas flavors are filling the air... Techopolis is getting ready to tell it’s own...
Posted On 04 Dec 2012
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‘Podilatodrasis’: Bike ride in Aegina

‘Podilatodrasis’  (Cycling Activities, a SKAI television series hosted by Aphrodite Simiti) and the Municipality of Aegina, invite you to the Port of Aegina on Sunday, 4th November, for an unforgettable Bicycle Ride. Competitions and presents for our young friends: ‘Learn How to...
Posted On 25 Oct 2012
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Tickets on Greek subsidized ferry routes will rise 2.4 percent.
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Greek Ferry Fares To Rise On Unprofitable Routes

The price of Greek ferry tickets on state-subsidized, unprofitable routes will increase 2.4 percent for passengers, private vehicles, trucks and motorcycles, according to a decision of Minister of Mercantile Marine and the Aegean Kostis Mousouroulis. The decision came into force...
Posted On 23 Oct 2012
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Airpano photographers setting their equipment to get panoramic shots of the Acropolis.
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Russians Offer Bird’s Eye View Of Greece

The Acropolis, Ancient Agora, districts in Athens and Piraeus, Meteora, Mykonos and Santorini will soon be promoted panoramically through high-resolution images “caught” by renowned Russian group Airpano.
Posted On 28 Sep 2012
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Domestic Tourism Leaves Unclear Picture In August

Special offers at Greek destinations and discounts on hotel prices did the trick during the peak August holiday season as Greek holidaymakers did in fact travel domestically although in obviously lesser numbers compared to last year, press reports said last month.
Posted On 01 Sep 2012
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Greece Could Expect Billions From Cruises

“The main reason Greece has failed to collect from cruises is the low use of Greek ports as homeports,” according to a recent study of the National Bank of Greece on cruise on a European and national level.
Posted On 01 Sep 2012
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Caretaker Prime Minister Panagiotis Pikrammenos cuts the ribbon during the official opening ceremony of the 23rd Posidonia International Shipping Exhibition.
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Posidonia 2012 Sends Confident Message

The 23rd Posidonia International Shipping Exhibition held 4-8 June, displayed a positive image of Greece and sent a strong message to the world at large that Greek shipowning remains a strong position despite the downturn in global shipping and economic woes of southern Europe.
Posted On 01 Jul 2012
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Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos opened the first Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum held at the Onassis Cultural Center in Athens on 21-22 June.
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Posidonia Forum An Eye Opener For Tourism Sector

“Cruise tourism is a key to the government’s overall policy,” Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos said during his opening speech at the first Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum held at the Onassis Cultural Center in Athens on 21-22 June.
Posted On 01 Aug 2011
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The captain of the Panama-flag cruise ship Fantasia showing the controls on the ship’s deck to Deputy Culture and Tourism Minister George Nikitiadis when the ship docked at Rodos Port last month. Mr. Nikitiadis recently held a meeting with Greek cruise tourism professionals and discussed the need for the improvement of cruise ship passenger services in Piraeus and various ports in Greece. He also informed that the government is planning to expand the cruise tourism season to the winter months.
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New Year Brings Abolition Of Cabotage

“A new era begins for Greek tourism and cruise in our country with the arrival of 2011,” Deputy Culture and Tourism Minister George Nikitiadis said last month after welcoming the Panama-flag cruise ship Fantasia to Rodos. Fantasia was the first cruiseship to approach Rodos Port...
Posted On 01 Feb 2011
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Dimitrios Mantousis President, Macedonia-Thrace Travel Agencies Association
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Dimitrios Mantousis

This year's 26th International Tourism Exhibition Philoxenia takes place in the midst of a prolonged economic crisis and a steep downfall in tourism figures.
Posted On 01 Nov 2010
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According to figures from the Greek coast guard, there was a light increase of passenger traffic during July-August period.
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Summer Passenger Traffic Produces Slight Increase

Passenger traffic during July and August at the three major ports of Athens (Piraeus, Lavrion and Rafina) did not reach desired expectations despite tempting ticket discounts made by shipping companies to attract passengers, the Greek press said recently.
Posted On 01 Sep 2010
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Rock climbing photo courtesy of Nikolaos Smalios. At the background Pothia town.
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Kalymnos… An Ideal Destination For All

Every Greek island has a special characteristic that works as an individual holiday attraction. What really makes a destination special is when that certain characteristic gains worldwide status… Kalymnos is considered one of the best destinations worldwide for rock climbing....
Posted On 01 Aug 2010
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On 4 May tourists were in for a surprise once they approached the Acropolis and saw huge banners hung over the walls with the slogan “Peoples of Europe, rise up” in Greek and English. Some 200 members of labor union PAME had violated the gate at the Acropolis during the morning hours and staged a takeover in protest of the government’s austerity measures. Photo: Α.Νikolopoulos/EUROKINISSI
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Ministry Slams Acropolis Takeover By Leftist Unionists

While a hard battle is fought throughout the world to recover Greek tourism, this move is at the least irresponsible, the Culture and Tourism Ministry recently said in regards to the takeover of the Acropolis by the Communist Party of Greece (KKE)-affiliated labor union PAME.
Posted On 01 Jun 2010
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Athens-Attica Hoteliers Association President Yiannis Retsos; Culture and Tourism Deputy Minister Angela Gerekou; President of Xenia Exhibitions-Conferences Tassos Koumanis; and Athens-Piraeus super-prefect Constantina Bay.
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Athens Hotel Industry In Free Fall

Athens hotel bookings have been in "free fall" as of December 2008, which translates to a 12 percent decrease up until September 2009 and an eight percent drop in the average price per room, stressed the President of the Athens-Attica Hotel Association Yiannis Retsos at the...
Posted On 01 Jan 2010
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