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Manolis Psarros, manager of the tourism development In Athens and Danae Kefaloyiannis, representative of the In Athens team.

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 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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Air Transat adds a Airbus A310-300 to its fleet.

Air Transat Adds 16th Wide-Body Jet to its Fleet

Air Transat, Canada's leading travel holiday airline, announced the addition of a new Airbus A310-300. For this summer, Air Transat will be serving 30 European cities including Barcelona, Malaga, Vienna and Athens. Together with its sister company, Transat Holidays, and its...

Posted On 01 Jun 2007

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Princess Cruises selected port of Piraeus in order to christen its new vessel and promote, at the same time, its Mediterranean cruise program.

Princess Cruises Selects Piraeus to Christen New Vessel

In order to promote its Mediterranean cruise program with its the new cruise vessel, Emerald Princess, the company's owner, California-based Princess Cruises, selected the port of Piraeus for the ship's christening.

Posted On 01 Jun 2007

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Edward Ross, director of corporate and marketing communication of Amadeus, with Eva Karamanou, general manager of Amadeus in Greece.

Amadeus Is Number One

The recent visit of Edward Ross, director of corporate and marketing communication of Amadeus, to Athens provided some valuable insight in to the prospects and ambitions of the global central reservations system in 2007.

Posted On 01 Jun 2007

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US Airways has commenced its direct daily flights from Philadelphia to Athens.

US Airways Inaugurates Direct Daily Flights to Athens

The fifth largest airline in the United States, US Airways, has recently commenced its direct daily flights to Athens from Philadelphia in its attempt to bring closer "two cities with a Greek name" as Eric Mathieu, the airline's managing director of international sales, said at a...

Posted On 01 Jun 2007

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Germanwings Expands Destinations in Greece

“Value for less money, reliability, simplicity and safety are the four key issues for the success of our company,” said Andreas Engel, international communications manager for Germanwings, at a recent press conference held in Athens. He said the low cost airline plans to expand...

Posted On 01 Jun 2007

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British Airways’ recently re-launched business club -a true boon for long-haul business travelers- that includes up-market amenities and a unique cabin bed.

BA Re-launches Club World

British Airways recently re-launched its business club - a true boon for long-haul business travelers - that includes up-market amenities that begin with the initial ticketing and culminates in a unique cabin bed.

Posted On 01 Jun 2007

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Touch-screen devices similar to the one pictured on the left, will be available next summer to tourists visiting Greek sites.

New Technology for Visitors to Greek Sites

Greece's culture ministry last month unveiled a hand-held gadget for visitors that offers high-resolution video, detailed diagrams of Greek archaeological sites, position indicators, and imagery along with stereo sound.

Posted On 01 Apr 2007

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Tourism Development Minister Fanni Palli-Petralia with Athens Mayor Nikitas Kaklamanis.

Preparations Underway for City Breaks 2007 Conference

Athens must be highlighted as a tourism destination in itself and not just a transit center for visitors to other parts of the country, Tourism Development Minister Fanni Palli-Petralia and Athens Mayor Nikitas Kaklamanis agreed last month during a meeting held at the minister's...

Posted On 01 Apr 2007

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Dirk Lorenzen, Lufthansa's manager for airport services in Greece, Cyprus and Turkey; Stelios Augoustis, Goldair's station manager; Katerini Xanthaki, general manager of Goldair Handling; Georgios Rombolis, Lufthansa's station manager in Athens; Goldair's Vassiliki Lagou and Ioannis Zafeirakis.

Lufthansa Awards Goldair Handling

Lufthansa German Airlines last month awarded Goldair Handling as being the best provider of third party services within the worldwide Lufthansa network. Prizes where given in the categories ground handling, on board services, third party services and internal projects for the...

Posted On 01 Apr 2007

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Events to Attract Cultural Tourism

A number of new cultural events programmed for Athens and Thessaloniki on an annual basis makes up driving force of a campaign to make Greece a preferred destination for cultural tourists, the government announced last month.

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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Athens to Host City Break 2007 Exhibition

According to the World Travel Trends Report 2006-07 the low-cost / no frill phenomenon is a major factor dictating how countries perform as leisure tourism destinations. And with the expansion of low cost airlines set to continue in 2007-08 city-break style holidays will continue...

Posted On 01 Mar 2007

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Attica Hotels Post Increases

Attica hotel occupancy in 2006 increased 9.8 percent against the year before. Room prices were up 2.6 percent and revenue per room increased by 12.6 percent, according to Giorgos Tsakiris, president of the Attica Hoteliers' Association, and Ioannis Retsos, the association's...

Posted On 01 Mar 2007

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Tourism Minister Fanni Palli-Petralia and Transport and Communications Minister Michael Liapis.

Greek Airports Open 24 Hours

Tourism Minister Fanni Palli-Petralia last month met with Greek ministers in an effort to coordinate actions that would improve the tourism sector.

Posted On 01 Mar 2007

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Mouzenidis Travel new offices

Mouzenidis Travel Moves to New Offices in Athens

Thessaloniki-based Mouzenidis Travel, opened in 1995 by Boris Mouzenidis to specialize in travel to and from Russia, recently opened new offices in downtown Athens.

Posted On 01 Mar 2007

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Airlines in North America Market Greece

Tourist arrivals from the USA to Greece are expected to rise further this year, boosted by the addition of flights to and from Athens by two major American carriers, Continental and US Airways, an Athens International Airport official told a recent conference held in Athens.

Posted On 01 Mar 2007

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National Land-planning Map Underway

National Land-planning Map Underway

The final touches to the first national land-planning map, and to the special land-planning framework for tourism, industry and recyclable energy sources, are being enacted by Greece's minister of the environment, planning and public works, Giorgos Souflias.

Posted On 01 Mar 2007

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Makis Seriatos, president of Ashley Worldgroup Southeastern Europe; and Agapi Vardinogianni, president of Karamella, during the recent unveiling of Greece's new advertising program abroad.

40 Million Euro Greek Tourism Ad Campaign Launched

With distinct hopes of breaking last year's record number of tourism arrivals (up 10 percent over the year before), Greece launched its 40-million-euro advertising campaign (run by the consortium Ashley & Holmes Athens/Karamella) at a gala dinner last month. The campaign,...

Posted On 01 Feb 2007

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