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Travel Agents No Longer Issue Passports

Greek travel agents soon will no longer be able to issue passports to customers. As of this coming January, Greeks will have to visit one of the 90 new centers being set up around the country where they can obtain or renew their passports, government announced last month. The new...

Posted On 01 Sep 2005

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Arrivals in Athens may have increased in the first quarter of 2005, but hotel occupancy rates down by an average 4.4 percent against the same quarter of last year.

Arrivals Up, Overnights Down

Arrivals in Athens may have increased in the first quarter of 2005, according to Athens International Airport data, but the Attica Hoteliers' Association released data last month that show hotel occupancy rates down by an average 4.4 percent against the same quarter of last year.

Posted On 01 Jun 2005

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The City of Athens To Establish Tourism and Economic Development Agency

Athens Mayor Dora Bakoyannis recently submitted a proposal before City Council to establish a tourism development agency in collaboration with the private sector, as part of efforts to raise the Greek capital's profile as a year-round tourism destination.

Posted On 01 May 2005

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Vasileios Xenikakis, president of the Mont Parnes Casino, explains changes being made to the casino complex.

Mont Parnes Completes First Phase of Major Renewal

At a press call last month, executives from the Mont Parnes Casino complex outlined the many changes that have taken place and that are underway at the complex. Owners intend to invest more than 110 million euros in renewal projects.

Posted On 01 May 2005

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Haralambos Maniatis, general secretary of Attica Region Authority (third from left), explains new program.

Athens/Attica Tourism Promotion Campaign

For the first time in its history, the Athens/Attica region has successfully initiated a full-fledged tourism promotion campaign. The campaign includes professional-done brochures, all with exceptionally well done, original and excellent advertising creations, and a well-designed...

Posted On 01 Apr 2005

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Hoteliers Urge Adoption of Longer Hours for Museums and Shops

The Greek Chamber of Hotels says that the increase in opening hours of shops and museums in the country, as recently proposed by the government, is a positive step towards bolstering tourism.

Posted On 01 Apr 2005

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Attica Holdings announced late last month that it had reached an agreement for the acquisition of more than 6.7 million shares of Minoan Lines.

Superfast Purchases 10% of Minoan Lines

Attica Holdings (Superfast and Blue Star Ferries) announced late last month that it had reached an agreement with an Italian company, represented by Romano Artioili, for the acquisition of more than 6.7 million shares of Minoan Lines. The purchase represents 9.51% of the share...

Posted On 01 Mar 2005

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Athens Promises Tourism and Economic Development Agency

Athens Mayor Dora Bakoyannis last month submitted a proposal before City Council to establish a tourism development agency, in cooperation with the private sector, as part of efforts to raise the Greek capital's profile as a year-round tourist destination.

Posted On 01 Mar 2005

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Continued Difficulties for Athenian Hoteliers

Hoteliers in the Athens area continue to face painful economic problems and some even face extreme difficulty when it comes to paying running monthly expenses. They say the strong investment in modernization carried out prior to the 2004 Athens Olympics, in conjunction with...

Posted On 01 Mar 2005

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Prime Minister Wants Athens a Year-round Tourism Destination

Olympic installations will remain in the hands of the state and will leave a lasting legacy by making Attica a year-round tourist attraction and by upgrading the quality of life of local residents, Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis said during a recent press call.

Posted On 01 Jan 2005

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Calli Travlos, Athens CVB director

Athens Convention and Visitors Bureau on the Move

Although formed just better than a year ago, the Athens Convention and Visitors Bureau, or Athens CVB, is just now getting down to the nitty gritty with regards to enticing conferences to the capital. (The Athens Olympics Organizing Committee kept it busy handling a mounting...

Posted On 01 Nov 2004

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Special guests at the official opening of the new Zorpidis storefront offices in downtown Athens included Tourism Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos.

Zorpidis Expansion Continues with New Athens Office

For anyone walking into the new downtown Athens offices of Zorpidis Travel Services it's difficult to imagine that there's a tourism crisis. Besides bustling with activity, the office permeates a feeling of success. It will be hardly surprising to see the office expanded within a...

Posted On 01 Nov 2004

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Additional Tourism Promotion Funds for Prefectures

Greece's prefectures get 30% more than last year in funds for tourism promotion from the Hellenic Tourism Organization. Deputy Tourism Minister Anastassios Liaskos told reporters last month that the funds allocated this year amount to 4.5 million euros, against the three million...

Posted On 01 Aug 2004

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The project included the complete renovation of the casino premises and the replacement of the unit's mountain cable car system

Mount Parnes Completes First Phase of Major Renewal

Just a year after taking over management of the Mount Parnes Casino, Regency Casino has completed its initial first phase investment program at a cost 23 million euros. The project included the complete renovation of the casino premises and the replacement of the unit's mountain...

Posted On 01 Aug 2004

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2004 Tourism Picture Remains Clouded

When compared with last year, the drop in tourism arrivals this year is expected to reach anywhere between less than 1% to as high as 10%. It all depends on whom you listen to. Tourism revenue, again according to whom you listen to, will drop from 5% to as high as 15% against...

Posted On 01 Jun 2004

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Employment Minister Panos Panayiotopoulos and Panorama's manager, Elena Magaropoulou, greet GTP's Thanasis Cavdas. The two were the first of a parade of politicians, including Tourism Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos and Athens Mayor Dora Bakoyianni, and prefectures that had taken the time to visit the stands at this year's Panorama.

Touristiko Panorama Tourism Fair a Mixed Success

This year's Panorama, the ninth, which ran from April 22-25 at the Piraeus Port Authority Exhibition Center, was dedicated to the Athens-Attica area and the network of Olympic Cities. But like the tourism picture in general this year, Panorama left exhibitors and visitors with...

Posted On 01 Jun 2004

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No Call From Abroad for 2004 Lodgings

Owners of Athenian houses did not exactly rush to offer their apartments for rent to foreign visitors to the Olympic Games, but what is on offer may still vastly exceed demand.

Posted On 01 Apr 2004

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The Touristiko Panorama 2004 fair is dedicated to the Athens-Attica area and the network of Olympic Cities.

Panorama Tourism Fair Premieres Olympic Greece

Visitors to this year's tourism fair Touristiko Panorama get the first glimpse of "Olympic Greece" and also get the chance to form initial impressions on the tourism dimension of the greatest challenge facing the country in modern times.

Posted On 01 Mar 2004

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Planned New Convention Center Includes New Hotel

The Attica hotel owners association met with the head of Hellenic Tourism Properties recently to discuss the construction of a convention center at the old Athens International Airport at Hellenikon. When and if completed, the center will accommodate 8,000 participants. A hotel...

Posted On 01 Feb 2004

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Speakers and guests at the tourism development conference included Loukas Douvas, general manager of the Attica Hoteliers Association; Georgos Dracopoulos, general manager of the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises; Georgos Tsakiris, president of the Attica Hoteliers Association; and Aris Spiliotopoulos, N.D. Party member of parliament.

Tourism Development Depends On You

If we want the Greek tourism sector to develop at a satisfactory pace, we in the private sector must take it upon ourselves to do so, said speakers at the recent "The Need to Create a Tourism Development Strategy" conference held last month in Athens.

Posted On 01 Jan 2004

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