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What Are You Looking For In A Hotel? Have YOUR say!

The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels invites all to participate and have their say in the Hotelstars Union's European-wide survey on customer needs towards hotel accommodation in Europe.
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Bill For Development Of Medical Tourism in Greece Almost Ready

A bill for the development of medical tourism in Greece is currently being prepared by the Greek Ministries of Health and Tourism and will soon be released for public consultation, Health Minister Andreas Lykourentzos informed the Greek Parliament recently.
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Hotel Chamber Establishes Documentation Center For Greek Tourism

The establishment of a Documentation Center For Greek Tourism that brings together 15 stakeholders in the Greek economy, the academic and research community was announced today, 28 March, at a special event of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels in Athens.
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Hotel Chamber: Athens Tourism To Benefit From AIA-Aegean Airlines Cooperation

The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels applauded the joint initiatives launched recently by Athens International Airport (AIA) and Aegean Airlines that aim to boost tourism in Athens and have a beneficial outcome for Greece's entire tourism industry this year.
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Hellenic Chamber of Hotels Receives HotelStars Union Official Observer Status

The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels received an observer status concerning the Hotelstars Union (HSU), according to an announcement made by the HSU and Hotrec (Hotels, Restaurants & Cafés in Europe) at a joint press conference that took place during the recent ITB Berlin trade show...
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Small Greek Hotels To Be Excused From OAEE Contributions

Owners of some 20,000 small Greek hotel units with a capacity of less than 10 rooms are expected soon to be excused from mandatory insurance contributions to the Self-Employed Workers’ Insurance Organization (OAEE), the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels said today, 4 March, in a press...
Although domestic tourism is in a continuous drop, incoming tourism to Greece seems to be looking at a recovery as the number of foreign tourists is seen to be increasing by 10 percent compared with last year.
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Coastal Shipping Problems Trouble Greek Island Hoteliers

Greek ferry connections will not be reduced this year, the secretary general of the shipping ministry, Athanasios Bousios, assured Greek hoteliers at the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels’ Board of Directors meeting held yesterday, 27 February.
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Forum: Chambers Discuss Synergies To Boost Greek Tourism

Greece's need to attract tourists from new, booming markets and the importance of synergies between neighboring countries to facilitate the travel of tourists from far away destinations were the main topics discussed at the tourism forum for chambers that took place during the...
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“Greek Breakfast” Served At HORECA – Photo Report

At the 8th HORECA Expo, the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels had a special space reserved for eight regions whose hotels serve the most important meal of the day through recipes based exclusively on Greek products. In other words, they serve “Greek Breakfast!”
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Strict Visa Rules Hamper Russian Arrivals To Greece

Greece welcomed 875,000 Russian tourists last year with the average expenditure per visit at 1,085 euros but strict visa regulations still remain an obstacle for a major increase of arrivals, it was underlined at the Greek-Russian Forum for tourism held today, Sunday, 10...
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Hotel Chamber Holds 2nd General Assembly At HO.RE.CA.

Some 1,700 hoteliers from all over Greece attended the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels’ second general assembly that took place this year on the sidelines of the 8th HO.RE.CA. Expo, on Saturday, 9 February, at the Metropolitan Expo Center.
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8th HO.RE.CA. Expo Opens With Great Expectations

“HO.RE.CA. has become an important trade event for our country that offers opportunities to tourism professionals to stand up to the difficult economic times the country is going through,” Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni said on Friday, 8 February, during the opening...
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Greek-Russian Tourism Forum To Launch On Sunday

Some 50 leading Russian tour operators and travel agents will attend a Greek-Russian tourism forum in Athens to further discuss ways of cooperation with the Greek tourism market, the president of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, Yiorgos Tsakiris informed journalists today, Monday,...
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“Greek Breakfast” To Be Served At 8th HORECA

The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels will present the results of its coordinated actions aimed to establish “Greek Breakfast” throughout all hotels of the country, at the 8th International Hotel, Restaurant and Cafe Show HO.RE.CA., to take place 8-11 February 2013 at the Athens...
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Hotel Chamber Launches Initiative To Crackdown On Deceptive Online Ads

The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels today, Monday, 14 January, launched a new initiative to crackdown on misleading Internet advertisements that have an impact on the Greek hotel product and the country’s reputation as a tourism destination.
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Hotel Chamber Proposes New European Rating System For Greek Hotels

Greek hotels may be on their way to be admitted to the Hotelstars Union (HSU), a European hotel classification system that applies harmonized criteria, the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels announced today, 14 January, at a special event held at the Electra Palace hotel in Athens.
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“Greek Breakfast” Goes To Lesvos

The Lesvos Hoteliers Association invites local entrepreneurs to attend the "Greek Breakfast of Lesvos" event scheduled for today, Sunday, 30 December, at the Chamber of Lesvos.
From right: Aristos Doxiadis, project manager of the study; Yiannis Tountas, Professor of Social Medicine, University of Athens; Yiorgos Tsakiris, president of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels; and Aggeliki Katsapi, director of TEMOS AEGEAN.
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Hotel Chamber Presents Study On Medical Tourism

The development and promotion of an integrated network of medical services for foreign visitors at a local level through the launch of pilot programs in Lasithi, Rhodes, Santorini, Athens, Thessaloniki and Thessaly was suggested yesterday, 19 November, by the Hellenic Chamber of...
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Philoxenia 2012 Will Have “Greek Breakfast”

The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels will present its Greek Breakfast program this month at the 28th Philoxenia International Tourism Exhibition, organized 22-25 November in Thessaloniki (booth 15, ground floor/02).

Hotel Chamber Informed On Labor Issues

Employer contributions to the national health insurance fund IKA-ETAM will be cut by five percent next year, Labor Minister Ioannis Vroutsis informed the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels on Monday 10 September. The reduction next year will follow an already announced reduction of 1.1...