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Air China Increases Weekly Flights to Athens from Beijing

Flights between Athens and Beijing, via Air China, will increase from three to five per week, starting April 1.

Greece Hits Chinese Social Media Through Polaroid Photo Campaign

Greek destinations and sites were promoted on Chinese social media through the recent “Polaroid Traveler” online campaign.

Celestyal Cruises Announces Appointments to Team for North American, Chinese Markets

Looking towards international markets, Celestyal Cruises recently announced the appointment of a president for the North American market as well as a local sales executive in China.

UNWTO Welcomes EU-China Year of Tourism

World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Secretary-General Taleb Rifai recently welcomed the forthcoming 2018 EU-China Year of Tourism.

Greece Tourism Sees Growth Potential in Chinese Market

Greek Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura believes that there is great potential to increase tourist arrivals from China to Greece.
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Greece Explores Methods To Enter Chinese Market

The Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry in collaboration with the Hellenic-Chinese Chamber will hold an event to discuss methods aimed to boost Greek exports and foreign arrivals to the country through activities in the Chinese market.

Minister Wants Out Of Schengen Visa Procedures

Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Yeroulanos recently highlighted the importance of free movement of tourists around the world and underlined the need to change the Schengen visa procedure in order for it “to stop being a burden on tourism.

Forum Puts Thessaloniki In The Spotlight

“A city adds value to the professional and the creator depending on the strength of its identity and Thessaloniki must obtain a strong identity,” Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos said during an international culture and tourism forum held recently in Thessaloniki by...

“Greek Tourism Week” At Shanghai Expo

“We aim to increase the number of Chinese visitors to Greece in the coming years and for this purpose actions have already been made to simplify the process for Chinese citizens to obtain a visa to travel to Greece,” Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos said while...

Travel Agents Blame Government For Tourism Arrival Decrease

Because government employees can not do their job properly and because government is unable or unwilling to give the proper incentive or education to rectify the matter, Greece loses billions of drachmas in precious tourism foreign exchange, says Yiannis Evangelou, president of...