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Cyprus Airways’ Employees Agree to Salary Cuts

Cyprus's loss-making national carrier, Cyprus Airways, will shed more than a quarter of its work force this year to save the airline from closure, senior officials said last month.
Posted On 01 Feb 2006
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New Tourism Investment Group to Invest In Greece

An investment group announced last month that it plans to spend, in the medium term, up to 1 billion euros in Greece, Cyprus, Croatia and Turkey to develop organized tourism accommodation complexes, mainly for northern Europeans. In Greece its interest focuses on the Peloponnese,...
Posted On 01 Jan 2006
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2005 Greek Hotel Branding Report
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Greek Hotels Least Developed in Branding

Although among the world's best, Greece's hotels are not aware of the benefits of brand names, according to a recent study. The 2005 Greek Hotel Branding Report, which is the first of its kind for the Greek tourism market, explores the extent of branding among Greek hotels and...
Posted On 01 Dec 2005
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Harold Harvey of Monitor Group speaks on competition and promotion and is being closely followed by the moderator of the session, Robert McDonald of the Economist Intelligence Unit.
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Tourism and Development Conference Stresses Cooperation

The fourth annual tourism conference organized by the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises welcomed speakers from 10 countries this year. On opening the conference, the association's president, Stavros Andreadis, said that since the last conference there has been no change in...
Posted On 01 Nov 2005
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A Good Year, But Next Year Even Better

The strong rise in the number of foreign visitors this year should not cause officials to relax their efforts to solve the problems of the tourism industry, the Association of Greek Tourist Enterprises said last month.
Posted On 01 Oct 2005
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SkyTeam's annual Mexican Food Festival continues to include exciting dance groups from Mexico.
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SkyTeam Presents Fourth Mexican Festival

SkyTeam, the global airline alliance, last month welcomed top tourism professionals to its annual Mexican Food Festival organized with the cooperation of the Athenaeum Intercon-tinental and the local Mexican embassy. This marks the fourth year in succession for the festival.
Posted On 01 Oct 2005
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Greece and Cyprus Mourn Air Crash Victims

A Cypriot-based Helios Airways passenger jet, Helios Flight 522, crashed into a mountainside near Marathon, and about 40 kilometers north of Athens, on Sunday, August 14. All 121 people aboard, including the six crewmembers, were killed. Debris from the crash was spread at least...
Posted On 01 Sep 2005
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Greek Islands for Sale

Recent press reports say that more than 60 private Greek islands are up for sale and have peaked the interest of domestic and foreign investors, and international tourism groups.
Posted On 01 Sep 2005
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Helexpo President (Hellenic Exhibitions) Aristotelis Thomopoulos.
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A New Era Opens for Philoxenia Travel Fair

With new ideas, new management and a strong 2004 participation to work with, the organizers of Philoxenia say the Greek travel fair has entered a new era. Last year, the fair welcomed 10% more general visitors and saw a 140% increase in foreign commercial visitors when compared...
Posted On 01 Aug 2005
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Delta Receives Athens Airport Award

Delta has been named the "Fastest Growing Airline for North America" by Athens International Airport at the first award ceremony of its kind. Delta's commercial director for Greece and Cyprus, Dimitri Karagioules, said on receiving the award that "Delta is delighted to receive...
Posted On 01 Jul 2005
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Forty-nine New Hellenic Tourism Organization Offices Planned

The tourism ministry is planning to establish 49 new Hellenic Tourism Organization offices around the world, in addition to the current 23 international offices, Tourism Development Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos said during a press conference called last month.
Posted On 01 Jun 2005
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Carol Marriott, president and managing director of Best Western Greece, signs a new 10-year representation agreement with Best Western International President David Kong.
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Best Western Holds Semi-annual Meet in Athens

Last month Athens was the venue for the semi-annual meeting of executives and country representatives of Best Western International. The last time such a meeting was held in Greece was in 2001 (Crete). During the meet, Carol Marriott, president and managing director of Best...
Posted On 01 May 2005
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ETTFA Goes Global

The travel exhibition industry will soon be speaking with a stronger voice as ETTFA - the European Tourism Trade Fairs Association - goes global.
Posted On 01 Apr 2005
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New Scheduled Flights for Helios Airways

Helios Airways announced recently that it would add two new flights from Heathrow to Larnaca this summer, taking direct service to Cyprus from 5 to 7 times a week.
Posted On 01 Feb 2005
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Louis Cruise Lines Brings Yet Another Cruise Vessel to Piraeus

Louis Cruise Lines announced the purchase of the cruise ship "Seawing" from My Travel Group plc, in response to the surge in demand for cruises from Piraeus.
Posted On 01 Feb 2005
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Vassilis Dallaris, British Airways' manager for the eastern Mediterranean area, with Marios Moisides, the airline's press officer for Greece.
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BA Closes Athens Bookings Department

British Airways, in an ongoing attempt to cut costs, will move its bookings department from its Athens office to a call center on Cyprus.
Posted On 01 Jan 2005
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Tourism Down 8% This Year

Most Greek destinations were disappointed this summer when arrivals failed to increase as expected during the summer months. The end result, according to trade professionals, is that Greece will post an 8% drop in tourism arrivals this year. And this occurs after a difficult 2003.
Posted On 01 Nov 2004
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Alitalia General Manager for Greece and Cyprus Francesco Scandale.
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Alitalia Launches Thessaloniki-Rome Daily Flight

Alitalia last month launched a new direct daily flight from Thessaloniki to Rome. With the addition of the new Thessaloniki-Rome flight, the Italian national carrier now offers daily direct and fast access from Thessaloniki to Rome and Milan.
Posted On 01 Nov 2004
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Louis Cruise Lines' first ships, Calypso and Ithaki, that are to sail out of Piraeus next spring.
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The Louis Group to Set Up Greek Cruise Line

Cyprus-based Louis Cruise Lines announced last month that it would have a new company set up and running cruises out of Piraeus by March of next year. The first ships, Calypso and Ithaki, will execute three- four- and seven-day cruises out of Piraeus.
Posted On 01 Nov 2004
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Pericles Panagopoulos, president of the Union of Passenger Vessels, with the honorary president of the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises, Spyros Kokotos. The passenger vessels union is the newest member of the tourism enterprises association.
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Association Calls for Strong Tourism Ministry

The Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises last month urged the government to go ahead immediately with tourism-related infrastructure projects throughout the country, infrastructure works on the same scale as seen in Athens over the past several years.
Posted On 01 Oct 2004
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