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Greek Hotels Obliged to Display Special Information Card for Guests

All hoteliers in Greece are obliged to prominently display a special "customer information card" in their hotels for guests to see, according to new legislation.

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.

Greek Tourism: Minister Kountoura Expects Positive 2016 Summer Season

Greece's tourism industry is expected to post growth this year, Greek Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura said on Tuesday during a press conference in Athens.

Kountoura Meets Travel Channel’s Adventurer Josh Gates

Greek Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura met with US explorer Josh Gates, host of Travel Channel's hit TV series “Expedition Unknown”.

Greece Strengthens Tourism Collaboration with Russia

Boosting tourism flows between Russia and Greece as well working together on actions that will strengthen the ongoing collaboration in tourism between the two countries, including the issue of three- and five-year visas, was on the agenda of talks recently between Alternate...

Kountoura Presents Greece’s Tourism Investment Opportunities at SPIEF 2016

Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura presented the tourism investment opportunities in Greece to an audience of government and business leaders from the emerging economic powers, at the 20th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Russia.

Kountoura to Represent Greece at St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in Russia

Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura and Deputy Foreign Minister Dimitris Mardas will represent the Greek Government at the 20th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) that will take place June 16-18 in Russia.

Greece, Russia Pondering European Pilgrimage Route

Greece may be joining Russia in the creation of a European pilgrimage route bringing Serbia on board as well, Russian Deputy Culture Minister Alla Manilova said last week, adding that the project will be implemented as part of cooperation with the Council of Europe.

Kountoura Applauds 6th Modern Nemean Games, Underlines Importance of Sports Tourism

Greek Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura recently discussed ways to boost the international promotion of the Modern Nemean Games, a revival of ancient Greek games that have been taking place in Nemea, southern Greece, since 1996.

Kalamata Welcomes Cirrus Aircraft for ‘1st Aviation & Tourism Event’ in Greece

Dozens of spectators had the chance to see 40 Cirrus aircraft take to the skies during the 1st Aviation and Tourism Event which took place in Kalamata in late May.

Minister Kountoura Applauds Arsakeio Students for Tourism App

Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura recently praised the students of the Arsakeio lyceum for the design and implementation of a virtual tour application for the archaeological site of Bassae, home to the Temple of Apollo Epicurius.

Kountoura Promotes Greece During 10th LA Greek Film Fest

While recently in Los Angeles, Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura discussed ways to promote Greece during meetings with investors, tour operators and US film industry professionals.

Parnassos Ski Center Set for Revamp

Plans to direct financial backing from the so-called Juncker Plan to the upgrade of the Parnassos Ski Center topped the agenda of Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura’s meeting with mayors of the region.

Greek-Egyptian Forum Paves Way for Further Tourism Cooperation

Boosting tourism cooperation between Greece and Egypt was at the forefront of a forum held in Cairo on Monday, which brought together professionals from both countries to explore partnerships.

Greece Focuses on Religious Tourism, Explores Cooperation with Russia

The development of religious and pilgrimage tourism is factored as a priority in Greece's tourism strategy, Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura said while opening the Greek-Russian Religious and Pilgrimage Tourism Conference in Lagonissi on Friday.

Athens Hotels See No Rise in Q1 Occupancy Levels, Urge Crackdown on Unlicensed Accommodation

Hotels in Athens saw no increase in occupancy in the first quarter of the year despite a growth of 6.1 percent in arrivals to the Greek capital during the same period, the Athens-Attica & Argosaronic Hotel Association said on Thursday.

Greek Ministers Sign Agreement for Tourism Development

Greek Defence Minister Panos Kammenos and Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura on Thursday signed a protocol of cooperation for the utilization of estate owned by the National Defence Ministry.

Greece, Russia to Hold Religious Tourism Conference at Lagonissi

A Greek-Russian Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Conference will take place on Friday, May 20, at the Grand Resort Lagonissi in East Attica.

Kountoura: World Still Has Confidence in Greece, Tourism Figures on the Rise

With the tourism season ready to take off, Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura expressed her optimism during the recent 24th annual general assembly of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), adding that she expects a record year and sees international interest in Greece...

Tourism Forum Sees Russian Influx to Greece this Summer

The head of Rostourism, Russia’s federal agency for tourism, Oleg Safonov, forecasts Russian tourist arrivals in Greece will reach 1 million this year.