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Superfast Ferries Scoops “Best Ferry Company” Award

The Attica Group's Superfast Ferries company, which runs Scotland's only direct route to the European mainland from Rosyth to Zeebrugge, was selected 'Best Ferry Company' in the 19th Guardian, Observer and Guardian Unlimited Travel Awards 2005.
Posted On 01 Oct 2005
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Qatar Adds New Delhi to its Routes Network
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Qatar Adds New Delhi to its Routes Network

Qatar Airways recently brought its award-winning Five Star service to the Indian capital New Delhi with its inaugural flight touching down at Indira Gandhi International Airport in mid July.
Posted On 01 Sep 2005
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World Tourism Continues to Grow

Worldwide tourism results for 2005 show a continuation of the overall positive trend of 2004, with international tourist arrivals growing on average by eight per cent in the first four months, according to the recently released June edition of the WTO World Tourism Barometer.
Posted On 01 Sep 2005
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Greek Airlines Against New World Aviation Tax

Airlines in Greece with scheduled flights said that they consider unjust the proposed new aviation tax to fund development in poor countries. "Certainly, we believe we must assist the world community of poorer fellow citizens, but with contributions from the overall community...
Posted On 01 Aug 2005
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Marketing Through Events Becoming Even More Popular

Ninety-six percent of corporate marketing executives utilize events in their marketing mix and 93% view the importance of event marketing to be constant or increasing, according to EventView '05/'06, the fourth annual study of face-to-face marketing trends sponsored by The George...
Posted On 01 Aug 2005
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Major Reforestation Project to Promote Sustainable Tourism

The forest that runs along the Nestos River in Greece's northeastern corner, one of the largest of its kind in Europe, is regaining its former stature. As it regenerates it will once again become a source of life for communities near one of the country's largest flowing bodies of...
Posted On 01 Aug 2005
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Passenger Compensation EC “Maladministration”

European airlines have launched an attack on new regulations that give passengers stronger rights to compensation for delays and cancellations.
Posted On 01 Aug 2005
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Journalists from well-known Greek newspapers and magazines during the FAM trip to Muscat, Oman.
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Qatar Airways Takes Us Back to the Golden Days

Since its launch of direct flights from Athens, on 15 June 2005, Qatar Airways, one of the fastest growing airlines in the world, continues it strong promotion campaign, all of which reminds of the golden days when airlines were the stars of the travel sector.
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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Athens Airport Posts 63% Profit Increase

Athens International Airport announced last month that full-year pretax profit in 2004 jumped 62.9 percent year-on-year to 47.1 million euros, boosted by the Summer Olympic Games and increased passenger traffic.
Posted On 01 Jul 2005
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Qatar's sales team, headed by Alexandros Michalopoulos, organized a number of travel agency workshops last month to promote the airline's direct flights between Athens and Doha.
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Qatar Airways Promotes Doha-Athens Route

Qatar Airways last month introduced its new six times per week (every day except Saturday), non-stop service between its hub at Doha and Athens as of last month. The route is being operated with an Airbus A320 in a two-class configuration of 12 seats in business class and 132 in...
Posted On 01 Jul 2005
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Travel Agents Look to Luxury Travel for Profits

Apparently there's an explosion in luxury travel. Within Europe and North America it's considered a fast-growing market and a really profitable one.
Posted On 01 Jul 2005
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Lucas Duvas, manager of the Attica Hoteliers Association, with Professor Panayiotis Pavlopoulos, director of the Tourism Studies Institute.
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Research Institute Foresees Tourism Arrival Increases

Tourism arrivals in Greece are set to rise by 5 to 7 percent this year, according to estimates by the Institute of Tourism Research and Forecasts. In its latest "Economy and Tourism" report, ITEP predicts that in 2005 foreign tourist arrivals will rise by 5 to 6 percent over last year.
Posted On 01 Jun 2005
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Pericles Panagopoulos, chairman of Attica Group.
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Attica Group Chairman Calls for Liberalized Coastal Shipping

If Greece wants to see further investment within its coastal shipping sector, it must stop this continual postponement of liberalizing coastal shipping, says Pericles Panagopoulos, chairman of the Attica Group (Superfast Ferries and Blue Star Ferries).
Posted On 01 Jun 2005
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Sabre Purchases Lastminute.com

Sabre Inc. reached an agreement last month to acquire lastminute.com for an estimated $1.1 billion. Sabre said the addition of lastminute.com, with its well-established consumer brands, is expected to provide Sabre's Travelocity unit with greater scale and the leading position in...
Posted On 01 Jun 2005
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Organizers and special guests during the Symposium’s farewell party.
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Poros Hosts 4th International Yachting Symposium

For the fourth year in a row, the island of Poros hosted its international Yachting Symposium. The annual event has been held on the island every May to promote Greek marine tourism. Parallel with the symposium was a presentation of the deluxe Greek yachts available for charter.
Posted On 01 Jun 2005
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Mount Grammos Vies for “Europe’s Most Beautiful” Title

Mount Grammos, known in Greece as one of the bloodiest battlefields of the 1946-49 Civil War, places its natural beauty against the more tranquil Danube River for the 2007-2008 title as the most beautiful nature spot in Europe in the EU-sponsored Landscape of the Year contest.
Posted On 01 Jun 2005
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Capital’s Hotels Struggle to Break Even

There is something really wrong in Athens. The country's capital has been on the positive side of world news for months now, and almost everyone you talk to abroad say they want to visit the city, yet latest reports reveal that Athens hotel occupancy rates continue to fall to...
Posted On 01 May 2005
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Alternate Tourism Springs to the Forefront

Instead of the usual everyday tour packages, visitors to the recent Paris world toursim fair, were presented with interesting alternatives to sun and sea travel. Thousands upon thousands of catalogues, brochures and leaflets on country stands promoted "green" tourism, adventure...
Posted On 01 May 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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