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“Supermoon” Dazzled Skywatchers On Sunday, 23 June

Lunar enthusiasts gathered to admire the "supermoon" on Sunday 23 June as the moon swung closer to Earth than usual and gave the biggest and brightest full moon of the year. Pictures of the supermoon seen from Greece included!
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Greece Reshuffles Government, Tourism Ministry Unaffected

Olga Kefalogianni was among the few untouched ministers and remained at her post as Tourism Minister on Monday, 24 June, following the cabinet reshuffle of Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras.
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Faliro May Be Attica’s Central Seaplane Base

The area of the Peace and Friendship Stadium (known as SEF) may become Greece’s main waterway for connections to various destinations in the country, according to a recent announcement by Greek company Hellenic Seaplanes. SEF is located in the Faliro area of Piraeus.
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Homer’s Ithaca To Be Madonna’s Vacation Spot This Summer?

Rumor has it that American pop icon Madonna will holiday this summer on the Ionian Island of Ithaca, the home of Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey.
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France Shares Tourism Experience With Greece

Greek tourism officials were recently informed by French executives on ATOUT France's applied tourism policies and practices. ATOUT France is the tourism development agency of France.
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2015 Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum Announced

The third Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum will be held May 2015 in Athens, the event’s organizers confirmed recently.
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Mykonos Most Expensive (But Not Most Popular) For Greek Three-Day Weekend

The most expensive Greek destination for the upcoming bank holiday weekend (Agiou Pnevmatos holiday) is Mykonos but it is not the most popular, as Greeks have focused their attention on Fira, Santorini, according to online booking company Trivago.
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Ministry Announces “Tourism for All” Discount Vacation Program For Greeks

This season's “Tourism for All” discounted vacation program for Greeks will run as of July 2013 until May 2014 under a budget of five million euros, according to an announcement made today, 20 June, by the Greek Tourism Ministry.
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Early Signs Point To Strong Greek Tourism Season

Expectations of 17 million tourists coming to Greece this year seem to be gaining ground, according to recent data released to the Greek press by the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE).
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Decision On Aegean-Olympic Air Merger Expected In October 2013

The European Commission is expected to give a decision on 3 September 2013 on whether to approve or block the acquisition of Olympic Air by Aegean Airlines, according to recent media reports.
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Chania Wins Council Of Europe’s “12 Star City” Award

For the second year in a row, Chania on Crete was honored with the special award "12 Star City" that is granted for achieved results every year by the Council of Europe during the celebration of the European Local Democracy Week (ELDW) 2012.
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Lufthansa’s “Queen Of The Skies” Debuts At Athens International Airport

German carrier Lufthansa's "Queen of the Skies" or B747-8 aircraft, made its debut flight from Germany today, 18 June, and touched down at Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos."
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Hotel Chamber Launches Tourism Marketing Seminars For Hoteliers

The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels announced the launch of a series of seminars to inform Greek hoteliers and local tourism professionals on the principles of modern tourism marketing.
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Almyros Says “Yes” To Seaplane Service

The Municipality of Almyros has agreed for the construction of a waterway at its port as part of a plan to launch new investments in the area for the development of new job positions.
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Greek Hot Spring On Lonely Planet’s Best List

Palia Kameni, Greece, is included on Lonely Planet's list of Europe’s 20 best hot springs.
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SkyTeam Holds Event To Thank Greek Travel Partners

Global airline alliance SkyTeam recently hosted a dinner at Botrini's restaurant in Athens to show its appreciation to all Greek travel partners for their continued support.
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Greece Scores Double Win At Europa Nostra Award Ceremony

Greece picked up two awards at the ceremony of the 2013 European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra Awards held at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus in Athens on Sunday, 16 June.
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Mount Athos Gastronomic Festival Wraps Up

The further cooperation of local producers and tourism professionals was established recently at the closing ceremony of the “Mount Athos Area Gourmet 2013” gastronomic festival that took place in the Athos region.
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Acropolis Museum To Celebrate Fourth Anniversary

On Thursday 20 June 2013, the Acropolis Museum will celebrate its fourth birthday.
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Athens On U.S. Travel Agency’s List Of Top Int’l Destinations

With the official start of summer, Vayama, a leading U.S. online travel agency, has included Athens, Greece, on its recently released list of top tourism destinations worldwide for 2013.