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‘Vivere a Plakes’ Receives Guest Review Award for 5th Year by Booking.com

The Vivere a Plakes hotel, located on the island of Milos, for the fifth consecutive year has received the Guest Review Award by Booking.com.

Posted On 01 Feb 2019

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Greece Breaks All Tourism Records, Welcomes 33 Million Travelers in 2018

A total of 33 million people visited Greece in 2018, generating more than 16 billion euros in revenues and breaking all performance records to date.

Posted On 31 Jan 2019

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The Rotunda monument in Thessaloniki. Photo © GTP

Thessaloniki Tour Guide School Set to Take Training to a New Level

The Thessaloniki Tour Guide School is getting ready to open its doors to Greek and Greek-speaking EU and non-EU nationals.

Posted On 31 Jan 2019

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Acropolis Museum Head Says Return of Parthenon Marbles the ‘Only Solution’

Acropolis Museum Director Dimitris Pantermalis said the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Athens is the only solution to the debate between Greece and the UK.

Posted On 31 Jan 2019

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Sofitel Athens Airport Hotel Unveils Fully Refurbished Rooms and Suites

The Sofitel Athens Airport hotel, part of the Sofitel Group, has refurbished its luxury rooms and suites on the fifth and seventh floors.

Posted On 31 Jan 2019

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Mediterranean Hotels Selects ‘Channel Manager’ Solution of HotelAvailabilities

Mediterranean Hotels, a group of five- and four-star hotels in northern Greece, has selected to use the "Channel Manager" solution of HotelAvailabilities.

Posted On 31 Jan 2019

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Cyclades Trail Cup 2019 is All About Sports, Nature and Culture

Sports, nature and culture will be part of this year’s Cyclades Trail Cup (CTC), the running event that aims to promote the Greek Islands as an alternative sports tourism destination.

Posted On 31 Jan 2019

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Attica Region Sets Up Film Office in Athens to Facilitate Foreign Producers

The Region of Attica has announced the establishment of a film office in Athens, aiming to attract more foreign TV and cinema productions.

Posted On 30 Jan 2019

, By Eleftheria Pantziou

Photo source: Culture Ministry / Bestefanos Rapanis, ANA

Spinalonga Vies for Spot on UNESCO’s World Heritage List

The islet of Spinalonga, northeastern Crete, will officially be competing for inclusion in UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites list.

Posted On 30 Jan 2019

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Photo: Messe Düsseldorf, Constanze Tillmann.

Düsseldorf 50th boot Show a Stepping Stone for Greek Sea Tourism

Aiming to diversify its tourist offerings, Greece enhanced its presence at the 2019 boot Düsseldorf International Boat and Watersports Show.

Posted On 30 Jan 2019

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‘Greek Breakfast’ Initiative to Travel Abroad

Following a successful presence in Greece’s hospitality industry, the Greek Breakfast initiative is now ready to promote its vast culinary options to foreign markets.

Posted On 30 Jan 2019

, By Eleftheria Pantziou

HORECA 2019 Expo Expected to Attract Record Number of Visitors

Some 125,000 professionals of the international hospitality industry and the wider food market are expected to attend the HORECA 2019 expo - a record number compared to previous years.

Posted On 30 Jan 2019

, By Eleftheria Pantziou

Greece to Create National Film Offices Network to Attract Foreign Productions

In efforts to attract foreign film productions to Greece, EKOME is working towards the establishment of a National Film Offices Network in the country.

Posted On 29 Jan 2019

, By Eleftheria Pantziou

Travelers from Finland to Greece Set for 11% Rise

A 20 percent rise in travelers to Greece from Finland last year is set to further increase by an additional 11 percent in 2019, according to data released by the GNTO.

Posted On 29 Jan 2019

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South Aegean Islands to Reach the World via ‘Antenna Satellite’

Τhe South Aegean Region has partnered with Antenna Group's satellite channels, aiming to showcase the Cyclades and the Dodecanese islands to foreign tourism markets.

Posted On 29 Jan 2019

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‘Greek Breakfast’ to Take Center Stage at HORECA 2019

The “Greek Breakfast” initiative of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels will take center stage at the 14th International Hotel, Restaurant and Cafe Show HORECA, during February 8-11 in Athens.

Posted On 29 Jan 2019

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British Airways to Celebrate 100th Anniversary with 1960s Retro Livery

As part of its 100th anniversary, British Airways has announced that it will be painting a Boeing 747 in the 1960s design of its predecessor BOAC.

Posted On 29 Jan 2019

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Figure of Dionysos from the east pediment of the Parthenon. Photo source: British Museum

Greece Reminds British Museum to Take Heed of UN Declarations over Parthenon Marbles

The Parthenon Marbles have once again stirred animosity between Athens and London, triggered this time by comments made by the British Museum’s director.

Posted On 28 Jan 2019

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Prespa Deal Opens New Chapter for Greece-Skopje Trade Ties

The ratification of the Prespa deal by the Hellenic Parliament opens a new page for Greece’s trade relations with Skopje, according to Union of Hellenic Chambers President Constantine Michalos.

Posted On 28 Jan 2019

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