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During one of the most recent familiarization tours organized by Qatar, this time to Oman: Andreas Manessis, Manessis Travel; Myrila Zana, Amazing Holidays; Aggeliki Geronikola, Marathon Travel; Dimitris Pyrentzidis, Dion Tours; Katerina Siabani, Heronia Travel; Elena Mitropoulou, Monogram; Myrsini Kaloriti, Travel Plan; and Sapfo Panagiotidou, sales executive for Qatar Airways, Greece.

Qatar Airways Expanding at Rapid Rate

Qatar Airways, one of the fastest growing airlines in the world, does in Greece what it is doing and will do in all major European cities; it's expanding at a rapid rate. In just months since it opened offices in Athens, the airline has staffed modern offices with more than 20...

Posted On 01 Jan 2006

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Worldspan Rate Runner Released in Greece

As of late last year, Worldspan's 'Rate Runner' is available within its Go! product for travel agency office managers in Greece and includes which low cost carriers are available in Rate Runner for the markets in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary,...

Posted On 01 Jan 2006

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21st International Tourism Exhibition Philoxenia 2005

A Surprising Philoxenia

The amount of business done during Philoxenia, Greece's major tourism fair held last month in Thessaloniki, surprised most exhibitors this year. Another surprise was the traffic. Although it wasn't evident, Helexpo, the fair's organizer, said Philoxenia attracted 23,790...

Posted On 01 Dec 2005

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WTM 2005

WTM Participants Foresee Double-digit Tourism Increase for Greece

Greek tourism is expected to record a back-to-back rise in 2006 following this year's bumper season, which saw an estimated 10 percent increase after years of decline, according to tourism professionals who visited last month's World Travel Market held in London.

Posted On 01 Dec 2005

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Superfast Group Continues to Increase Revenue

Attica Holdings, the holding company for Superfast Ferries, announced last month that its financial results for the nine months to 30th September, 2005, show turnover of 306.5 million euros and earnings before interest and depreciation 89.7 million euros, both up slightly...

Posted On 01 Dec 2005

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Yet Another New Olympic Airline

A new company is to be launched early next year to replace Olympic Airlines, according to a recent government announcement. This follows the state's latest failed attempt to find a buyer for the country's ailing flag carrier. In mid November, government officially declared that...

Posted On 01 Dec 2005

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Greek Village Highlights Benefits of Light Tourism

Nymphaion, which not so very long ago was an isolated, abandoned village of 35 elderly inhabitants in northern Greece, has come to life again. The settlement and surrounding area has been transformed into a living museum of national heritage and unspoiled nature, population has...

Posted On 01 Dec 2005

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2005 Greek Hotel Branding Report

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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Anastasios Liaskos, Deputy Minister of Tourism

Anastasios Liaskos

Tourism has been developing as a strong financial base of our national economy. Meanwhile, competition increases worldwide in this modern "tourist era" and new destinations make grand entrances into the tourism market. Thus, the improvement of quality for the development of the...

Posted On 01 Nov 2005

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Gerasimos Fokas, President, Hellenic Chamber of Hotels

Philoxenia 2005: Gerasimos Fokas, President, Hellenic Chamber of Hotels

Cooperation between the private sector and government proved a boon with the successful organization of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. This year's tourism picture shows that Greece has now entered a new era. The Greek tourism sector had the red carpet of opportunity laid before...

Posted On 01 Nov 2005

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Yiannis Evangelou, President, Hellenic Association of Travel & Tourism Agents

Yiannis Evangelou

Tourism movement to Greece was positive this year, especially after the first half, and initial indications for next year are very good. However, we must, on both a national and local level, ensure this tourism increase continues at a steady pace keeping in mind the strong...

Posted On 01 Nov 2005

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Vassilis Minaidis, President, Panhellenic Hoteliers Federation

Vassilis Minaidis

Greece is among the most classic of national tourism destinations. Tourism is a major economic activity and contributes to financial growth, regional employment and the redistribution of natural wealth more than any other productive activity.

Posted On 01 Nov 2005

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World Tourism Day Celebrated Quietly

Celebration of World Tourism Day came and went in late September with little fanfare. Greece's tourism minister welcomed some dignitaries at Cape Sounio and local professional organizations made some announcements. The Institute for Tourism Research and Forecasts, for example,...

Posted On 01 Nov 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.

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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Greece Included in New Eurail Pass

Eurail is adding a new Eurail Pass Category and new country combinations to the Eurail Regional Pass for 2006. For the first time in its history, Eurail offers single-country rail passes, starting Jan. 1.

Posted On 01 Nov 2005

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Greece Top Preference for U.S. Travelers

Tourism Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos, busy promoting Greece abroad, last month visited the United States once again where this time instead of movie makers he was on hand to receive an award from the country's biggest travel magazine, Conde Nast Traveler, whose readers chose...

Posted On 01 Nov 2005

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Thanasis Fragidis, sales promotion manager for the Grecotel, accepts the hotel group's latest award.

Grecotel Group Praised for Its Grecotel Mykonos Blu

Yet another international award, the Verkehrsbuero Travel Award, was picked up recently by the Grecotel Mykonos Blu for its superb quality of services in the category of Verkehrsbuero Reisen's top hotels of the world.

Posted On 01 Nov 2005

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Marine Ministry Opens Diving to Tourism Sector

After decades of indecision, Greece's Ministry of Mercantile Marine last month forwarded a bill that not only allows recreational diving but also promotes it. "The new diving bill could position Greece prominently into the world's scuba diving industry and boost the country's...

Posted On 01 Nov 2005

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Tourists Get Opportunity to Play Neolithic

Avgi village in Kastoria has created a new way to entice tourists. The powers to be have taken the area's Neolithic past to heart and have created a tourism product where visitors get a taste of life in the Stone Age.

Posted On 01 Nov 2005

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Aegean Picks Up Yet Another Quality Award

The European Regions Airline Association last month presented Greece's Aegean Airlines the Silver Award Airline of the Year 2004/5. Aegean Airlines' general manager, Dimitris Gerogiannis, accepted the award during a prestigious ceremony held in conjunction with the...

Posted On 01 Nov 2005

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