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Katerina Agorogianni, cultural section of the Mexican Embassy; Alejandro Diaz Perez Duarte, Mexican Ambassador to Greece; Maximos Tzanos, vice president of PASENT; and Thanos Vasilopoulos, president of PASENT.

Tourism Employees Organize Destination Workshops

The Panhellenic Employees Association of Shipping and Tourism Enterprises (PASENT) last month held its last in a series of workshops on foreign destinations. The last was a complete rundown on Mexico as a destination and what it has to offer to Greek travelers, with special...

Posted On 01 Jul 2005

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Athens Launches Summer Cultural Program

A special summer cultural program was announced last month by Athens Mayor Dora Bakoyannis and Athens Municipality Cultural Department chief, Nitsa Loule. The program will spread across several parts of the capital, will run until September 18, and will feature a plethora of...

Posted On 01 Jul 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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ITEP Urges Greece to Open Info Offices in Russia

Because Russians are just now emerging as serious tourists, and because Greece could attract them with the right strategy, the Institute of Tourism Research and Forecasts urges the government here to open information centers and meeting points for tourists in several major...

Posted On 01 Jul 2005

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National Bank Sees Tourism Arrival Increase

Tourists visiting Greece will increase by 7.5 percent in 2005, exceeding 13.5 million this year and 14 million in 2006, according to a National Bank of Greece (NBG) report released last month.

Posted On 01 Jul 2005

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For the second year in row, the Poseidon Hotel in the Athens Faliro area worked diligently to ensure the beach property in front of its hotel was one of the best, and in turn was again awarded the prestigious Blue Flag.

Another Record Year for Blue Flags on Greek Beaches

Greece's tourism industry received another welcome boost last month when the Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature announced that 383 of the country's beaches - five more than last year - received the coveted European Union's "Blue Flag" for clean, well-organized beaches....

Posted On 01 Jul 2005

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PameVolta it is constantly exploring new routes in an attempt to make each and every bike excursion an unforgettable experience. Besides the city tour, the company offers suggestions for relaxing bike rides to the seaside or adventurous mountain biking.

City Cycling Tours Now Available

For locals or visitors to really get in touch with a country, its culture and landscapes, then there is no better way than by bicycle. Cycling vacations come in many shapes and sizes. They range from relaxing city and country tours to biting mountain tours. Greece now has them...

Posted On 01 Jul 2005

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Greece Launches Its First Air Show

Greece's first-ever air show will be held in September at the Tanagra air base north of Athens, the Ministry of Defense announced last month.

Posted On 01 Jul 2005

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Hellenic Tourism Organization President Aristidis Kalogeropoulos; Tourism Development Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos; Kostas Zacharopoulos, managing director of Hellenic Tourism Properties; and Brigitta Papastavrou, president and managing director of Agrotouristiki.

Government Predicts Substantial Rise in Tourism

Tourism Development Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos last month, during a press call, said that we would see at least a seven percent rise in tourism arrivals this year. He said that according to data received from Hellenic Tourism Organization offices abroad the increase would be...

Posted On 01 Jun 2005

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Lucas Duvas, manager of the Attica Hoteliers Association, with Professor Panayiotis Pavlopoulos, director of the Tourism Studies Institute.

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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Arrivals in Athens may have increased in the first quarter of 2005, but hotel occupancy rates down by an average 4.4 percent against the same quarter of last year.

Arrivals Up, Overnights Down

Arrivals in Athens may have increased in the first quarter of 2005, according to Athens International Airport data, but the Attica Hoteliers' Association released data last month that show hotel occupancy rates down by an average 4.4 percent against the same quarter of last year.

Posted On 01 Jun 2005

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Pericles Panagopoulos, chairman of Attica Group.

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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Tourism Promotion for Greek Regions

Advertising promotion of Greece's regions and the resumption of general activities to entice tourism was discussed by the country's tourism minister last month with representatives and managers of all Greece's regions.

Posted On 01 Jun 2005

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Roberto Copello, general manager of Amadeus Hellas; Arlene Coyle, regional unit manager for Central, East and Southern Europe and Juan Antonio Carrasco, regional manager for Central, East and Southern Europe immediately after the recent Amadeus meeting in Athens of its international executives.

Amadeus Holds Regional Conference in Athens

Amadeus executives who met in Athens last month to discuss future strategies for the company said that Greece shows a huge potential for Amadeus and it will therefore reinforce its interest in the area.

Posted On 01 Jun 2005

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Olympic Airlines’ Bids at 30 Million Euros

From the five bids government has received in an international sale tender for a majority stake in national carrier Olympic Airlines, it appears that government coffers will be lucky to get a cash settlement of about 30 million euros.

Posted On 01 Jun 2005

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Vagonetto Mining Park Adds New Daily Excursions

Vagonetto Mining Park Adds New Daily Excursions

Every Sunday, beginning June 5, a trip to one of the country's newest and unique attractions - the Vagonetto-Fokis Mining Park - can be combined with an excursion to the Byzantine monastery Ossios Loucas.

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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Business Federation of Rented Rooms and Apartments of Greece President Stelios Polykratis.

Rental Room Owners Attend General Assembly

Representatives from the 22 room and apartment rental associations throughout Greece arrived in Athens last month to attend the annual general assembly of the Business Federation of Rented Rooms and Apartments of Greece.

Posted On 01 May 2005

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Domestic Travelers Complain of Unfair Treatment

The average Greek will take two weeks' holiday this summer, most during the month of August, at a total cost of about 1,300 euros, according to an annual tourism survey released last month.

Posted On 01 May 2005

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Greek Tourism Revenue Data from Brussels

Greek tourism recorded a net revenue gain of 7.4 billion euros in 2003, according to the official Eurostat data published last month in Brussels. The revenue from tourists who visited Greece came to 9.6 billion euros in 2003, while Greek tourists spent around 2.2 billion euros...

Posted On 01 May 2005

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