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Greece’s Yachting Yearns For Growth

Greece’s cumbersome, complex and constantly changing legislative and regulatory frameworks in the pleasure boat segment and lagging marina infrastructure cost the country billions in lost tourism revenues each year, according to speakers at the 2nd Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum,...
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Greek Islands To “Star” In German TV Productions

Greece's sun, sea, beaches and landscapes will be promoted this summer through two German TV productions, according to the Greek National Tourism Organization office in Frankfurt.
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Good Signs For Greek Congress Tourism At IMEX 2013

Congress tourism professionals from all over the world showed a great interest in Greece at this year's International Exhibition of Congress Tourism IMEX that took place in Frankfurt last month, according to the Greek National Tourism Organization office in Germany.
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Greek PM Sees Economic Recovery Through Tourism

“We want to make Greece one of the 10 best tourism destinations in the world,” Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said on 29 May during the 21st annual general assembly of the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) in Athens.
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Greece Promotes Medical Tourism Services To Russian Market

Greece’s medical tourism services were recently presented to the Russian market by the country's leading hospitals within the framework of the "Greek Medical Tourism Workshop," the first promotional medical tourism and health services event held in Russia.
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1st Greek Traditional Boat Show On Methana

The Hellenic Professional Yacht Owners Association and the Traditional Boat Association of Greece invite all to attend the 1st Greek Traditional Boat Show scheduled to take place 24-26 May 2013 on Methana Island of the Argosaronic Gulf.
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Athens To Host Global Cruise, Yachting Majors

Over 200 Greek and international delegates and exhibitors from 25 countries and a prestigious line up of senior officials and key decision makers from the global cruising and yachting sectors will anchor in Athens at the end of the month for a series of debates on the prospects...
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Mount Athos Gastronomic Festival Launched

Local tradition will be united with gourmet creations for one month at the “Mount Athos Area Gourmet 2013” gastronomic festival taking place in the Athos region.
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GNTO Shows Support To Marine Tourism

"The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) will give great support to marine tourism because yachting is an important parameter for the increase of the country's foreign exchange earnings," the organization's president, Christos Pallis, said last week during the inauguration...
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Argosaronic Gulf Islands Explore Religious Tourism Possibilities

Greek tourism professionals from the islands of the Argosaronic Gulf are in talks with the Greek National Tourism Organization and the Greek Church to launch a unified strategy for the promotion of religious tourism to markets abroad.
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Greek Gastronomy Served At European Parliament

“We hope we will have the opportunity again to represent Greece’s gastronomy abroad,” the Chef's Club of Greece said following the presentation of the country’s cuisine at the European Parliament on 10 April.
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New Greek Travel Products Introduced At B2B Travel Event In Thessaloniki

Greek tourism professionals came in contact with travel agencies from target international markets and discussed new collaborations at the second B2B Travel Event held 8-9 April at the Capsis Hotel in Thessaloniki by Respond on Demand.
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“Mount Athos Area Gourmet 2013” Makes A Stop In Athens

The flavors of Holy Mount Athos were introduced to an audience in Athens last week at a gastronomy seminar held within the framework of the "Mount Athos Area Gourmet 2013." The seminar took place at the LE MONDE Institute of Hotel & Tourism Studies.
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Greek Cuisine Goes To European Parliament

Sixty Greek chefs will attend and present contemporary Greek cuisine and give MEPs in Brussels the chance to sample dishes with the finest local products at an event to be held in the European Parliament on Wednesday, 10 April.
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Greek Gastronomy Initiative Launches In Brussels

Greek tourism destinations are currently being promoted through culinary experiences in restaurants in Brussels as part of the “gaΣtronomia@Brussels” initiative of the Greek National Tourism Organization office in Belgium.
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Greek Travel Agents Team Up With Germany To Improve Greece’s Competitiveness

The first meeting of a Working Group for Greek tourism comprising representatives of Greek and German travel agencies has been scheduled to take place in Berlin on 13-14 June 2013, the Hellenic Association of Travel & Tourist Agencies (HATTA) announced yesterday, 26 March.
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Greek And German Travel Agents Launch Cooperation For Greek Tourism

The Hellenic Association of Travel & Tourist Agencies (HATTA) and the German Travel Association (DRV) will hold a meeting in Athens today, Tuesday, 26 March, to discuss issues concerning the development of incoming tourism from the German market to Greece.
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Greek Church Promotes Religious Tourism At MITT 2013

The Church of Greece unfolded its strategy to attract tourists to the country’s sacred religious sites at a recent press conference held on the sidelines of the 20th edition of the Moscow International Exhibition Travel & Tourism (MITT) taking place in Russia.
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Greek Regions Introduced To International Audience

The GNTO stand at this year’s ITB Berlin introduced Greece’s regions to international tourism professionals and the media through a series of events during the weekend of the exhibition.
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Greece And Russia Strengthen Tourism Cooperation

“Greece is a favorite destination for Russians… The cooperation between the Greek and Russian tourism ministries is expected to lead to a large increase in incoming tourism from Russia to Greece,” the Head of the Federal Agency for Tourism of the Russian Federation Alexand...