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A number of government ministers paid a visit to this year's Panorama, including the tourism minister, the labor minister and the development minister. The latter, Dimitris Sioufas, spent quite some time discussing tourism and the flow of information to professionals with GTP's sales and advertising manager, Thanassis Cavdas.

Sleek Presentations at Panorama 2005

The record number visitors to the Greek capital's annual domestic tourism fair, Tourism Panorama, which was opened this year by Deputy Minister for Tourism Development Anastassios Liaskos, saw sleek presentations by a good number of the country's regional prefectures.

Posted On 01 May 2005

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Aristides Kalogeropoulos, president of the Hellenic Tourism Organization, Elena Paparizou, and Christos Panagopoulos, president of Hellenic Radio and Television (ERT).

Tourism Sector Cooperates With Eurovision Star

For once, Greece is grabbing every opportunity to promote itself as a tourism destination. Last month, Aristides Kalogeropoulos, president of the Hellenic Tourism Organization, held a press conference to announce the organization's close cooperation with Eurovision star Elena...

Posted On 01 Apr 2005

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Hoteliers Urge Adoption of Longer Hours for Museums and Shops

The Greek Chamber of Hotels says that the increase in opening hours of shops and museums in the country, as recently proposed by the government, is a positive step towards bolstering tourism.

Posted On 01 Apr 2005

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Continued Difficulties for Athenian Hoteliers

Hoteliers in the Athens area continue to face painful economic problems and some even face extreme difficulty when it comes to paying running monthly expenses. They say the strong investment in modernization carried out prior to the 2004 Athens Olympics, in conjunction with...

Posted On 01 Mar 2005

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Aristidis Kalogeropoulos, president of the Hellenic Tourism Organization, introduces Greece's new tourism promotion campaign. He also announced a program for domestic tourism with the slogan

Record Tourism Promotion Campaign Underway

Greece's spending on tourism advertising will reach record highs in 2005, approaching 60 million euros. Tourism Development Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos announced last month that of the 31.8 million euros promised, Athens will fork out another 28 million euros for supplementary...

Posted On 01 Feb 2005

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Alternative Tourism a Priority

The Hellenic Tourism Organization has set the development of alternative forms of tourism as a priority, the organization's secretary-general, Haris Kokkosis, told a special event on winter tourism that was held just days after the gover-nment’s new development bill was announced.

Posted On 01 Jan 2005

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The Attica Hoteliers Association, during its recent annual general assembly, unveiled its new Internet site www.athens-atticahotels.com.

Attica Hoteliers Promised New Conference Center By Early 2005

The Taekwondo sports complex on the Athens seaside at Faliron will be turned into a conference center that will be ready by this March, said Tourism Development Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos during the recent annual general assembly of the Attica Hoteliers Association.

Posted On 01 Jan 2005

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Steven Freudmann, chairman of the Institute of Travel and Tourism.

Implementation of Announced Tourism Development Measures Imperative

Europe's tourism specialists seem to be coming around to the view that the era of Greek improvisation is over and that a long-term strategy is evolving. "In 2005, you will see the first recovery signs, but the significant rise will come in the next few years when the results of...

Posted On 01 Dec 2004

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Get Ready for Arrivals from China

Sui Hui, commercial councilor in Greece for China's embassy here, last month told delegates to the seminar "From Athens to Beijing: The Olympic Bridge" that they had best get ready for Chinese visitors, "but first you must get prepared."

Posted On 01 Dec 2004

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The entrance to Greece's WTM stand was continually crowded with visitors and although the pavilion this year was the best and most modern we've seen, some visitors said the could not understand the meaning of

WTM Signals New Start for World Tourism

There were no unpleasant surprises at his year's World Travel Market held in London last month. On the contrary, the tourism fair was again extremely well organized and and a pleasant experience for most. As well, it was a pleasant surprise to see a new, modern pavilion created...

Posted On 01 Dec 2004

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Arrival Decline Continues

In the recent release of their annual study on Greece's tourism sector, the directors of Hellenic Tourism Organization offices abroad estimate that arrivals this year will drop by 5.5% against last year, and that the initial outlook for 2005 is not particularly promising...

Posted On 01 Dec 2004

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Nine Offers for Tourism Promotion Campaign

As October comes to a close there is still no news on how the nine advertising firms faired on their bids to handle the Hellenic Tourism Organization's advertising and promotion program for 2004-2005, which is worth about 31 million euros.

Posted On 01 Nov 2004

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An open panel discussion with some of Europe's top travel business journalists got the recent tourism conference organized by the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises off to a promising start.

Now or Never for Greek Tourism

Perhaps the best and most professional tourism conference ever organized in Athens was organized and superbly executed last month by the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises. The conference not only started on time but also started without the usual barrage of empty speeches...

Posted On 01 Nov 2004

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Tourism Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos (center) with Olympic Games delegation from China.

New Tourism Legislation Before Parliament

New tourism legislation before parliament foresees a strong tourism ministry complete with tourism coordination activities among ministries, regional authorities and other authorities and organizations.

Posted On 01 Oct 2004

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Georgos Tsakiris, president of the Attica Hoteliers Association and Yiannis Retsos, the association's secretary general.

Athens Area Hoteliers Demand Conference Center

Attica Hotel Association President Yiannis Tsakiris, during a press call last month, said a letter signed by all the tourism industry's associations, which calls for the designation of one of the Olympic installations as Attica's major conference and exhibition center, has been...

Posted On 01 Oct 2004

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New Incentives to Foster Tourism Investment

Red tape, leading to delays and the disappointment of investors, has lead to less-than-expected investment in the Greek tourism sector over the past years. But now Economy and Finance Minister Giorgos Alogoskoufis and Tourism Development Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos, say the...

Posted On 01 Sep 2004

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GTP's stand at a previous Philoxenia fair.

China Guest Country at 20th Philoxenia

This year's Greek tourism fair Philoxenia, November 4-6, promises to be the biggest and best ever held, says its organizer, Helexpo. The 20th Philoxenia once again will be hosted by Thessaloniki International Fairgrounds.

Posted On 01 Sep 2004

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Tourism Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos in the ministry's tourism presentation room at Zappeio announces new tourism promotion campaign ideas.

Tourism Minister Flaunts New Tourism Exhibits

Tourism Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos called Greece's tourism leaders to a double launch and a reception last month at Zappeio Hall. The minister presented tourism promotion plans for after the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, and the new tourism exhibition stands within Zappeio...

Posted On 01 Aug 2004

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Additional Tourism Promotion Funds for Prefectures

Greece's prefectures get 30% more than last year in funds for tourism promotion from the Hellenic Tourism Organization. Deputy Tourism Minister Anastassios Liaskos told reporters last month that the funds allocated this year amount to 4.5 million euros, against the three million...

Posted On 01 Aug 2004

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Prime Minster, Kostas Karamanlis, labeled tourism as a sector of national importance for the country's economic strength, in his speech at SETE's annual general assembly last month.

Prime Minister Labels Tourism National Importance

Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis showed his personal interest in the tourism sector last month when he opened this year's general assembly of the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises. During his speech, he labeled tourism as a sector of national importance for the country's...

Posted On 01 Jul 2004

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