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Philoxenia 2014: Greece Will Invest Half a Billion Euros For Tourism Investments Per Year

Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni focused on the new development perspective of Greek tourism and revealed the country's strategic plans for the sector until 2020, during the opening ceremony of the 30th Philoxenia International Tourism Exhibition on 13 November in Thessaloniki.

Greece Wants To Host 2017 UNWTO General Assembly

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has requested for Greece to be the host country to the 2017 United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) General Assembly.

Greek PM: Tourism Will Receive Half A Billion Euros For Investments Per Year

Greek tourism will receive 500 million euros per year for investments in the form of European Union subsidies, according to an announcement made by Prime Minister Antonis Samaras during the 13th Tourism & Development Conference of SETE.

PM Antonis Samaras To Address Greek Tourism Industry At SETE Conference

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras will be the keynote speaker at the closing dinner of the 13th Tourism & Development Conference of SETE on "The Strategic Advantages of Greece: Investments & Development."

Greek PM Opens Top Shipping Event “Posidonia 2014”

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras inaugurated the international shipping exhibition Posidonia 2014. "We are relaunching our country starting from the sea," the Greek Premier said in his address.

Tourism: A Main Priority For Greece

Greece’s record-breaking tourism season in 2013 has the Government and tourism professionals seeing eye to eye on the importance of tourism for the country’s economy. This article contains recent statements made by Greek key tourism figures and their expectations for this year's...

PM Samaras Applauds Greek Tourism

Greece's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras referred to Greek tourism as the first "steam engine" that was "put into gear" and began to pull the whole economy out of a painful recession.

Greece May Launch “Ski Week” School Vacation To Boost Domestic Tourism

Greek schools may take a few extra days off this March as the ministries of Tourism and Education are working together to establish an annual "Ski Week," a four-day vacation period for schools, aimed to boost domestic tourism.
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Beijing: Greek Sculpture Donated To National Center For The Performing Arts

The Greek sculpture "Endless Sailing" was donated today, Thursday, 16 May, to the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing by the Embassy of Greece and Greek visual artist Vangelis Rinas, on the occasion of Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' official visit to China.

Demolitions On Crete Postponed Due To Tourism Season

Scheduled demolitions of constructions erected illegally on the coast of Crete have been postponed until the end of the summer, according to Greek press reports.