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Jeremy Irons To Attend European Premiere Of “Night Train to Lisbon” In Athens

Oscar-winning actor Jeremy Irons will arrive in Athens this evening to attend tomorrow's European premiere of his new film "Night Train to Lisbon."
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Greeks Go To Russia To Promote Medical Tourism

This autumn, 15 Greek businesses will promote their services in a workshop in Moscow to increase their clientele and establish Greece as a medical tourism destination for Russians.
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Greece To Host University Students From Canada, Develop Educational Tourism

The Greek Tourism Ministry is planning to launch a hospitality program and host students from the Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada.
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2014 Can Be An Even Better Year For Greek Tourism

Next year can be even a better year for Greek tourism, Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni said on 7 September on the sidelines of the 78th Thessaloniki International Fair opening in Thessaloniki where she accompanied Prime Minister Antonis Samaras.
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Greece Wins Two Awards In Chinese Expo

The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) was honored with two awards at CITE 2013 - China (Guangdong) International Tourism Industry Expo 2013, held in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, from 30 August to 1 September 2013.
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Ministry Announces Action Plan For Greek Tourism

The Greek Tourism Ministry and the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) will launch targeted marketing actions to extend the country’s tourism season until the end of the year and make the best of the last-minute holidays period.
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Ministry To Begin Accepting Applications For Enrolment In Tourism Schools

Applications have opened for the enrolment of 900 students in the tourism schools of the Greek Tourism Ministry for the autumn semester 2013-2014, an announcement said on Tuesday, 27 August.
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GNTO To Launch Campaign To Boost Santorini’s Image

The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) will soon promote Santorini via a social media campaign to boost the island's image, which was tainted last week due to a black out that ended up lasting several days.
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Greek Parliament To Vote On New Tourism Bill

Greek MPs will vote tomorrow, 31 July, to pass a new tourism bill that aims to make tourism development easier, according to an announcement by the Greek Tourism Ministry.
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EDEN Greek Finalist Marathon Honored By Greek Tourism Ministry

The Greek Tourism Ministry on 16 July honored the Municipality of Marathon for recently receiving the accolade for top sustainable tourism destination in Greece for 2013 in the European Commission’s “European Destinations of Excellence” (EDEN) project.
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Tourism Minister Discusses Greek Taxi Service

The important role of taxi drivers – usually the first point of contact for tourists in a foreign country – on Greece’s tourism image was the subject of a meeting held Monday, 15 July, at the Greek Tourism Ministry at the initiative of Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni.
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Environmental Groups Slam New Greek Tourism Bill

Twelve environmental organizations criticized the Greek Tourism Ministry and said it was "destroying nature" throughout Greece with the new bill for Greek tourism that was recently tabled in Parliament.
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Kefalogianni Presents National Plan For Greek Tourism

The Greek Tourism Ministry announced its "national plan for tourism" that aims to increase international arrivals to 24 million by 2020 so Greece will be among the 10 most recommended worldwide tourism destinations.
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Greece To Participate In Trade Fair For Older Audience

Greek tourism enterprises will promote their services to attract more senior tourists to Greece at the upcoming tourism fair "Senior," the biggest fair in Sweden for an active older audience.
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France Shares Tourism Experience With Greece

Greek tourism officials were recently informed by French executives on ATOUT France's applied tourism policies and practices. ATOUT France is the tourism development agency of France.
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Ministry Announces “Tourism for All” Discount Vacation Program For Greeks

This season's “Tourism for All” discounted vacation program for Greeks will run as of July 2013 until May 2014 under a budget of five million euros, according to an announcement made today, 20 June, by the Greek Tourism Ministry.
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Greek Ministries To Cooperate To Boost Fishing Tourism

The Greek Ministry of Rural Development and Food is expected to team up soon with the Ministries of Tourism and Mercantile Marine, the Aegean and Island Policy to simplify the institutional framework required for the development of fishing tourism.
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Greek Certified Thermal Springs Add Up To 20

Two new Greek thermal springs were recently recognized by the Natural Thermal Resources Protection Committee, bringing the total of the country's recognized springs to 20, according to the Greek Tourism Ministry.
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Athens Hosts 4th Greek Tourism Destinations Expo

Greeks and tourists visiting Athens that used the metro at Syntagma last week had the chance to get informed on many Greek tourism destinations, taste local products and attend a series of local cultural events at the 4th Greek Tourism Destinations & Traditions Expo.
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“Greek Breakfast” Initiative Gains Ground

“It remains our goal for 300 hotels to have enrolled in the Greek Breakfast program by the end of this year,” the program’s supervisor, Giorgos Pittas, said on 10 June during the official presentation in Athens of the progress of the “Greek Breakfast” program.