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Greece To Compensate Stranded Tourists

The draft bill for the compensation of tourists stranded in Greece due to extraordinary events such as strikes or natural disasters was tabled in Parliament on 24 August.
Posted On 01 Oct 2010
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Alternate Culture and Tourism Minister Telemachos Hytiris (archive photo).
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Gov’t Reshuffle Reinstalls Shipping Ministry

Nearly a year after PASOK socialist party came into power Prime Minister George Papandreou reshuffled his government to speed up the economic revival of Greece, which had been on the verge of bankruptcy, government spokesman Yiorgos Petalotis said last month.
Posted On 01 Oct 2010
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“For the first time in years Greece will continue from where the Olympic Games left off and give Greek tourism a perspective,” Prime Minister George Papandreou said during his keynote speech at the annual Thessaloniki International Fair. Tourism professionals, however, expressed disbelief in regards to how serious tourism is taken by the Greek government. Photo: www.papandreou.gr
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PM Optimistic On Greek Tourism, Professionals Worried

“Greek tourism has been switched to autopilot and left unattended, something that was obvious at this year’s Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF)… We did not hear that Greece would carry out what its competitors are im­plementing, whether that be a promotion campaign or the...
Posted On 01 Oct 2010
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GNTO Report Sent To Athens Prosecutor

“The case should be sent to Parliament if the prosecutor’s probe ends up apportioning blame to politicians,” Deputy Culture and Tourism Minister Yiorgos Nikitiadis said in late July in regards to an investigative report on the Greek National Tourism Organization’s tourism...
Posted On 01 Sep 2010
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July Strikes Put Greek Tourism In Limbo

While Greece was already suffering a decline in visitor numbers, the tourism sector was tested in July with disruptions to flights and an ongoing strike by fuel-truck drivers that led to gasoline shortages across the country.
Posted On 01 Sep 2010
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A note by the publisher

Τέλος Αυγούστου και ήρθε πάλι η ώρα για απολογισμούς, μετρήσεις και αριθμούς. Οι τουρίστες σιγά σιγά αναχωρούν και οι Έλληνες επιστρέφουν στις δουλειές τους μετά από ένα ομολογουμένως πολύ ζεστό καλοκαίρι. Οι επαγγελματίες του τουρισμού κάνουν ταμείο, οι διάφο...
Posted On 01 Sep 2010
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Greece Offers Extended Visas To Russian Tourists

The Foreign Ministry last month announced a visa extension to Russian citizens that were on holiday in Greece and hesitant to return to their fire-stricken homeland.
Posted On 01 Sep 2010
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Greek-Bulgarian Tourism Cooperation

Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos and Bulgarian Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism Traycho Traykov signed in late July a tourism cooperation protocol during the first joint session of the Greece-Bulgaria High-Level Cooperation Council held in Sofia.
Posted On 01 Sep 2010
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Acropolis Barricaded Again

The Acropolis was once again used as a bargaining tool last month when employees of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism kept the site closed for four hours as a symbolic protest against the ministry’s failure to pay some of their colleagues.
Posted On 01 Aug 2010
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Goldtrail, British travel company, which specializes in holidays to Greece and Turkey, collapsed financially last month.
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Goldtrail Travel Company Collapses

British travel company Goldtrail, which specializes in holidays to Greece and Turkey, collapsed financially last month, leaving thousands of holidaymakers stranded abroad and many more forced to change their holiday plans.
Posted On 01 Aug 2010
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The leadership of Culture and Tourism Ministry announced in June that compensation would be paid to visitors who are “forced” to stay in the country due to extraordinary events.
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Greek Tourist Compensation Scheme Causes Reactions

The deputy minister’s recent statements in Germany that Greece will compensate tourists for delays that are the result of strikes does not honor the country, according to Fedon Kotsampopoulos, spokesman for the German-Greek Business Association (DHW).
Posted On 01 Aug 2010
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Hotelier Federation Warns Of Tourism Revenue Slide

“The current tourism leadership, just like the previous one, has managed to devalue the country's tourism product by some 15 percent, causing tourism’s contribution to Greece’s GDP to shrink from 18 percent in 2008 to 15 percent this year,” according to President of the Hellenic...
Posted On 01 Aug 2010
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Brigkita Papastavrou
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Agrotima President Hands In Resignation

Brigkita Papastavrou, president of Greek sustainable tourism organization Agrotima (former Agrotouristiki), recently handed in her resignation to Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos, Greek press reports said. Her resignation came after a report of the public...
Posted On 01 Jul 2010
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During the press conference, Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos told journalists that the ministry has decided to compensate visitors to Greece in cases where they are “forced” to remain in the country due to strikes or volcanic ash, etc. The compensation is in regards to accommodation and meals.
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“You In Greece” Campaign Kicks Off Online

The “You in Greece” online campaign is the new tool to promote tourism in Greece and aims to show that, besides sea and sun, Greece is also a country of experiences and diversity, Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos told journalists at a press conference last month.
Posted On 01 Jul 2010
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The day after the 5 May protest was “clean-up day” for the luxury Grande Bretagne Hotel on Syntagma Square as the day before its windows were smashed once the riots outside of Parliament began to heat up. Tim Ananiadis, the hotel’s general manager, told the press that the Greek government should become concerned and immediately transform Athens into a “safe city.”
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Athens Hoteliers Up Against Mass Cancelations

Almost two weeks after the violent anti-austerity protests in Athens center on 5 May, during which three people died in a fire set by self-styled anarchists, some 28,000 hotel room reservations were canceled in the Greek capital and the trend is steadily rising, Athens-Attica...
Posted On 01 Jun 2010
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Και ο αριθμός συνεχίζει να αυξάνει. Ο ρυθμός αύξησης ο ίδιος. Σε αυτήν τη θέση τελικά δεν λεει να στεριώσει κανείς. Είχαμε την ελπίδα ότι κάτι θα άλλαζε, αν και η αλήθεια είναι ότι η δομή της Κυβέρνησης που προέκυψε από την τελευταία εκλογική αναμέτρηση υπέκρυπτε υποβάθμιση τ...
Posted On 01 Jun 2010
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Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos (center) at the Greek National Tourism Organization’s (GNTO) stand during the inauguration of the 15th Touristiko Panrorama. Mr. Geroulanos is accompanied by Sofia Lazaridou, GNTO promotion office, and Nikolas Kanellopoulos, GNTO president.
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Touristiko Panorama Goes To The City

The 15th Touristiko Panorama tourism exhibition took place this year in the center of Athens at the Zappeion Center courtyard (29 April-2 May).
Posted On 01 Jun 2010
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Greece In Shanghai Expo 2010

Greece’s presence at Expo 2010 is a good start to introduce Greece as a tourism destination to China, according to the Culture and Tourism Ministry.
Posted On 01 Jun 2010
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GNTO Offers Tourism For All

The Culture and Tourism Ministry last month announced that the “Tourism for All” program would go ahead this year despite the severe financial difficulties of the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO).
Posted On 01 Jun 2010
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On 4 May tourists were in for a surprise once they approached the Acropolis and saw huge banners hung over the walls with the slogan “Peoples of Europe, rise up” in Greek and English. Some 200 members of labor union PAME had violated the gate at the Acropolis during the morning hours and staged a takeover in protest of the government’s austerity measures. Photo: Α.Νikolopoulos/EUROKINISSI
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Ministry Slams Acropolis Takeover By Leftist Unionists

While a hard battle is fought throughout the world to recover Greek tourism, this move is at the least irresponsible, the Culture and Tourism Ministry recently said in regards to the takeover of the Acropolis by the Communist Party of Greece (KKE)-affiliated labor union PAME.
Posted On 01 Jun 2010
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