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Agrotima Finances Under Investigation

Illegal activities were found to allegedly have taken place at the Greek sustainable tourism organization, Agrotima, according to a recent report of the public administration inspectors’ agency. Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos has sent the file to the prosecutor.
Posted On 01 Jun 2010
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Prime Minister Yiorgos Papandreou addressing SETE’s 18th general assembly. Mr. Papandreou received a loud applause from the audience once he announced the government’s intention to lift cabotage restrictions. The prime minister also informed on two new projects that total 100 million euros to be launched for the renovation of small tourism businesses with small loans, as well as larger tourism businesses with loans of a larger budget.
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PM Announces Tourism Support Measures

The lifting of cabotage restrictions should take place immediately following a dialogue with all agencies involved until the end of May, Prime Minister Yiorgos Papandreou announced during the recent 18th general assembly of the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE).
Posted On 01 Jun 2010
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Tourism Minister At NYT Travel Show

Greece is up against a great crisis but is not hiding, Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos assured during his visit to the 2010 New York Times Travel Show that took place at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York on February 26-28.
Posted On 01 Apr 2010
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“First they frighten us with the bird flu, then the swine influenza and now the economic crisis, but we are alive, we travel domestically and abroad, so nothing terrible is happening,” Chair of the Russian Federal Tourism Agency Anatoliy Yarochkin said.
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Greek Visa Policy Subject To Change

Greek tourism would get a boost if visa procedures for entry permits to Greece are less complicated, agreed Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos and Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas in a recent meeting.
Posted On 01 Apr 2010
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Greece Targets Serb Tourists

The Culture and Tourism Ministry intends to redefine the classic “sun and sea” formula and promote tourism services that are not restricted to three months but offered throughout the year, Deputy Culture and Tourism Minister Angela Gerekou recently said in an interview to...
Posted On 01 Apr 2010
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Director of the GNTO in Germany Ilias Galanos (center) at ITB Berlin 2010 with Irene Trutwig, Olympia Tsioulaki, Maria Zarnakoupi and Claudia Stohr Geranastassis.
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Greek Tourism Moves Ahead At 44th ITB

Greece’s economic problems will not have an impact on German visits to the country this year, said Klaus Laepple, president of German Travel Association Deutschen ReiseVerbands (DRV), during the opening press conference of the 44th ITB Berlin travel trade show held last month.
Posted On 01 Apr 2010
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Omonia Square, Athens.
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Athens City Center In Need Of Face-Lift

If we want to upgrade Athens, we need to set down some rules and faithfully follow them, Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos recently said in an interview to the Greek press when asked about the problems at the one end of the historic center of Athens—the Omonia Square...
Posted On 01 Mar 2010
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The main highlight of the 5th HO.RE.CA. was the Future Hotel, a project on how the hotels of the third millennium would look like. Thirteen high-tech companies cooperated for the creation of the hotel.
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5th HO.RE.CA. Attracts Thousands

This year’s HO.RE.CA. proved wrong all negative forecasts that saw a “frightened attitude of the tourism sector against the escalating economic crisis,” according to Forum, the organizing company of the fifth international specialized exhibition of equipment, accessories,...
Posted On 01 Mar 2010
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GNTO Offices Abroad To Close

Important markets to Greek tourism would not be left without a Greek National Tourism Office but mergers are to occur where two or more offices serve a single region, Deputy Culture and Tourism Minister Angela Gerekou recently assured Greek journalists.
Posted On 01 Feb 2010
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Deputy Minister’s Portfolio Is Defined

Greek Prime Minister Yiorgos Papandreou and Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos last month announced the responsibilities assigned to Culture and Tourism Deputy Minister Angela Gerekou.
Posted On 01 Jan 2010
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Sojourn Tax Again Causes Friction

The increase of the sojourn tax—imposed on hotels and other private businesses that operate in tourist regions by local governments—is unconstitutional and without substantial benefit, said the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels.
Posted On 01 Dec 2009
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Helexpo's president Aristotelis Thomopoulos; Deputy Minister for Culture and Tourism Angela Gerekou; and coordinator Aris Mousouris at this year’s press conference.
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Philoxenia 2009 Hangs On Strong

The 25th Philoxenia International Tourism Exhibition, held together with the hotel furnishing exhibition Hotelia, saw trade visitors increase this year by some 28 percent compared to last year's exhibition as 4,782 trade visitors were counted, the exhibition's organizer Helexpo said.
Posted On 01 Dec 2009
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Outgoing Tourism Minister Kostas Markopoulos with new Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos and Deputy Minister Angela Gerekou.
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New Government Merges Culture With Tourism

Following the parliamentary elections on 4 October that were marked by the victory of PASOK, new Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou announced a new cabinet and the merging of existing ministries. The ministries of culture and tourism development have become a single Ministry...
Posted On 01 Nov 2009
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Aristotelis Thomopoulos, President HELEXPO
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Aristotelis Thomopoulos

In the midst of the global economic crisis, Helexpo, the national exhibition center of Greece, has managed to place the 25th International Tourism Exhibition Philoxenia and the Hotel Equipment Exhibition Hotelia in the limelight of the European exhibition sector. This is due to...
Posted On 01 Nov 2009
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Greek Tourists Opt For Turkey

Turkey has emerged as one of the most popular tourism destinations abroad for Greeks, according to tourist arrival figures recently released by Turkey's statistical office.
Posted On 01 Oct 2009
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Tourism Museum To Open

The new tourism museum would add to tourism’s connection with culture and contribute to the awareness of tourism students, tourism business executives and tour operators, Tourism Minister Kostas Markopoulos recently said after the signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation for the...
Posted On 01 Oct 2009
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Minister Emphasizes Conference Tourism

The tourism ministry aims to increase the number of major international conferences hosted by Greece in the coming years, Tourism Minister Kostas Markopoulos recently said at a conference organized by Financial Times Global Events and the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Posted On 01 May 2009
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Cabotage Still An Issue For Cruise Companies

The Association of Passenger Ship Owners recently requested from the tourism ministry a solution for the upgrading of legislation to allow foreign-flag cruise ships to use Greece as a homeport.
Posted On 01 Apr 2009
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Nikos Skoulas, president of the Minoan International College, received an award for his offer to conference tourism by HAPCO's president Dinos Astras. At the conference Mr. Skoulas gave a speech entitled
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Prospects For Conference Tourism

The conference tourism market is aware of the global financial crisis, but manages to minimize its effects to a large extent, was the conclusion of the 5th Pan-Hellenic Conference for Business and Conference Tourism in Thessaloniki. The Hellenic Association of Professional...
Posted On 01 Apr 2009
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Aristotelis Thomopoulos, president of Helexpo, stressed that reservation cancellations in Thessaloniki in December reached over 50 percent due to the riots that took place throughout the country.
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SETE Gives 2008 Overview

The president of the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises, Nikos Angelopoulos, recently called for urgent measures to support and strengthen the tourism sector in order to minimize the losses that are expected in 2009.
Posted On 01 Feb 2009
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