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Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni during her recent visit to the WYM 2012 in London, UK.
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Kefalogianni On CNN: Greek Tourism On The Rebound

During her recent trip to the U.S., Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni appeared on American news network CNN and talked about Greece's efforts to reform and boost the economy.
Posted On 07 Jun 2013
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Greek Tourism On Comeback Trail

The start of this year's tourism season in Greece seems to confirm the initial forecasts that refered to 2013 as a "record year" in terms of international arrivals.
Posted On 06 Jun 2013
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Andros Comes To Golden Hall In Athens

Commercial center Golden Hall in Athens will promote Greek tourism through the display of a representative sample of culture, tradition, seamanship and protection of the environment from the island of Andros.
Posted On 17 May 2013
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Hilton Athens Celebrates 50 Years In The Greek Capital

In April 1963, exactly 50 years ago, a landmark hotel opened its doors in Athens marking a new era of prosperity and development for the Greek tourism. “I agree with those who believe that the Hilton hotel in Athens is the most beautiful Hilton hotel in the world,” said the...
Posted On 20 Apr 2013
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Greece’s Rented Rooms and Apartments Expect Promising Summer Season

Things are looking up for Greek tourism as early bookings for this season are showing an increase of some 15-20 percent from the country’s basic markets, Greek Secretary General of Tourism Anastasios Liaskos said yesterday, 15 April, during the 16th annual general assembly of the...
Posted On 15 Apr 2013
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Halkidiki Receives Positive Response In Romania

Halkidiki expects a five to seven percent rise in arrivals of Romanian tourists this year, according to the Halkidiki Tourism Organization.
Posted On 26 Mar 2013
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Greece To Make Comeback As Tourism Destination This Year

Greek tourism is making a comeback this year in an otherwise flat European market, held back by the weak economic climate, travel industry executives said recently on occasion of the ITB Berlin trade show taking place in Germany.
Posted On 09 Mar 2013
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Visa in the passport,argophilia.com
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Visa-Free Regime Between Russia And Greece In The Cards

During its EU Presidency in the first half of 2014, Greece will promote a waiver of the visa obligation for Russian nationals that have a biometric passport, Public Order and Citizen Protection Minister Nikos Dendias said on Monday, 17 December, during his visit in Moscow.
Posted On 18 Dec 2012
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Greek taxi cabs
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SETE To Team Up With Greek Cabbies

A new era of cooperation will soon launch between the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) and Greek taxis, an indispensable link in the Greek tourism chain.
Posted On 12 Dec 2012
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Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni and SETE President ANdreas Andreadis. Mrs. Kefalogianni said she expects the private sector and SETE to contribute greatly to the ministry’s efforts for tourism.
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Greek PM Discusses Tourism Issues With Minister, SETE

Tourism, as a driver of the economic recovery, was the focus of the meeting held on Monday, 19 November, between Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni and Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) President Andreas Andreadis.
Posted On 20 Nov 2012
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Greece Lags Behind Competitors During First Half Of The Year

Greek tourism was not at its best in the first half of the year compared to competing countries such as Turkey, Cyprus and Spain, the Greek press said last month. This was mainly due to negative publicity abroad during the two election periods.
Posted On 01 Sep 2012
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Last-Minute Bookings Boost Incoming Tourism To Greece

“Greece is back in business… There is great value for money, holiday prices are competitive and we still offer very good quality,” Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni recently told the foreign media. And it would seem that the tourism minister is right since the picture of Greek...
Posted On 01 Sep 2012
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Greek Caretaker Prime Minister Panayiotis Pikramenos
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Caretaker PM On Greek Tourism

The aim of the Government is to ensure that Greece has elections amid stability and tranquility, Greek Caretaker Prime Minister Panayiotis Pikramenos said on 19 May. In a meeting with the president of the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE), Andreas Andreadis, Mr....
Posted On 01 Jun 2012
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During his opening speech, the president of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, Yiorgos Tsakiris, said “things are not good” since bookings were reported to have dropped by 30 percent compared to last year. The drop came mainly from major markets such as Germany and Austria.
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German Tour Operators On Low Bookings To Greece

A 30-percent-drop forecast for bookings was made last month for this tourism season by Greek tourism professionals, during a workshop held by Germany's leading travel industry media group FVW Mediengruppe in Athens.
Posted On 01 Jun 2012
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The German version of the campaign reads: “Greece remains one of the major tourism destinations for German tourists. We are convinced of its beauty and value. As for what is happening now, we stand by the Greeks and will continue to support Greece as an attractive and open to all tourism destination worldwide and that’s a promise.”
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German Tour Operators Launch Campaign For Greek Tourism

“For true friends only trust counts,” is the slogan of a print campaign launched in late March in the German media to support Greek tourism.
Posted On 01 May 2012
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“It's a shame that this year while HATTA, the oldest Greek tourism body and one of the oldest in the world, celebrates its 85th year of operation, I stand in the unfortunate position to continuously point out problems,” the president of the Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies (HATTA), Yiorgos Telonis said at the association’s general meeting.
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Travel Agents Have Low Expectations For 2012 Tourism Season

“Greek tourism plunges deeper into the crisis,” the president of the Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies (HATTA), Yiorgos Telonis, said while opening the association’s annual general assembly in late March.
Posted On 01 May 2012
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One of the mosaic images of Greece displayed on the giant digital billboard in New York’s Times Square to remind Americans of the country’s natural beauties. The imagery was created by Greek visual designer Charis Tsevis and accompanied by the taglines “See you in Greece” and “Join us in Greece.”
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Greece Shined In Times Square, More Private Initiatives To Come

New York City’s Time Square got a taste of Greece last month thanks to an advertising campaign launched by volunteer group “Up Greek Tourism” to promote Greek tourism and attract potential tourists from the U.S.
Posted On 01 May 2012
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GNTO stand at ITB 2012.
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German Tourists Encouraged To Holiday In Greece At ITB 2012

The Greek tourism leadership was up against a complex task at the 46th ITB Berlin travel trade show last month while restoring Greece’s reputation as a top and safe destination. Tourism officials were obliged to make a great effort to reverse the negative climate that currently...
Posted On 01 Apr 2012
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SETE’s President Andreas Andreadis (second from left) informed the foreign press that the association’s action plan for Greek tourism includes the establishment of a marketing company based on public and private sector cooperation. Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Yeroulanos said recently that once legal details have been processed, the company’s establishment would be included in a bill of the Development Ministry.
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SETE On 2012 Tourism Targets

Greek tourism should not diverge from its target of keeping this year’s international arrivals above 16 million and revenue higher than 10 billion euros, the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) said last month during a press conference to the foreign media.
Posted On 01 Apr 2012
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Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Yeroulanos gave a speech during the Hellenic-Chinese Union’s briefing and underlined that for the Chinese market to develop in Greece, three key issues are required to be resolved: the visa issue, a suitable air connectivity between Greece and China and high-quality tourism services.
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Hellenic-Chinese Union Announces Initiative For Greek Tourism

“Greece is expected to welcome some 200,000 Chinese tourists to Greece by 2015,” the president of the Hellenic-Chinese Union for Economical, Commercial and Cultural Communications, Lan Xiao Cheng, said last month during a briefing on attracting the Chinese market to Greece.
Posted On 01 Mar 2012
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