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The newly created (through the Kallikratis scheme) Greek regions and municipalities will have the opportunity to present their “new” tourism destinations.
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Summer Holidays Expo Comes To Athens

After four consecutive annual events in Thessaloniki, Helexpo will hold this year’s Summer Holidays Expo international fair for the first time in the Greek capital 20-22 May at the Helexpo Palace exhibition center in Marousi, Athens.
Posted On 01 Mar 2011
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During the 3rd European Tourism Conference, Olga Kefalogiannis, New Democracy MP responsible for tourism issues, mentioned it was crucial for Greece to develop “green tourism”—the tourism development that requires new “habits” to be adopted by both the entrepreneur and the consumer. “These are simple practices that reduce the operating costs of a business and are summarized with the four R’s: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Respect,” she stressed.
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New Model For Tourism Discussed At Conference

The year 2011 will find Greek tourism with improved arrivals and overnights and also an increase in revenue, Deputy Culture and Tourism Minister George Nikitiadis said at the 3rd European Tourism Conference in late November 2011 in Thessaloniki.
Posted On 01 Jan 2011
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Paris Mavridis President and CEO, HELEXPO
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Paris Mavridis

Two exhibitions and two conferences on tourism indicate the intention of HELEXPO’s administration to support the most important and promising sector of the Greek economy. While Greece is looking for an exit out of the crisis and for new development prospects, especially in the...
Posted On 01 Nov 2010
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Crete's pavilion once again showcased the island's four prefectures -Chania, Heraklio, Lassithi and Rethymno- and attracted many potential visitors.
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Summer Holidays Expo 2010 Attracts Thousands

Some 20,000 visitors were informed of this year’s top Greek destinations at the fourth Summer Holidays Expo international exhibition, according to organizer Helexpo. The exhibition took place 22-25 April at the Helexpo exhibition center in Thessaloniki.
Posted On 01 Jun 2010
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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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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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Chryssa Krassa, project manager of summer Holidays Expo; Themis Kartsiotis, chief councillor of Helexpo; Daphne Tsiamou, director of the GNTO of Macedonia-Thrace; Yiannis Kofinis, president of the GNTO; Aristotelis Thomopoulos, president of Helexpo; Babis Paliogiannidis, director of Rodos tourism promotion agency Protour; and Konstantinos Efthimiadis; president of tourism promotion committee of the Kavala Prefecture at the ribbon cutting ceremony of the third Summer Holidays Expo.
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Domestic Tourism Gains Ground

The dynamics of domestic tourism to the benefit of Greek tourism businesses and the general public were highlighted at the third Summer Holidays Expo, held from 28 to 31 May at the Helexpo center in Thessaloniki.
Posted On 01 Jul 2009
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Aristotelis Thomopoulos, president of Helexpo, inaugurates the 24th Philoxenia tourism exhibition. During his speech, he underlined the fact that this year's exhibition is improved and more commercial given the participation of 25 foreign countries, the high attendance of tourism agencies and the strong presence of the hotel equipment exhibition Hotelia and the Philoxenia Spa Expo. In the background is the proposed new slogan for Greece’s new promotional campaign: “Greece is You.”
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Philoxenia Turns Heads

This year's Philoxenia International Tourism Exhibition sported newly designed modern stands, welcomed a continual arrival of visitors, boasted a huge increase in trade visitors, and wrote up what appears to be a record number of business agreements.
Posted On 01 Dec 2008
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Aristotelis Thomopoulos President, HELEXPO.
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Aristotelis Thomopoulos

For the past four years Philoxenia has been developing to even greater status levels and to a stronger role in the wider region of southeastern Europe.
Posted On 01 Nov 2008
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The official opening ceremony for Filoxenia 2007 began with the arrival of Greek Tourism Development Minister Aris Spiliotopoulos.
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Philoxenia Affords Opportunity to Flaunt Government Tourism Policies

The 23rd Philoxenia opened its gates to buyers and sellers from all around the world last month with little different to present compared with previous years. The most significant business event took place on opening day as some 100 hosted buyers from some 30 countries met with...
Posted On 01 Dec 2007
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Aristotelis Thomopoulos President, HELEXPO
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Aristotelis Thomopoulos

One of the fundamental aims of the management at Helexpo, when we undertook this responsibility three and a half years ago, was the reinforcement of the professional character and internationalization of sector-based exhibitions and the national exhibition body.
Posted On 01 Nov 2007
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Helexpo Launches Top Greek Hotels Competition

The Philoxenia tourism awards, that Helexpo began last year, are due to take place once again at the Philoxenia tourism exhibition in November. The most popular Greek destinations will be awarded as will the best Greek hotels, a new category that will be determined and voted for...
Posted On 01 Sep 2007
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Summer Holiday Expo Becomes Annual

The first Summer Holidays Expo that recently took place at the Thessaloniki International exhibition center proved a great success, according to the organizers, and paved the way for more events of this type.
Posted On 01 Aug 2007
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At the press conference given by the tourism minister: Yiannis Vermisso, journalist; Haris Kokossis, special secretary to the tourism development ministry; Maria Gianni, the ministry's secretary general; George Kalantzis, the minister for Macedonia and Thrace; Greece's minister for tourism development, Fanny Palli-Petralia; Aristotelis Thomopoulos, Helexpo's president; Thanassis Economou, secretary general for the Hellenic Tourism Organization.
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Philoxenia Hangs On

Aristotelis Thomopoulos, president of Helexpo, the organizer of the Philoxenia International Tourism Exhibition, says this year's fair, the twenty-second, saw an increase in visitors and exhibitors (additional exhibitors this year included those to the new special section for spa...
Posted On 01 Dec 2006
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Dimitrios C. Lambadarios

The Philoxenia exhibition, now in its 22nd year, has become an institution for Greece, which has been organised successfully for all these years and is an event of great significance for the Greek tourism industry.
Posted On 01 Nov 2006
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Philoxenia To Award Quality Tourism

Improving the quality of Greek tourism is goal behind the "Philoxenia Tourism Awards" to be granted for the first time at this year's Philoxenia tourism fair being held November 16 - 19.
Posted On 01 Nov 2006
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Helexpo's managing director, Themis Kartsiotis, and company president, Aristotelis Thomopoulos, at a recent press conference.
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Helexpo To Open New Expo Center in March

Last month, Helexpo, Greece's national exhibition agency, signed a five-year renewable lease with Olympic Athletic Center of Athens (OAKA) to construct a new exposition center on a 20-stremma area of the center's grounds.
Posted On 01 Aug 2006
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Philoxenia Courts Balkan Countries

This year's Philoxenia tourism fair, November 16-19, expects to welcome a barrage of newcomers from the neighboring Balkan countries. Organizer Helexpo says a hosted buyers' program as well as attendance by Balkan tourism ministers and foreign journalists ensure a strong...
Posted On 01 Aug 2006
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21st International Tourism Exhibition Philoxenia 2005
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A Surprising Philoxenia

The amount of business done during Philoxenia, Greece's major tourism fair held last month in Thessaloniki, surprised most exhibitors this year. Another surprise was the traffic. Although it wasn't evident, Helexpo, the fair's organizer, said Philoxenia attracted 23,790...
Posted On 01 Dec 2005
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Alexis Caniaris, managing director of the fair's organizer, Europartners; Chrissa Karka, Exclusive Travel's welcome desk supervisor; and Chris Nicolaides, chairman of the fair's organizing committee.
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Athens Hosts First Luxury Travel Show

Luxury travel is an industry in its own right representing 3% of elite travelers worldwide who account for 20% of total annual travel expenditures. This segment of tourism is expanding at an increasing rate and shows no sign of slowing down.
Posted On 01 Feb 2005
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