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Elitour and Greek Hotels Agree to Develop Health & Wellness Tourism

The Greek Health Tourism Council Elitour has teamed up with the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels for the creation of travel packages offering health, spa and wellness tourism options.

Elitour and Athens Airport Team Up to Promote Health Tourism

Greek Health Tourism Council Elitour and Athens International Airport (AIA) agreed to work together to develop travel packages complete with benefits for medical tourism travelers.

DiaNEOsis Looks to Develop Alternative Tourism in Natura 2000 Areas

Research institute diaNEOsis has teamed up with the Ministries of Tourism and Environment to promote alternative tourism in areas of the Natura 2000 network in Greece.

Enterprise Greece and Elitour to Join Forces to Promote Health Tourism

Enterprise Greece and the Greek Health Tourism Council Elitour plan to join forces to promote Greece as a tourism destination that offers health and wellness services.

TIF-Helexpo Enters into Partnership with Russia’s Ekaterinburg Expo

Greece’s national exhibition body TIF-Helexpo and Ekaterinburg Expo, a leading exhibition organizer in Russia, have signed a memorandum of cooperation.

Delphi Municipality, Enterprise Greece Join Forces to Attract Tourism Investments

The Municipality of Delphi and Enterprise Greece have signed a memorandum of cooperation to attract tourism investments in the destination.

Greece’s Philoxenia Show Draws in the Crowds – Photo Report by GTP

This year’s Philoxenia event, held 13-16 November, attracted a record number of attendees, recording a 54 percent increase of participants compared to last year and demonstrating the event’s dynamic penetration of the international market, organizer TIF-Helexpo said.

Philoxenia 2014: Minister Hopes Breakthrough in Thessaloniki’s Tourism Next Year

"2015 may be the year for tourism in Thessaloniki," Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni said Thursday, 13 November, following a meeting she had with the city's mayor, Yiannis Boutaris, on the sidelines of the 30th Philoxenia expo.

Geo Routes Signs Agreement With Hellenic Logistics Management Institute

The Geo Routes Cultural Institute, that organizes themed cultural expeditions in Greece under the auspices of the Hellenic National Commission for UNESCO, recently signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Hellenic Logistics Management Institute (ILME).

Thessaloniki To Be Promoted By Private Marketing Company

Greece's northern and second-largest city of Thessaloniki will be promoted as an attractive tourism destination to international markets through strategic marketing, public relations, innovative thinking, ideas and expertise.

HATTA: Turkish Travel Agencies Are Operating Illegally In Greece

Turkish travel agencies are operating illegally in Greece, travel agents from all over Greece were informed by the Hellenic Association of Travel & Tourist Agencies (HATTA) at a briefing held during the 29th Philoxenia exhibition in Thessaloniki.

TIF–Helexpo Launches Cooperation With Russian Exhibition Agency

Greek exhibition and conference organizer TIF–Helexpo signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with Russian exhibition agency EUROEXPO, on the sidelines of the recent 29th Philoxenia exhibition in Thessaloniki.
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Athens Strengthens Ties With World Tourism Cities Federation

The City of Athens signed a memorandum of understanding with the World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF) during the second World Tourism Cities Expo held 11-14 September at Beijing's Wangfujing Pedestrian Street.
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Athens, Beijing Launch Cooperation In Tourism And Trade

The opening of a direct air route from Beijing to Athens to attract more Chinese tourists to Greece was one of the main issues promoted by Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis during his recent visit to China.
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UPDATE – Greek Travel Agents Strengthen Ties With Turkey And Germany

A Memorandum of Cooperation was signed between the Hellenic Association of Travel & Tourist Agencies (HATTA) and Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TURSAB) during the open session of HATTA’s annual general assembly on Wednesday, 27 March, in Athens.
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Greece To Open First European Sustainable Tourism Observatory Under UNWTO Auspices

A Memorandum of Cooperation for the establishment of a National Sustainable Tourism Observatory in Greece, was signed by Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni and UNWTO Secretary-General Taleb Rifai, today, 27 March, in Izmir, Turkey.
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Greek Travel Agents Strengthen Ties With Turkey And Germany

A Memorandum of Cooperation was signed between the Hellenic Association of Travel & Tourist Agencies (HATTA) and Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TÜRSAB) during the open session of HATTA's annual general assembly today, 27 March, in Athens.
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Tourism Ministry Teams Up With ELSTAT

The Greek Tourism Ministry and the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) signed a memorandum of cooperation yesterday, 16 January, establishing the basis for a sustainable exchange of statistical data on tourism.

AIMS Opens Headquarters In Athens

Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Yeroulanos (far right) looks on as the president of the Association of International Marathon and Distance Races’ (AIMS), Paco Borao, cuts the ribbon at the new headquarters of AIMS located in the building of the OAKA Olympic Outdoor Aquatics...

GNTO Signs Deals To Promote Greece

The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) last month signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Thessaloniki (TCCI) to attract domestic tourism and foreign arrivals to Greece.
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