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Mediterranean Palace Honored By Booking.com

Online hotel reservation portal Booking.com recently honored the Mediterranean Palace Hotel in Thessaloniki with a distinction as one of the hotels that received the best opinions in 2012.
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Mediterranean Palace Hotel Honored By Tripadvisor For 2013

The Mediterranean Palace Hotel in Thessaloniki has been honored once again with the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence award.
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Cyclists To Bare All In Upcoming Naked Bike Ride In Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki will host the 6th World Naked Bike Ride on Friday 7 June 2013 to demonstrate the rights of cyclists and to protest against car culture.
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Ukraine International Airlines Launches Direct Flights To Greece

Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) recently announced that it will launch direct flight to Greek cities Thessaloniki and Athens from Kiev.
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Greek “Blue Flag” Beaches Announced For 2013

Greece once again ranked second place on the Blue Flag quality award list among 49 countries with one beach less compared to 2012, the Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature announced at a special event held on 26 May at Voula beach.
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Greek Hotel Prices Drop This Summer

Greece is welcoming summer 2013 with hotel prices down by 15 percent compared to 2012 with the average nightly rate standing at 78 euros, according to data released recently for the month of May by online booking company Trivago. The average nightly rate was 92 euros last year.
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Thessaloniki “Travels” To Latin America

Thessaloniki will soon be seen in countries of Latin and Central America and the Caribbean as the Northern Greek city will "star" in one of the upcoming episodes of travel program “Rest of the World” of Argentina’s Channel 13.
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Ryanair Οpens Νew Hub Οn Chania, Crete

Irish low-cost airline Ryanair on Thursday, 25 April, opened its first Greek hub on Chania, Crete. Until October 2013, Chania Airport “Ioannis Daskalogiannis” will serve 26 European destinations with 106 flights per week and a total of 500,000 passengers.
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Etihad Airways To Launch Daily Flights Between UAE And Belgrade

Etihad Airways will commence daily nonstop flights between its home base of Abu Dhabi and Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, from 15 June 2013.
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Thessaloniki’s Hoteliers Informed On Health And Safety Best Practices

New developments relating to health and safety issues in hotels were presented recently at an informative workshop for owners and food and beverage managers of hotel units in Thessaloniki.
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New Greek Travel Products Introduced At B2B Travel Event In Thessaloniki

Greek tourism professionals came in contact with travel agencies from target international markets and discussed new collaborations at the second B2B Travel Event held 8-9 April at the Capsis Hotel in Thessaloniki by Respond on Demand.
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Conference In Thessaloniki To Focus On New Tourism Bill

The new tourism bill that was submitted for public consultation in January will be the main topic of a conference to be held Sunday, 21 April, at the Makedonia Palace Hotel in Thessaloniki.
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Thessaloniki Loses Greek Visitors In 2012

Greek overnights continued to plunge last year in Thessaloniki due to the strong impact of the economic crisis on consumers and dropped 11,57 percent, according to recent figures of the Thessaloniki Hotels Association.
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Bill For Development Of Medical Tourism in Greece Almost Ready

A bill for the development of medical tourism in Greece is currently being prepared by the Greek Ministries of Health and Tourism and will soon be released for public consultation, Health Minister Andreas Lykourentzos informed the Greek Parliament recently.
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Olympic Handling Signs With Ukraine International

Olympic Handling recently announced its agreement for the provision of airport ground handling services to Ukraine International Airlines. The agreement covers all the airline’s flights in Greek commercial airports.
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Greek Gastronomy Initiative Launches In Brussels

Greek tourism destinations are currently being promoted through culinary experiences in restaurants in Brussels as part of the “gaΣtronomia@Brussels” initiative of the Greek National Tourism Organization office in Belgium.
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Mouzenidis To Launch New Airline To Boost Russian Arrivals To Greece

Mouzenidis Travel recently announced plans to launch a new airline named “Ellin Air” that will offer direct flights from new Russian regions to Greece. Mouzenidis Travel is one of the largest Greek companies working with the Russian market.
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Thessaloniki Gets Ready For 8th “Alexander The Great” Marathon

The countdown for the 8th International Alexander the Great Marathon has begun! The top sport event in northern Greece will be held Sunday 21 April, two weeks before Easter.
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Aegean Airlines Announces New Routes Program For 2013

Aegean Airlines presented its new routes program that includes the addition of 29 new scheduled international routes from a total of 12 airports, eight of which function as bases of the company.
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Makedonia Palace Back In Business

Greece’s renowned Makedonia Palace in Thessaloniki reopened its doors for this year’s tourism season under the new management of company Black and White of Greek-Russian Ivan Savvidis.