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Turkish Travel Agents, Journalists Get to Know Samothrace

Turkish travel agents, influencers and journalists got to know Samothrace in Greece as a new tourism destination to promote to the Turkish market.
Posted On 03 Jul 2023
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Sports Tourism: Jet Ski Racing Event Opens in Kymi, Evia

Kymi, a city on the Greek island of Evia, these days will be hosting the Akropolis Jet Raid, a sports event featuring jet ski races and endurance challenges.
Posted On 12 Jun 2023
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Report: Greece Among Top ‘Winter Sun’ Destinations for Brits

Greece is the fifth most popular “Winter Sun” destination for British travelers, according to a survey by UK’s On the Beach online travel specialists.
Posted On 08 Dec 2022
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Europe Promoted As Tourism Destination By Amadeus, European Travel Commission

Amadeus and the European Travel Commission (ETC) recently signed a strategic partnership to promote Europe as a tourism destination.
Posted On 15 Apr 2014
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Patmos Island, Greece, Stars In Independent English-American Film

The holy Greek Island of Patmos will have a starring "role" in a new independent English-American film that is currently in production.
Posted On 02 Apr 2014
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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.
Posted On 18 Dec 2013
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Athens Classic Marathon: A Guaranteed Tourism Attraction

The 31st Athens Classic Marathon held on 10 November without doubt contributed to Athens’ image as a tourism destination as it was broadcast all over the world.
Posted On 12 Nov 2013
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Argolida, Greece: The Next Napa Valley?

The agrotourism potential of the Argolida-Corinthos area was explored last week by a group of concerned professionals, members of an agrotourism cluster, who decided to seek insight from an expert in the field on how an area with good wine could become an ultimate tourism destination.
Posted On 11 Jun 2013
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Acropolis Rally 2013 Kicks Off

The Acropolis Rally 2013 "Rally of the Gods" -part of the World Rally Championship (WRC)- kicked off today, Friday, 31 May, and will run through 2 June.
Posted On 31 May 2013
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Each year, IGLTA hosts an annual convention in a different spot around the globe and attendees are travel and media professionals representing the GLBT industry worldwide.
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Gay Tourism Promoted By Greek Private Sector

“Athens has the potential to become a tourism destination for gay travelers because the city has places for them to go but, for them to stay several days here, advertising promotion by the Culture and Tourism Ministry is required,” the president and managing director of...
Posted On 01 May 2011
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Finance Ministry Rejects Loan To GNTO

The Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) said last month that chances of a revival of the Greek economy are decreasing since the Finance Ministry did not approve of a 50 million euro loan for the Greek National Tourism Organization.
Posted On 01 Apr 2011
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Thessaloniki Deputy Mayor Hasdai Capon, Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis Boutaris, Thessaloniki Hotels Association President Aristotelis Thomopoulos and Anna Constantinou from the Thessaloniki Municipality at the city’s tourism promotion organization’s stand at the 17th International Mediterranean Tourism Market (IMTM) in Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Thessaloniki Mayor Hopes To Attract Israeli Tourists

“The Jewish element played an important role in the city’s trade and culture and we must not forget that the leader of the socialists in Thessaloniki was Jewish,” Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis Boutaris told the Israeli press recently. Mr. Boutaris is also the president of the city’s...
Posted On 01 Apr 2011
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With the closing of two hotels in Omonia (Acropol and Fashion House 2) and the risk of two more vacant buildings added to downtown Athens, Athens Mayor George Kaminis requested from the Education Ministry to consider using the two buildings as student halls of residence, reports said.
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Pilot Program May Help City Center Hotels Bounce Back

Athens Mayor George Kaminis held a meeting last month with Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos at City Hall and discussed opportunities for the development of tourism in the Greek capital, according to a press release issued by the ministry.
Posted On 01 Mar 2011
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A note by the publisher

Ξεκινάω αυτόν το μήνα δανειζόμενη την πολλή πετυχημένη, και μάλλον σαρκαστική, φράση ενός φίλου: «Ένας νόμος την ημέρα, τη χρεοκοπία κάνει πέρα». Δεν υπάρχει αμφιβολία πως η Ελλάδα καλείται να κάνει μέσα σε λίγους μήνες όσα δεν έκανε σε δεκαετίες. Η Κυβέρνηση έχει επιδοθεί σε ένα...
Posted On 01 Feb 2011
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Tourism Development Minister Fanni Palli-Petralia with Athens Mayor Nikitas Kaklamanis.
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Preparations Underway for City Breaks 2007 Conference

Athens must be highlighted as a tourism destination in itself and not just a transit center for visitors to other parts of the country, Tourism Development Minister Fanni Palli-Petralia and Athens Mayor Nikitas Kaklamanis agreed last month during a meeting held at the minister's...
Posted On 01 Apr 2007
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Hoteliers Agree To Bookings For 2004 Games

After promises by government quarters to hold off on any new hotels other than those already approved or being approved (4,500 rooms), the Athens Hoteliers Association agreed to book another 10% of available rooms in luxury hotel units for officials of the 2004 Olympic Games....
Posted On 01 Jul 2001
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World Tourism Day 2000 Promotes Technology And Nature

World Tourism Day, September 27, concentrates on the two challenges for tourism at the dawn of the twenty-first century, technology and nature. The creator of the annual event, the World Tourism Organization, says "as we enter the twenty-first century, the world will be...
Posted On 01 Sep 2000
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Greek Cuisine Again On German Rail Network

German commuters were wined and dined Greek-style on their country's railways last month. Organizers hope the taste of Greece will tempt some of the commuters to spend their annual vacation in Greece.
Posted On 01 Mar 2000
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Yiannis Stefanides, president of the Hellenic Tourism Organization (EOT) with Kousathana Kalliopi of Hotel Argo in Mykonos and Elena Panagiotou of Divani Caravel Hotel of Athens, during Madrid's tourism fair, Fitur 2000.
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Spain Honors EOT President Stefanides

Spain paid tribute to Greece and the Hellenic Tourism Organization during a recent ceremony held in conjunction with Madrid's travel and tourism fair, Fitur. Guest of honour was the organization's president, Yiannis Stefanides.
Posted On 01 Mar 2000
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Tourism Cooperation Agreement between Greece and Turkey

Members of Greek and Turkish Skal clubs got together in Athens last month to agree on ways in which they can cooperate in the tourism sector. All agreed that "we need peace in the Aegean and for this we need tourism." They suggested the entire Aegean area be promoted as a...
Posted On 01 Mar 2000
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