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Hersonissos Promoted Through Destination Profiles

The Municipality of Hersonissos, Crete, has launched destination profiles for three of its most visited areas to boost its tourism promotion and provide information to tourism professionals and visitors on what the destination has to offer.
Posted On 09 Apr 2013
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“All Inclusive Escape Kalavrita” Available Now!

The Kalavrita Ski Center and My Publics (tourism marketing and public relations company) last month held a fam trip for Greek travel journalists and travel agents and presented its new, unique, travel package aimed to attract visitors during the autumn months.
Posted On 01 Nov 2011
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Foreign Arrivals for 2009 Predicted to Fall

A Eurobank survey predicts a significant slowdown in arrivals of tourists from abroad to Greece in 2009.
Posted On 01 Feb 2009
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The new strategic collaboration allows access to thousands of hotels and accommodation worldwide registered with DOTW.
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New Strategic Collaboration for Amadeus and DOTW

Amadeus global travel distribution system and Destinations of the World, the sole wholesale travel company dedicated to selling purely to the global travel trade, recently announced a new strategic collaboration that provides mutually beneficial use of information.
Posted On 01 Oct 2007
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Strong Demand from U.S. for Greek Island Cruises

Americans bombard their travel agents for prices on cruises in Europe, including the Greek Islands. The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) says that Europe will be on the cruise map this year.
Posted On 01 Apr 2007
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Paula MacFarland, the legal representative for the Association of British Travel Agents, explained the problems of responsibility for travel agents and tour operators concerning the EU Package Travel Directive, and other legal problems; and Walter Schut, a representative of Dutch Association of Travel Agents, explained his association's travel agency quality system at a recent HATTA conference.
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Quality System for Greek Travel Agencies

Travel agents that wish to belong to the Dutch Association of Travel Agents must adhere to a specific quality guarantee system, and the Hellenic Association of Travel & Tourism Association intends to implement a similar system in Greece.
Posted On 01 Apr 2007
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Travel Agents No Longer Issue Passports

Greek travel agents soon will no longer be able to issue passports to customers. As of this coming January, Greeks will have to visit one of the 90 new centers being set up around the country where they can obtain or renew their passports, government announced last month. The new...
Posted On 01 Sep 2005
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Alitalia General Manager for Greece and Cyprus Francesco Scandale.
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Alitalia Launches Thessaloniki-Rome Daily Flight

Alitalia last month launched a new direct daily flight from Thessaloniki to Rome. With the addition of the new Thessaloniki-Rome flight, the Italian national carrier now offers daily direct and fast access from Thessaloniki to Rome and Milan.
Posted On 01 Nov 2004
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Global Tourism Megatrends

Global megatrends that are about to revolution-ize the tourism industry at the dawn of the third millennium were released recently by the director of Tourism Control Intelligence (France and USA), Michael Nowlis. Of the many tendencies foreseen are that the cruise industry will...
Posted On 01 Nov 2004
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The number of domestic travelers this year is expected to increase substantially according to the organizers of this year's domestic travel fair Tourism Panorama.
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Hoteliers Look To Domestic Travelers

Greek hoteliers are turning to domestic travelers in order to cover the loss of foreign arrivals expected this year. Many hoteliers already are working with local travel agents to create package programs with an enticing pricing policy. Travel agents and hoteliers expect to work...
Posted On 01 Apr 2003
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Η αλαζονεία της αερομεταφοράς

Το 1944 η δημιουργία της ΙΑΤΑ εξυπηρέτησε την ανάπτυξη και μεγέθυνση των διεθνών αερομεταφορών με εφαρμογές (κανονισμούς) εναρμονισμένων πρακτικών, αλλά και ανοχή μονοπωλιακών και καταχρηστικών ενεργειών των αερομεταφορών, το δε 1957 η Συνθήκη της Ρώμης (σύσταση...
Posted On 01 Mar 2002
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Tourism Sector Calls For Abolition Of Airport Tax As Air Fares Rise

High insurance fees and low revenue have forced Greek airlines to increase fares. At the same time, they want major decreases in airport fees and taxes. And so far, they have managed to get all of the tourism-related associations in the private sector behind them in a strong...
Posted On 01 Nov 2001
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Tourism Sector Good But Needs Improvement

Domestic tourists, and some foreign visitors, are not happy with the services offered by Greek tourism enterprises. According to the General Federation for Consumer Protection in Greece (INKA), initial data show the tourism sector as a whole needs to upgrade its services and find...
Posted On 01 Sep 2001
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UFTAA Holds World Congress

The 34th UFTAA World Congress will be held in Colombo - Sri Lanka from October 29 to November 02, 2000. The theme for this year's congress is "Travel Specialists of the New Millenium" with topics on environment, travel agents, hotels and other travel related subjects being...
Posted On 01 Oct 2000
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Dinos Arvanitis
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Greece And The Travel Industry Loses A Man Of Ideals

On September 19, Greece's travel trade professionals paid their last respects to one of the industry's most well-known and well-liked travel and tourism pioneers, Dinos Arvanitis.
Posted On 21 Sep 2000
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Stratos Vasilikos, managing director of Airotel.
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Airotel Group Expansion Centers On Quality

Stratos Vasilikos is one of the few in the Greek tourism industry who realized early that quality is the only way to compete and make money. In a step-by-step approach, he practiced what he preached.
Posted On 01 Apr 2000
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Kappa's owners (center), the Kalofolias family, owners of Greek financial paper
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Panorama 2000 Expands Into The International Arena

Greece's domestic tourism fair, Tourism Panorama, expands this year to include participation from the international arena. Organizer Kappa exhibitions expects participation from countries such us Tunisia, Malaysia, Turkey and Libya, which changes its tourism policy and now...
Posted On 01 Apr 2000
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Northern Greek Travel Agents Unite

More than 100 travel agents in Thessaloniki and the wider region of northern Greece united recently to form a cooperative as a way to expand on and improve services offered in the area.
Posted On 01 Mar 2000
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