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Greek Vista Events Wins M&IT “Best DMC” Award

Vista Events won the M&IT Industry Award for Best Destination Management Company (DMC) at the annual Meetings & Incentive Travel Industry Awards held recently at the Battersea Evolution venue in London, UK.
Posted On 15 Apr 2013
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The City Of Athens Supports Entrepreneurs

The City of Athens recently organized the first round of consultation meetings with agencies and investors within the framework of the actions of the Athens Development and Destination Management Agency (EATA) to support entrepreneurship and the technological competitiveness of...
Posted On 26 Mar 2013
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Greece Welcomed Fewer Travelers In Jan-Sep 2012

International tourism arrivals to Greece dropped 5.2 percent during the first nine months of 2012, according to figures released recently by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).
Posted On 25 Jan 2013
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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.
Posted On 01 Apr 2011
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Greek Tourism Expected To Rise In 2011, Deputy Minister

The Greek government places great importance on the tourism sector as it can help the country survive the economic crisis, Deputy Tourism and Culture Minister George Nikitiadis told journalists during his visit last month to the global meetings and events exhibition EIBTM in...
Posted On 01 Jan 2011
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Thessaloniki Prefect Panagiotis Psomiadis.
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Tourists Skip Thessaloniki

A special promotional TV spot will be released for Northern Greece very soon, Deputy Culture and Tourism Minister Yiorgos Nikitiadis said last month.
Posted On 01 Aug 2010
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Kiriakos Kiriakopoulos, former director of the Ios health center; Yiorgos Poussaios, Ios Mayor; John Carr, Times correspondent; Athena Carr; and Nasos Dimitropoulos, attorney-at-law attend a dinner that followed the presentation of Ios Island.
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Ios: More Than A Party Scene

At a recent presentation of Ios, Mayor Yiorgos Poussaios underlined that the island obtains the requirements and comparative advantages to attract tourists of all ages and demands.
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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Ministry Announces Initial 2008 Tourism Data

Prior to an agreement between state tourism officials and the private tourism sector (see page 3), Geece's tourism ministry expressed its satisfaction with this year's tourism figures.
Posted On 01 Oct 2008
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Tourism Minister Optimistic

Tourism Minister Aris Spiliotopoulos called a press conference recently and expressed his conclusions on Greek tourism and his optimism in regards to the current image Greece has within the sector.
Posted On 01 Aug 2008
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Difficult Times for Tourism and Maritime Sector

Andreas Andreadis, chairman of the of the Hellenic Hotels Federation, recently informed the Business & Travel show on “sbc” that a drop in arrivals is expected for 2009 as the tourism sector will be up against a difficult period until 2010, when the market will pick up its...
Posted On 01 Aug 2008
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Director of corporate marketing of Amadeus IT Group, Eddie Ross, with general manager of Amadeus Hellas, Ava Karamanou and consulting associate of Hermes Management Consulting, Santiago Bugallo, during the recent press conference.
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Amadeus Research Reveals Greek Travel Agencies Must Embrace Technology

Amadeus, a leading provider of solutions to the travel industry for the management of distribution and selling of travel services, recently held an event in Athens where results from research revealed the Internet and new technology hold many opportunities for Greek travel...
Posted On 01 Feb 2008
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Youtravel.com Sees Great Success in First Year

Online accommodation supplier Youtravel.com is ambitious in 2008 as in its first year of operation -- launched October 2006 -- the Athens-based company received some 70 million euros revenue from hotel bookings only. According to Youtravel.com founder and chief executive, John...
Posted On 01 Feb 2008
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Actress Evelina Papoulia with tourism development minister, Aris Spiliotopoulos and the prefect of Chalkidiki, Asterios Zografos. Chalkidiki received two awards.
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Philoxenia Tourism Awards 2007

At the Philoxenia tourism awards, Chalkidiki won two awards and received the title for favorite beach destination and the friendliest for families with children destination. Pelion came first in the favorite mountainous or rural destination. Thessaloniki won the first prize in...
Posted On 01 Dec 2007
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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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Countdown to Heathrow Terminal 5 Launch

One of the world's leading airport companies, BAA, that is involved in almost every aspect of the day-to-day running of seven UK airports, and British Airways, is in the last phase of preparation for the launch of Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 due to be launched on March 27, 2008.
Posted On 01 Dec 2007
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Amalia Hotel in Syntagma, Athens.
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Amalia Group Revamps Image and Tourism Strategy

With refurbishment at Amalia hotel now completed and refurbishment of Amalia hotels around Greece well under way, the group looks to the future. It considers its role and strategy in the tourism sector through the eyes of an organization that has been in the industry since the...
Posted On 01 Oct 2007
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Visa Relief for Balkan Travel to EU

Visa facilitation and readmission agreements between the European Commission and three Balkan countries-Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro - was initialized last month.
Posted On 01 May 2007
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British Airways Presents New Passenger Terminal

British Airways' country commercial manager for Greece, Freddie Stier, last month proudly presented the latest news on Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5.
Posted On 01 May 2007
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TUI and First Choice Merge

One of Europe's biggest tourism enterprises, TUI, announced last month that it is merging its tour operations with First Choice to create Europe's largest tour operator.
Posted On 01 Apr 2007
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