Greece Comes Third as Cruise Port of Call
The European Cruise Council (ECC) and MedCruise recently announced the cruise industry now accounts for more than a quarter of a million jobs in Europe, over 10 billion euros direct expenditure and 15...
View ArticleGreek Tourism Joins Forces with E! Entertainment
The Tourism Development Ministry and the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) have joined forces with E! Entertainment -the only 24-hour entertainment channel- and signed a memorandum in a bid to...
View ArticleGreek Regions Impress at Paris Exhibition
The Municipality of Alonissos and the periphery of the Ionian Islands recently took part in the five-day “Le Monde a Paris” international tourism exhibition (13/3/08-17/3/08) with positive results. The...
View ArticleTourism Development Ministry Participates in EDEN
The tourism development ministry announced it would take part in the European Commissions’ “European Destinations of Excellence” (EDEN) pilot project for a second-year-running. Launched in 2006, the...
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Athens Convention Bureau Officially Launched
The Athens Convention Bureau (ACB) was officially launched at IMEX travel exhibition (22-24 April) in Frankfurt. ACB’s participation in the exhibition aroused much interest as it has already been...
View ArticleTourism 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. Mr....
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Promotion of Thessalia Considered a Success
The promotion campaign of tourist destinations of the region of Thessalia (Larissa, Karditsa, Trikala and Magnessia – Skiathos, Skopelos and Alonissos) was recently completed with countable results....
View ArticleSETE Sets Tourism Challenges
Tourist destinations that will play a prominent role in the future are those who will strive to develop strong marketing actions and introduce new technologies, was the outcome of the seventh annual...
View ArticleGreece Fourth Place for Austrians
Austria’s daily Kronen Zeitung recently published the 10 most popular holiday destinations Austrians visited during the July-September 2008 period. According to the newspaper, Austrian’s first choice...
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Amadeus Targets Greece With New Initiatives
Amadeus, a leading provider of technology to the travel and tourism industry, said “we will make a difference in Greece” during an overview of their IT solutions and future strategy at a media event...
View ArticleGreece’s Competitiveness Drops
Greece dropped two places in the third annual Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2009, published by the World Economic Forum, as it ranked 24th among 133 countries. This year’s report,...
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Olympic Air Takes Off
Olympic Air began operations on 1 October with a fleet of 21 aircraft that should rise to 25 by the end of November and gradually expand to 32 under an investment plan that exceeds some 750 million...
View ArticleTourism Professionals Fear VAT Hike Rumors
“Any decision that affects the viability and prospects of Greek tourism with low benefits is economic suicide, not fiscal policy,” the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels said last month. The chamber said that,...
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SETE’s Facts And Figures On Greek Tourism
“Our statistical data on Greek tourism clearly shows that the country’s tourism is entering a new state of recession of unknown duration,” General Manager of the Association of Greek Tourism...
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Greece Gets Negative Tourism Outlook For 2010
Prospects for Greek tourism in 2010 are anything but promising as the volatile and uncertain economic climate will leave no room for improved figures but only a qualitative approach in the industry,...
View ArticleDeputy Minister Attends International Cruise Convention
Deputy Culture and Tourism Minister George Nikitiadis presented significant opportunities provided for cruise tourism and investments in Greek port projects, following the lifting of cabotage...
View ArticleGDS To Promote Travel Agency Growth
“We will continue to invest in our online development tools, our e-commerce solutions in order to help our customers diversify and grow their online business,” Amadeus Hellas’ CEO Eva Karamanou...
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Ski Tourism Analyzed At Forum
Deputy Culture and Tourism Minister George Nikitiadis (center) with Olga Kotsina, president of the Greek Ski Tourism Association, and Sotiris Yiannopoulos, the association’s advisor. During his speech,...
View ArticleOptimistic Forecasts For Greek Tourism
Greece may see a double-digit growth in tourist arrivals this year, according to a Reuters report based on data from Europe’s biggest tour operator TUI Travel. According to TUI, the impressive increase...
View ArticleGreece In Trouble Over E.U. Travel Agent VAT Rules
Greece is among the eight Member States that were referred to the European Union’s Court of Justice for failing to properly implement E.U. VAT rules for travel agents, the European Commission announced...
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