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Greece chaired the 100th session of the OECD Tourism Committee meeting that focused on “ecologically sustainable and socially inclusive” tourism.

Turkey expressed its wish to lift a ban on Greece-bound yachts and ferries when the country’s transport minister, Ahmet Arslan, visits Greece this month.

The 2,000-year-old Antikythera shipwreck has yet again taken archaeologists by surprise with new treasures, including a bronze disk, a bronze arm and fragments of statues.

AEGEAN was recognized as “Europe’s Leading Regional Airline” for the third time for its high-quality services at the World Travel Awards 2017.

The Nana Beach Hotel on Crete for the third year received the “We do local” certification for its efforts to support local producers.

Hilton Athens has been awarded as Greece’s Leading Business Hotel for the third consecutive year at the prestigious World Travel Awards 2017.

The Sani-Ikos Group recently donated cutting-edge medical equipment to the Pediatrics Clinic of the Halkidiki General Hospital, within the framework of its sustainability and CSR programs.

The Greek capital is preparing to host the 31st Athens Run, which will kick off on Sunday, October 22, with the participation of professional and amateur athletes.

The Elatos Resort & Health Club on Mount Parnassos is welcoming winter with its Greek version of the Oktoberfest Beer Festival on October 14.

The Greek Central Archaeological Council has decided that some 30 hectares of the 620-hectare plot at Hellinikon will be classified as an archaeological site.

In efforts to curb tax evasion, Greece’s Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) said it was reinforcing inspections at hotel businesses across the country.

Aiming to make Syros more accessible, the island’s mayor George Maragos recently met with professionals in order to explore ways of increasing ferry services.

Passenger traffic through Athens International Airport (AIA) in September climbed 7.8 percent from last year to 2.3 million people.

Lufthansa is expanding its long-haul services and as of November 8 will be flying nonstop from Berlin to New York five times a week.

The relaunch of the Xenia trade show in Greece has been welcomed by all major suppliers and institutional bodies of the hotel industry.

Online travel company Expedia has honored Aqua Vista Hotels for boosting the bookings of the Spiliotica on the Cliff unit, one of its members in Imerovigli, Santorini.

KLM customers can now book a ticket on Messenger through an artificial intelligence-powered service named BlueBot (BB).

Mideast Travel was honored as “Greece’s Leading Destination Management Company” for the fourth year running at the World Travel Awards.

InSETE has partnered with Cornell University in the field of vocational training for Greek tourism industry’s employees and professionals.

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