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Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis honored former Prime Minister of Spain Felipe González with the City of Athens Democracy Award.

The benefits of film tourism for Greece will be discussed during the 15th Amorgos International Convention on Culture and Tourism – “Yperia 2017” in October.

The Premier Luxury Mountain Resort in Bansko is promising to take guests on a culinary journey during its 6th Premier Gastronomy Festival in November.

The drama “Amerika Square” is Greece’s official submission for the “Best Foreign-Language Film” category in the 90th Academy Awards.

“Pioneering Greeks” introduces Alexandra Theohari, founder of Klothό, which creates products inspired and based on the traditional art of weaving of Crete.

Βoosting investments and strengthening ties are key to improving the region’s economic climate, Italian PM Paolo Gentiloni said before the Trainose deal was finalized.

Greece is getting ready to chair the OECD High Level Tourism Committee Meeting to take place in Paris during October 2-3.

Greek airports saw a 9.7 percent increase in passenger traffic during the three summer months of 2017.

Greece said it would grant pending permits for Eldorado Gold’s “Olympias” project, after the mining company said it would halt the investment.

A massive oil spill off the coast of Salamina from a sunken tanker has expanded along the Saronic Gulf to Piraeus drifting as far as Glyfada.

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker admitted in Strasbourg on Wednesday that Greece was among the toughest issues on his agenda.

Zurab Pololikashvili, current Ambassador of Georgia to Spain, Morocco, Algeria and Andorra, has been appointed Secretary General of the UNWTO for the 2018-2021 period.

The island of Antiparos in the Cyclades will compete with 10 other film locations for the European Location Award with the Greek drama “Suntan”.

Athens International Airport (AIA) was honored as a “Merit Winner” for its “Internet of (noisy) Things” application at the WITSA 2017 Global ICT Excellence Awards in Taipei, Taiwan.

The South Aegean Region is holding a gastronomy competition on the Aegean islands to find the perfect candidate for the European Young Chef Award 2017.

In celebration of the upcoming delivery of its 100th A380 aircraft, Emirates has announced special fares for travelers from Greece to destinations in Asia, Africa and Australia.

SWISS and the Lufthansa Innovation Hub have developed the “Flightpass”, an innovative pass allowing 10 flights from Geneva to European destinations.

Transport company Fraport has informed that infrastructure upgrades at the 14 Greek airports it manages will begin this autumn.

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) is aiming to extend its full support to all destinations impacted by Hurricane Irma.

Free WiFi for all is set to hit the EU in 2018 after the European Parliament approved to release 120 million euros in funding for the WiFi4EU project.