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Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura recently held a series of meetings in New York and spoke about the investment opportunities brought by Greece’s tourism industry.

Robust growth of the tourism sector can only be achieved by investing in quality, says Hellenic Chamber of Hotels (HCH) president George Tsakiris.

Outbound passenger traffic from the port of Piraeus to the Greek islands increased in the June-August period compared to the same period in 2016.

Piraeus Bank has approved the sale of its subsidiary “Olympic”, which is the holder of the master franchises for Greece of Avis, Budget and Payless.

Grimaldi Group plans to file a complaint to the EC’s DG for Competition over the deal between Attica Group and Hellenic Seaways.

Sky Express is joining forces with travel technology provider Amadeus to make its content available to travel agents connected to Amadeus’ system worldwide.

The Creta Maris Beach Resort and the “We do local” initiative recently unveiled to their guests the “secrets” of a traditional Cretan recipe, the “sykοpitarides”.

Greek Pilsner beer “56 Isles”, produced by a local microbrewery on the island of Paros, is among the Great Taste winners of 2017.

UNWTO is inviting submissions to the 14th edition of the Awards for Excellence and Innovation in Tourism organized in collaboration with FITUR / IFEMA.

Αν είστε σεφ, food blogger, δημοσιογράφος ή επιχειρηματίας του τουρισμού ελάτε να γνωρίσετε την World Food Travel Association με έδρα την Αμερική.

The Thessaloniki Port Authority sale is set to be completed by mid-September, paving the way for the sale of the Kavala and Alexandroupolis ports in northern Greece.

In the upcoming period the Greek economy ministry will launch ten EU funding programs totalling 600 million euros for the support of new business ventures.

The itineraries of the ferry, “Blue Star Patmos”, which on Wednesday ran aground while entering the port of Ios, are currently operated by the vessel, “Blue Star Naxos”.

Greek hotels group Lampsa SA is expecting in the immediate future the go-ahead via competitions for two projects in the heart of Athens.

All is set for Greece to host the 3rd “Santorini Experience”, one of the top sports tourism events due to take place on October 6-8, 2017, on Santorini.

Greece’s shipping fleet, among the world’s strongest, grew by 0.9 percent in June 2017, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority.

Ways of attracting investments were discussed between U.S. Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt and South Aegean Regional Governor Giorgos Hadjimarkos.

Etihad Airways and Aerolíneas Argentinas have entered into a codeshare agreement to provide customers with new connections via Rome and Madrid to Argentina.

The island of Alonissos in Greece was named an “ecological paradise” in a recent feature published in Italian newspaper “Quotidiano di Sicilia”.

Lufthansa launched an online “Ice Cream Map”, allowing passengers to search for the best ice cream parlors at the carrier’s destinations across Europe.