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H FORTHcrs προσφέρει τη δυνατότητα στα τουριστικά γραφεία να εκδίδουν τόσο εισιτήρια ΚΤΕΛ όσο και εισιτήρια άλλων ευρωπαϊκών γραμμών λεωφορείων.

Offering duty free sales at popular Greek islands can serve as an incentive to boost cruise travel, said Shipping Minister Panagiotis Kouroublis.

Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura invited the members of the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) to Athens for the ASTA Destination Expo 2018.

Greece’s archaeological sites and most museums will close between 12 and 4 pm on Friday, September 1, due to a work stoppage called by archaeologists.

Greece and Russia have agreed to boost flights between Athens and Moscow by up to 35 weekly, Russian news agency RIA Novosti reports.

Legal services provider AirHelp has proceeded with the assessment of 14 regional airports in Greece run by Fraport for the June 15 – August 16 period.

The recently re-opened Athens Tourist Guide School announced that it is now accepting applications through to September 15.

Innovative ideas and gastronomy techniques will be presented at the Xenia Gastronomy Summit, to be held during the Xenia exhibition on November 25-27.

Uber’s Board of Directors unanimously voted to appoint Dara Khosrowshahi, former Expedia CEO, as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer.

Sifnos will treat visitors and locals to the best of Greek island cuisine on Sept. 7-9 at its annual Festival of Cycladic Gastronomy “Nikolaos Tselementes”.

The Liostasi Hotel & Suites on Ios, and Greek Chef Lefteris Lazarou recently celebrated their collaboration with a two day seafood gastronomy event.

Ferry “Blue Star Patmos” ran aground in the early morning hours of Wednesday, while sailing to the port of Ios in the Cyclades.

Scheduled airline seats for foreign arrivals at regional airports in Greece are expected to rise in September by 13% compared to the same month last year.

Hotels in Thessaloniki are almost fully booked ahead of the upcoming 82nd Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) to run on September 9-17.

Tourism to the South Aegean Region is on the right track with the positive trend expected to continue into September and October.

All the more travelers from Balkan countries are opting to vacation in Greece, with arrivals up by 115.6 percent in the 2009-2015 period.

Air China will be connecting Athens with Beijing as of September 30 with two direct flights per week, the Chinese embassy said this week.

Qatar Airways Group chief executive Akbar Al Baker as of June 2018 will serve as chairman of the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

Aqua Vista Hotels promotes Greek art and recently introduced a new exhibition to the public, titled “Think of Me”, at its Aqua Gallery on Santorini.

Archaeologists working at the Aidonia site in Nemea, where a collection of Mycenaean gold jewelry was found, have uncovered new burial monuments.