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Official message by UNWTO Secretary-General Taleb Rifai on World Tourism Day 2013.

Official message by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on World Tourism Day 2013.

The Hotel Owners Association of Magnesia recently announced its new Board of Directors after its president of 21 years, Konstantinos Leventis, decided to step down.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UNWTO Secretary-General Taleb Rifai give their messages on the occasion of World Tourism Day (WTD) on 27 September 2013 under the theme “Tourism and Water: …

The Hellenic Association of Airline Representatives (SAAE) has announced its new Board of Directors for a 2-year mandate, following the association’s annual general assembly that took place recently in Athens.

Sabre has appointed Alketas Malioukis as its new member in the global distribution system’s (GDS) online sales department.

Travelplanet24 recently appointed Pamos Ioannidis as the new marketing and communications manager of the Greek online travel agency.

Yiorgos Amvrazis has been appointed as the administrative director of the SETE Institute (InSETE), which will operate by the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE).

Taleb Rifai was reelected for a second term as United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Secretary-General (2014-2017).

The Board of Directors of Accor that convened on 27 August 2013, chaired by Philippe Citerne, decided to appoint Sébastien Bazin as Chairman and CEO of Accor.

Destination management company Meeting Point Hellas has appointed Yorgos Cheretis as new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He will take over from Alexandros Somaras.

Travelport recently announced the official appointment of Duncan Barraclough as Head of Online Travel Agencies (OTA) for Western Europe.

Dubai-based Emirates recently announced new appointments to senior management roles within the organization.

Dutch low-cost operator transavia.com recently expanded its global reach in Greece by extending its content for distribution to Travelport-connected Greek travel agencies. Roy Scheerder, chief commercial officer of transavia.com, tells …

Minoan Lines on 21 June elected a new Board of Directors for a 4-year mandate.

The Thessaloniki Tourism Organization announced its new Board of Directors on 17 June. Mr. Yiorgos Tsamaslis is the organization’s new president.

Greek Concierge Emmanuel Vrettos has been elected president of the Union Internationale des Concierges (UICH) Les Clefs d’Or.

The Cabinet recently appointed the Chairman and members of the new Cyprus Airways Board. Businessman Antonis (Tony) Antoniou has been appointed Chairman.

The new Board of Directors of the Research Institute for Tourism (ITEP) was announced 23 May by the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels.

On the occasion of the Hilton Athens’ 50th anniversary in the Greek capital, GTP caught up with Bart van de Winkel, Area General Manager Greece & Cyprus, to find out …