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Mouzenidis Travel has been named official partner of the Greece-Russia Year of Tourism 2017-2018 after signing a relevant agreement in Moscow.

Cobalt Air has announced the launch of new direct flights between Athens and Gatwick airport in London as of March 31.

The Athenaeum Hotel Group will open its brand new Athenaeum Palace Luxury Suites in Athens in early May.

The Hilton Athens received the gold Tourism Award for best Business Hotel, for the high-quality services it offers to business travelers.

The five-star NJV Athens Plaza hotel received the bronze award at the Tourism Awards 2018 for its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives.

Thessaloniki’s Makedonia Palace hotel supported the 12th conference of the Sports Medicine Association of Greece with a financial contribution of 6,000 euros.

Athens International Airport (AIA) has honored airlines that recorded the fastest development and the highest increases in passenger volumes in their scheduled services during 2017.

SETE sees 2018 developing into a very good year for Greek tourism as there is a great demand for Greece from “big markets”.

The European Parliament and Council PNR (Passenger Name Record) Directive, being adopted across the EU, will require travelers to provide detailed personal information ahead of travel.

A new privacy law, known as GDPR, will take effect across the EU, as of May 25, restricting how personal data is collected and handled.

Aria Hotels and the Benaki Museum will operate the house of Patrick and Joan Leigh Fermor, in Kardamyli, as a guest house as of 2020.

The Grande Bretagne and King George hotels in Athens will go dark for one hour on March 24, to support the Earth Hour 2018 initiative against climate change.

Hotel management group Aqua Vista Hotels received four honors for its innovative projects in the hospitality sector at the Tourism Awards 2018.

Greece needs a strategy in order to tap into the potential of marine tourism, said Economic and Social Council of Greece President George Vernicos.

Fraport Group announced strong revenue for 2017 driven by significant traffic growth at its airports, with those in Greece boosting revenue by 234.9 million euros.

Egypt’s national carrier Egyptair has announced the launch of new flights connecting Athens, Greece, with Russia and Iraq.

Celestyal Cruises received four honors at the Tourism Awards 2018 ceremony, recently held at the Hellenic Cosmos Cultural Center in Athens.

On the occasion of the Greek National Holiday on Sunday, March 25, entry will be free for all visitors at the Acropolis Museum in Athens.

Travelers from Thessaloniki will soon be able to easily connect via Dubai to Emirates’ flights across its global network under its codeshare partnership with flydubai.

YES Forum will hold the 2nd “YES To Shipping Forum” on June 8, during the Ρosidonia Exhibition 2018 at the Metropolitan Expo in Athens.