Industry sectors

The interministerial committee for denationalization last month gave the ‘green light’ for the utilization of regional airports by private investors.

The development of the natural environment of Greek islands and small areas through the growth of ecotourism and other alternative forms of tourism is the main theme of the ‘Alternative …

Fourteen Greek coasts, winners of the ‘Blue Flags’ international program for environmental education, information and awareness were recently dropped from the 2008 list and lost their award.

Fare increases in conjunction with route cuts had a negative impact on traffic to the Aegean and Ionian islands.

Shipping giants Dubai Ports and Maersk Lines have expressed an interest for the Alexandroupolis harbor, which seems to be the next Greek port to be privatized after foreign investors took …

A recent survey by Stat Bank characterized the Greek hotel sector as a “two-speed industry” since 58 percent of hotels showed profits and 42 percent reported losses in 2007.

The European Commission recently approved the eighth update of the ‘black list’ of airline companies that are banned from flying to European Union countries due to security issues.

Consumer organization EKPOIZO recently discovered that advertized airline tickets have serious price variations, some which reached up to 63 percent between the advertized on-line cost and the actual charge.

An international conference, which will focus on the role of ports as connecting hubs between maritime and inland transport, is to take place on 17 and 18 September, Minister of …

The Association of Greek Tourist Enterprises is to hold its seventh annual Tourism & Development Conference on 6-7 October.

The management agency of the islands of Karpathos and Sarias—a bureau of the Ministry of Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works—recently organized a scientific conference in the town Olympos of …

This year the hotel equipment exhibition HOTELIA promises to strengthen its presence and prominence at the 24th international tourism exhibition Philoxenia, to be held from 30 October to 2 November …

Mayor of Perama Yiannis Glykas announced a new round of actions to begin in September that will indefinitely exclude access to the Perama ferry and city streets, unless economic demands …

Despite the fare increase, passenger traffic from Piraeus port showed an increase in June against the same month last year.

June 2008 saw a 1.9 percent drop in average hotel occupancy rates in the Athens Attica region, according to recent figures released by the Hellenic Hotels Federation.