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The relics of Saint Helen and part of the True Cross she was said to have found in the Holy Land, arrived in Athens from Venice on an Ellinair flight.

“It’s been an impressive start for the tourism season and Crete is in the spotlight,” Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura said while visiting the 7th Pancretan Exhibition held in Athens.

The Aqua Gallery, Aqua Vista Hotels’ new art space on Santorini, is hosting the group exhibition entitled “From Athens to Santorini: Greeks artists’ trips”.

Within the framework of its environmental program, the Creta Maris Beach Resort held its “Annual Beach Cleaning” activity with the participation of employees and visitors.

WTM London 2017 will offer three speed networking events before the exhibition floor opens on each day, expanding the opportunities for exhibitors to negotiate and conclude business deals.

Secretary General for Tourism Policy and Development Georgios Tziallas attended the Greek-Chinese Entrepreneurship Conference, which focused on tourism.

Singapore Airlines-owned low-cost carrier Scoot is welcoming four new aircraft to its fleet, including a Boeing 787-8 named “Mous-Scoot-Ka”, inspired by popular Greek dish moussaka.

The Skiathos Palace Cup 2017 will welcome 15 sailing teams in a series of match races over the May 19-21 weekend on Skiathos.

Deputy prefects and local administration decision-makers, will meet on May 12 in Preveza for the 4th conference on the “Utilization of NSRF programs for Tourism Development”.

With the participation of more than 400 distinguished artists from Greece and abroad, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center will host the Summer Nostos Festival.

The Navarino Environmental Observatory was presented as a successful case study, during a seminar at the Residence of the Ambassador of Sweden in Athens.

Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura recently received Moushira Khattab, Egypt’s candidate for the post of UNESCO Director General, who was on an official visit to Athens.

The island of Amorgos will be the second destination to host the next trail running race of this year’s Cyclades Trail Cup sports event.

Air France and Porsche recently improved their own Guinness World Record, as a Porsche Cayenne successfully towed an Air France Airbus A380 weighing 285-tonnes.

Secretary General for Tourism Policy and Development Georgios Tziallas presented plans to support tourism on the islands, during the OAEN General Assembly.

The Greek Health Tourism Confederation is offering Diaspora Greeks from New York and Montreal the option to access medical services in Greece at a friendlier cost via vitabooking.com.

Kyvernitis Travel supported the “No Finish Line” charity race in Athens that saw the participation of amateur and professional athletes.

Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura represented Greece at the 5th World Tourism Forum Lucerne (WTFL), a global event held in Lucerne, Switzerland.

The island of Rhodes will host the International Summer School on Big Data Analysis in Earth Sciences that will focus on new technologies and the analysis of environmental systems.

Costa Navarino is currently holding an environmental program on the nature and history of the region of Messinia, addressed to high school and elementary students.