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Despite the positive outlook for coastal shipping, the Greek Shipowners Association for Passenger Ships (SEEN) sees a challenging year ahead.

People are traveling more but trips are getting shorter while travelers still prefer to pay in cash, according to VISA’s Global Travel Intentions Study.

Greek Tourism Confederation President Yiannis Retsos held a meeting in Athens with European Economic and Financial Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici.

Sports and cultural tourism can be the driving force of local economies in Western Greece, paving the way for growth, according to Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura.

Oil refineries and hotel ventures came out of the Greek economic crisis stronger, increasing turnover in the 2006-2016 period by more than 20 percent.

Greece is failing to adapt to new developments including innovation and education said George Vernicos, president of the Economic and Social Council.

Greece’s commercial property market is showing signs of recovery with the hotel sector leading the way, according to data released by NAI Hellas.

Aiming to attract film producers to Greece, Digital Policy Minister Nikos Pappas visited Netflix, Disney and Paramount during his trip to the US.

Conference organizers in Greece were recently informed on the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which goes into effect on May 25.

All the more US investors are seeking ways to collaborate with Greek enterprises, according to US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt.

More than half of Greece’s hoteliers are expecting occupancy rates to increase by at least two percent this year compared to 2017, according to GBR Consulting.

Greek Parliament has passed an amendment to the law of the “stayover tax”, which is charged to guests at hotels in Greece.

Global conferences and new campaigns are included on the agenda of the City of Athens Convention and Visitors Bureau (ACVB) for 2018 and 2019.

The market value of Greek Luxury, A’ and B’ class hotels grew by three percent in the 2016-2107 period, according to an ICAP industry report.

The creation of a conference registry and supporting PCOs are included in the Tourism Ministry’s plans to further develop conference tourism in Greece.

Urban regeneration, educational and cultural projects in Athens are set to take off after the Region of Attica approved 85 million euros in NSRF funding.

The marina on the island of Chios has attracted three investment schemes, according to Greece’s state privatization fund.

Visitors to the Greek islands this year will find many new luxury hotels to choose from as a number of major investment projects are near completion.

The Greece-Russia Year of Tourism 2017-2018 recently kicked off with a two-day forum held by Greek and Russian regional authorities in Moscow.

All the more Dutch travelers appear to have their sights set on holidays in Greece and particularly in the Ionian, according to the region’s officials.