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The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels has slammed a recent suggestion for its members (Greek hotels) to be dispersed to local chambers of commerce throughout the country.

In its 29th year, Philoxenia, Greece’s meeting point for the development of strategies and business alliances among tourism professionals, will open its doors on Thursday 21 November 2013 at the …

The promotional video of the Municipality of Chania’s tourism campaign was once again honored as it won three awards at this year’s ART & TUR International Tourism Film Festival that …

The Greek Tourism Ministry and the Union of Hellenic Chambers agreed on 19 November to create a joint committee and conduct meetings on a regular basis to establish their cooperation …

Greek travel agents were informed on the advantages of the European Commission-funded project TOURISMlink, an online platform that aims to modernize the tourism value chain and offer small and medium …

Ryanair recently announced it will add more routes next year, including one from Dublin, Ireland, to Chania on Crete, Greece.

Through a revamped pavilion and with more Greek exhibitors, Greece showed its best to the international travel trade sector at the 34th World Travel Market (WTM), held 4-7 November 2013 …

The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels has released data on early bookings for next year, taking into account the prospects for the 2014 tourism season and Greece’s participation in the recent …

UK carrier British Airways is set to launch flights from Heathrow to Mykonos and Santorini in Greece in summer 2014.

A joint declaration of cooperation in the field of tourism was signed between Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni and her Argentine counterpart, Carlos Enrique Meyer, in a meeting held in …

The prospects for an economic cooperation between Greece and Argentina were discussed in a meeting between Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni and Argentine Deputy Foreign Minister Eduardo Zuain.

The T.20 Ministers’ meeting in London agreed to continue placing visa facilitation as a priority in the aim of stimulating economic growth and generating more jobs through tourism.

Greece’s small island in the Aegean Sea, Folegandros, is one of the seven islands singled out by CNN and included on a list of “Europe’s most beautiful villages.”

Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni on 10 November urged her fellow MPs in Parliament to “leave behind the bankrupt past, say no to misery and give a vote of confidence …

The Greek National Tourism Organization office in Germany is making full use of modern technology to give Greece the best online promotion to the German public.

Larissa, Greece, is among the 12 cities from 11 different countries that have entered the EU competition to become European Green Capital 2016.

Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni and Kenya’s Minister for East African Affairs, Commerce and Tourism Phyllis Kandie recently discussed the possibility of signing an agreement for cooperation in the tourism …

Wineries of Northern Greece will welcome wine lovers on Sunday 10 November on the occasion of the fifth edition of the European Day of Wine Tourism.

Greece experienced its best October of all time last month in terms of international arrivals to Greek airports, according to the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE).

Religious tourism in Greece will undergo further development through a cooperation protocol signed recently between the Greek Tourism Ministry and the Church of Crete.