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World Travel Market 2014’s Responsible Tourism Program will include some of the biggest names in travel including Tui, Thomas Cook, Kuoni, Virgin Holidays and the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA).

Hotel room occupancy in Athens, Greece, during the January-June period, increased from 55.2 percent last year to 68.3 percent this year, according to the Athens-Attica & Argosaronic Hotel Association.

As of 24 July, the visitors of the Acropolis in Athens will be able to seek emergency medical assistance if needed during their tour of the archaeological site.

The Acropolis Museum will celebrate the August Full Moon on Sunday 10 August 2014 with opera classics, film music and famous Greek melodies, performed by the historic Hellenic Air Force Band.

A Memorandum of Understanding was recently signed on the continuation of TOURISMlink, a European initiative aimed to create a link between smaller local tourism enterprises to improve their competitiveness in today’s digital marketplace.

Greece’s main tourism body has voiced concern over a European directive that limits subsidies and tax breaks for tourism investments.

Ten Greek islands are among the most popular in the world for vacation this summer, according to a list compiled by hotel comparison website Trivago.

Germanwings and Amadeus recently announced a new agreement that will enable the airline to distribute all of its published fares and the most demanded ancillary services in the travel agency channel.

Tinos in Greece is expected to be one of the first of the Cyclades island group to welcome seaplanes, as waterway facilities are on their way towards construction at the island’s port.

The Greek Tourism Ministry is exploring ways to develop thematic forms of tourism in Greece’s northern city of Thessaloniki.