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Early bookings to the area of Mount Athos in Halkidiki for this year’s tourism season are already showing an impressive increase, data from travel agencies that have deals with local hotels has revealed.

Greece’s capital city, Athens, has ambitious infrastructure projects in the works that are expected to give the destination’s tourism image a major boost once completed.

Amadeus and the European Travel Commission (ETC) recently signed a strategic partnership to promote Europe as a tourism destination.

Athens is changing and is expected this year to accommodate an extra 700,000 tourists compared to 2013, the mayor of the Greek capital, Giorgos Kaminis, said on 14 April.

Hoteliers in Thessaloniki recently held meetings with British travel agencies that specialize in honeymoon tourism and discussed the possibility of promoting the Greek Northern city in the UK market as a wedding destination for British couples.

A new web portal is now available for travel agents, tour operators, schools, enterprises and individuals that are looking for private tailor-made guided tours by qualified tourist guides.

New Greek destinations and themed cruises are included on the summer 2014 schedule of Louis Cruises.

The Ypati thermal spring located in Fthiotida, Greece, will open as of Monday 14 April for the Easter holiday.

A new website named Lovegreece.com is looking to showcase talented Greek individuals that stand as shining examples in Greece through their work and also demonstrate the true worth of the country while abroad.

The number of startups in Greece have increased significantly in 2013 comparison to 2010, according to Endeavor Greece, a global non-profit organization supporting entrepreneurship.