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The Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association (HELMEPA) is transferring its Marine Environment and Sciences Awareness Campaign from the border city of Alexandroupolis to the island of Rhodes in the Dodecanese.

The religious, tourism and cultural values of Xanthi, northeastern Greece, and the diversity of the region in general, will be highlighted at a two-day conference held by the Chamber of Xanthi on Monday, 13 May.

Kos, Milos and Rhodes are the three Greek islands included on a list released recently by website Priceoftravel.com that ranks the cheapest beach destinations in and near Europe.

The Acropolis in Athens, Greece, came in second after the Angkor site in Cambodia on a list composed recently by American news network CNN.

Some 50 businessmen and representatives of Greece’s privatization agency (TAIPED) will accompany Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on an official visit to China next week. There, the Greek government hopes to lay the groundwork for future investments and seal deals in the tourism and agricultural sectors.

Hersonissos, Crete, will “star” in an ultra high definition time-lapse video movie within the framework of a cooperation launched between the municipality and renowned Norwegian photographer Stian Rekdal.

The operating hours of Greek museums and archaeological sites that have heavy tourist traffic will soon be adjusted to the convenience of tourists and cruise ship passengers.

Greek tourism professionals from the islands of the Argosaronic Gulf are in talks with the Greek National Tourism Organization and the Greek Church to launch a unified strategy for the promotion of religious tourism to markets abroad.

Over 100 Greek tourism professionals in Athens gained insight last week on the growing markets of youth/student travel and gay travel and how they could attract more visitors from these niche markets to the Greek capital.

After uploading the breathtaking aerial photos of Oia, Santorini, last February, Airpano has now posted online its high resolution panoramic images of the Acropolis.