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In order to handle the entire reservation process that supports its business easyCruise recently launched IBS’ “Cruise Partner.”

The competitive advantages of Athens can be found in this year’s edition of the Association of British Travel Agents Members’ Handbook, according to the Athens Tourism & Economic Development Company (ATEDCO).

The international economic crisis is expected to cause a 25 to 40 percent drop in tourism traffic to Rethymno, Crete, as countries such as the U.K. and Germany are shying away to cheaper non-euro destinations, say the island’s tour operators.

Agri-net, the first attempt to establish a network of agritourism businesses for Thrace, is in the process of implementation.

In an attempt to restore the natural environment that was damaged by the destructive fires of 2007, a reforestation campaign in the woods of Kaiafa was recently held by the Tourism Development Company in cooperation with the Olympia Forestry and volunteer groups.

Minoan International College (MIC), formerly Trinity, recently announced that it is offering a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) program in addition to its existing degree programs in Tourism and Hospitality Management.

Renowned Greek and international professionals of conference tourism are expected to honor the “5th Pan-Hellenic Conference for Business and Conference Tourism” organized by the Hellenic Association of Professional Congress Organizers (HAPCO).

Early bookings for marine tourism this season reported an 80 percent drop compared with 2007, and due to the global economic crisis it is unknown what to expect for 2009, the president of the Hellenic Professional Yacht Owner Association, Antonis Stelliatos, told Greek press recently.

Mayor of Piraeus Panagiotis Fasoulas recently proposed the organization of an annual event, on the level of the International Exhibition of Thessaloniki, to support shipping.

Attica group recently applied to the Ministry of Mercantile Marine, the Aegean and Island Policy in order for the Superfast XII to serve the Piraeus-Heraklio route. Minoan Lines and ANEK currently operate the Piraeus-Heraklio route and serve some 1.4 million passengers (2007), 140,000 trucks and 220,000 cars annually.