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The Greek medical system is in dire need of reforms, which once implemented and completed will pave the way for the establishment of Greece as a leading medical tourism destination, Athens Medical Association President George Patoulis said recently.

Greece’s capital Athens won over the crowds at this year’s World Travel Market (WTM) London, held November 7-9, as a major city break destination offering diverse options for today’s traveler.

Greek ferry company Golden Star Ferries has added the ultra modern Speedrunner IV to its fleet, after acquiring the vessel from Aegean Speed Lines.

Newly appointed Shipping and Island Policy Minister Panagiotis Kouroumblis has set speeding up the licensing procedures for Greece’s pending waterway network as a leading priority upon taking office earlier this month.

Greece’s passenger ferry service is expected to be disrupted on Thursday, November 24, as the Pan-Hellenic Seamen’s Federation (PNO) has announced a 24-hour strike in protest of pensions cuts.

Greece is seeing a rise in the number of conferences it hosts on an annual basis, according to the secretary general of the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO), Dimitris Tryfonopoulos.

For the third year, the Greek Travel Pages will be operating out of the “GTP Island” at the 100% Hotel Show, opening doors of communication between visiting tourist accommodation owners and leading hospitality consultants and travel agencies.

Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura and members of Travel Bloggers Greece (TBG) recently shared views on the rise in Greek travel blogging and its influence on the sector.

The Federation of the Hellenic Associations of Tourist & Travel Agencies (fedHATTA) has signed a cooperation agreement with the Thessaloniki Convention Bureau (TCB) aiming to promote Greece’s second largest city Thessaloniki as a conference tourism destination.