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A new survey by YouGov international market research agency has revealed that 37 percent of Britons think the classical Greek sculptures should be returned to their country of origin.

“Tourism in Crete is a key area of wealth,” Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni said at a conference held to explore possibilities of developing special interest tourism types to create a development strategy for South and inland Crete.

The Greek Government has no plans for the time being to launch legal action against Britain to regain the Parthenon Marbles, Culture Minister Kostas Tasoulas said at a recent press conference held at the Acropolis Museum.

The Chinese traveler represents the biggest opportunity for brands in the hospitality and tourism sector and is the largest demographic segment of global travel, Agility Research & Strategy, a world class leading research agency focused on the Affluent consumer, recently informed Greek tourism professionals.

The online edition of the New York Times hosts a video that introduces the changed face of Athens, Greece’s capital city that was reborn through the economic turmoil and now appears self-confident and creative.

The mosaic floor, recently discovered during the excavation of the large burial mound in Amphipolis, northern Greece, has been revealed in its entirety. “It is obvious that this is the mythological representation of the Abduction of Persephone by Pluto,” an announcement by the Greek Culture Ministry said.

The U.S. Embassy in Athens, Greece, has launched the Mosaiko website, a new initiative that aims to explore the many ways around the world that U.S. and Greek citizens connect to make the world a better place.

Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni invited the Swedish business world to explore the investment possibilities offered by the tourism sector in Greece. You, the business world, are invited to take advantage of the opportunities that exist for everyone’s benefit: entrepreneurship, the Greek economy and society,” she said.

The 2014 UNWTO and WTM Ministers’ Summit at World Travel Market (WTM) will put a spotlight on the essential connection between tourism and mega events, looking in particular at how such events can create a lasting legacy.

A group of Greek graphic artists have launched a very interesting application that gives the opportunity to those captivated by the excavation in Amphipolis to experience the burial mound at Kasta hill as it was in antiquity and even take a closer look inside.