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Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura has appointed Konstantinos Tsegas, attorney at the Supreme Court of Greece, as the new Secretary General of the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO).

Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura has appointed civil engineer Charalambos Karimalis as the new president of the GNTO.

Astir Palace Vouliagmenis S.A. has announced that Polychronis Griveas recently stepped down as the company’s CEO and has been replaced by Jeffrey Macdonald.

The Thessaloniki Hotels Association has elected a new Board of Directors for a three-year mandate. The association’s new president is Andreas Mandrinos.

Dimitris Tryfonopoulos has stepped down as Secretary General of the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) to enter a position at the UNWTO.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that Goh Choon Phong, CEO of Singapore Airlines, has assumed his duties as Chairman of the IATA Board of Governors for a one-year term.

The travel market has responded positively to Alitalia’s new Athens-Tel Aviv route, according to Alitalia Country Manager for Greece, George Athanassiou.

Amadeus is celebrating its 30th year of business and VP NECSE Region Joost Schuring talks to GTP on the company’s milestones, the Greek market and lists a number of key trends taking center stage in travel in 2017.

Tour operator Kentavros Travel Network recently elected a new Board of Directors, appointing Notis Martakis as president.

The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) has elected Yiannis Retsos as its new president. Retsos, who previously served as first vice president, succeeds Andreas Andreadis.