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Evridiki Kourneta has been appointed as the new Secretary General of the Greek Tourism Ministry.

Pedro Heilbron, CEO of Copa Holdings and of Copa Airlines, has been elected as the new chairman of the Star Alliance Chief Executive Board (CEB).

Effective January 1, 2017, Nathalie Rau will assume the position of Head of Human Resources at Austrian Airlines.

Travelife has appointed Peter Grandell, the Director of Operations for Hotel & Resorts at Thomas Cook, to the Travelife Board.

Grace Hotels has announced the appointment of Tim Williams as Group HR Director and Gary Schweikert as Head of Americas.

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has appointed Dimitrios Karagkioules as General Manager Greece and Turkey.

Altair Travel Agency, one of the top online travel agencies (OTAs) in Greece and Europe, has announced the appointment of George Tekakis as its new International Business Development Manager.

As we develop new thematic tourist products based on our country’s unique competitive advantages, we are more ready than ever to attract tourism 365 days a year.

Today we are supporting investments in tourism and are forming a targeted policy to reinforce infrastructure for tourism growth, we are creating a steady and friendly institutional framework for the field to develop.

We at the City of Athens invest in building brand awareness, innovation and creative thinking to achieve robust growth, employment opportunities, bringing in income and improving the lives of our residents whilst giving them a sense of ownership over all that is accomplished.