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FEG and ENAT have certified the first two professional tourist guides in Europe as “T-Guides” for guiding visitors with learning difficulties.

The Greek tourism sector is rubbing its hands in expectation of the tourists who have dropped neighboring Turkey from their holiday agenda and instead opted for Greek shores.

The Federation of Hellenic Associations of Tourist & Travel Agencies (FEDHATTA) has launched an action plan, dubbed “Dodeka”, designed to boost Greece as a year-round tourism destination.

The South Aegean Region’s tourism efforts are paying off with local authorities picking up the ‘Newcomer Award’ at this year’s MITT tourrsm fair held in Moscow over the weekend.

The recent barrage of terror strikes and the ongoing animosity between Russia and Turkey have diverted travelers to Greece and Bulgaria, with both countries stepping up their campaigns to attract more Russian tourists.

UNWTO Secretary-General Taleb Rifai on Thursday expressed the confidence of the organization in the continued growth of the tourism sector in Greece.

The Hellenic Association of Airline Representatives (SAAE) has sent a letter of appreciation to the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) country manager for Greece and Cyprus, George Mamalakis, for his assistance to the sector following the introduction of capital controls on Greek banks in the summer.

“You’ve come a long way, baby” …that’s how US cigarette company Philip Morris marketed its lady-like smokes, the Virginia Slims, to young professional women in 1968. Today, some 48 years later, female empowerment through employment can’t say the same.

Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura recently confirmed that 2016 bookings are down at the Greek islands that are under pressure due to refugee flows.

Greece has announced a tourism action plan in view of the new season, which sets out a series of actions required in order to strengthen market share, secure revenue growth and assist the country’s islands that are under pressure due to refugee flows.