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Greece will soon team up with Germany to link tourism education with the labor market, according to a meeting Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogainni had with German Federal Deputy Labor Minister Hans-Joachim Fuchtel, yesterday, Friday, 8 March, during the ITB Berlin trade show in Germany.

Greek ferry connections will not be reduced this year, the secretary general of the shipping ministry, Athanasios Bousios, assured Greek hoteliers at the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels’ Board of Directors meeting held yesterday, 27 February.

“Some 21,000 Chinese tourists chose Greece as their first stop in Europe last year, which translates to a 23 percent increase from the year before,” Chinese Ambassador to Greece Du Qiwen said yesterday, 27 February, at an event hosted by the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry in collaboration with the Hellenic-Chinese Chamber.

The Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) launched a TV advert with the support of SKAI television network to promote the “Gastrotourism–Food for development” campaign.

Following the announcement of SETE’s new role as social partner in January, the association will now be involved in training issues for tourism through the SETE Institute (INSETE) soon to operate.

The members of the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) last month voted in favor for the association to participate and therefore establish “Marketing Greece,” a private company to efficiently promote Greek tourism.

The Greek National Tourism Organization’s (GNTO) communication actions for this year’s tourism season were presented today, Tuesday, 26 February, by the organization’s secretary general Panos Livadas at an event held at the Acropolis Museum.

The Greek National Tourism Organization’s (GNTO) communication activities for this year’s tourism season were presented today, Tuesday, 26 February, by the organization’s secretary general Panos Livadas at an event held at the Acropolis Museum.

Small tourism businesses can apply for loans between 10,000 and 30,000 euros with concessional terms as of late March, the Development Ministry announced yesterday, 21 February.

Over four hundred Greek enterprises that include hotels, travel agencies and catering companies will receive financial backing to invest in alternative forms of tourism, the Greek Tourism Ministry said yesterday, 20 February.