Archive for the ‘Greece’ Category
The Newly Launched Philoxenia Tourism Awards Honor the Most Popular Travel Destinations and Hotels of Greece
eTN Germany Joachim Fischer The first edition of the Philoxenia Tourism Awards was presented during PHILOXENIA 2006, the leading Greek tourism fair at the Thessaloniki International Exhibition Centre. Following a public vote throughout the country, the most popular among Greek travel destinations and hotels received the prestigious distinction awarded by Helexpo.
December 7, 2006
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Greece, Turkey sign tourism cooperation protocol
By Satish Gupta l eTN Asia Greece and Turkey have signed a tourism cooperation protocol in Antalya, southern Turkey recently. The cooperation envisions a greater exchange of information on issues like infrastructure and maritime tourism.
November 20, 2006
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Project creates Culinary Sanctuaries in Crete, Greece
Within the Thematic Panels at the 3rd Annual Summit, Destinations2006, a presentation of an agrotourism cooking school developed at Crete Island, in Greece, is going to be one of the features among the array of worldwide concrete cases of good practices on sustainable tourism. Not only the activity, named Crete's Culinary Sanctuaries (CCS), has created [...]
October 4, 2006
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Conserving the Cretan diet – A gastronomic tourism network on Crete
Gastronomy and local tastes around the world have been for long an attraction pole for tourists. In Greece, in spite of several announcements on gastronomic tourism action made from time to time, nothing has been done as yet. The most serious of such actions still on-going has been taken by the Greek Academy of Taste, [...]
September 20, 2006
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South Korea and Greece strengthen bilateral ties, sign tourism pact
By Satish Gupta l eTN Asia South Korea and Greece have concluded agreements pertaining to strengthening relations in the fields of maritime transportation and tourism.
September 6, 2006
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Greece's new tourism minister speaks
Greece attracts yearly around 13 million visitors – a number higher than its population. Tourism contributes 18 percent to the GDP and more than 10 percent to the overall employment growth. In 2006, travel and tourism demand is expected to register $41.880 million, with a 6.7 percent increase in demand, .6 percent market share of [...]
July 6, 2006
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Exploring Glorious Greece
(NC)-I can shut my eyes and see Greece and remember our honeymoon: Two weeks of romance and memories that will last a lifetime. The magic started at the famous Grande Bretagne Hotel, in Athens, where history was made in the bar. We could walk to the Acropolis or sit sipping Ouzo and looking at Constitution [...]
January 6, 2006
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The 2005 Greek Hotel Branding Report
The first study exploring the extent of branding among Greek hotels has recently been published by Dr. Dimitris Koutoulas, an Athens-based tourism consultant and lecturer at the Greek Open University. The 2005 Greek Hotel Branding Report presents all 71 hotel brands that have built a presence in the country’s hospitality industry.
November 3, 2005
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ANTIQUITIES OF GREECE AND TURKEY: IN THE FOOSTEPS OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT
Intrepid and inquisitive travelers are invited to join A&E Travel (AETVtravel.com) for a remarkable and immersive journey of discovery, seeing the Mediterranean through the eyes of this legendary ruler with ANTIQUITIES OF GREECE AND TURKEY: IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT.
October 19, 2004
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Greece eyes post-Olympic travel upturn
Dreams of an Olympic bonanza long forgotten, Greece’s key tourism sector now hopes international praise for the hosts and a post-Games bounce will herald a better season next year. Security concerns, high prices and a failure to use the Olympics to add lustre to Greece’s sun-and-sea image pushed foreign arrivals down 12 percent in July [...]
August 25, 2004
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