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Greek Tourism Ministry Will Remove Nazi Olympics Footage

The Greek Ministry of Tourism has been forced to re-edit a tourism video unveiled in London this week because it contained footage of the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin under Hitler. The clip depicting the torch lighting ceremony at the...

Tourism Ministry Tables Bill for Promoting Services with less Bureaucracy

A bill supporting entrepreneurship and resolving long-term issues in the tourism sector was tabled by the Tourism Ministry in Parliament, under the title "Simplification of procedures to strengthen tourism entrepreneurship, the restructuring of the Greek National Tourism Organization (EOT)...

Greek Public Servants Escape Fraud Investigation

Following the practices of politicians and thanks to several provisions of the law concerning the accountability of ministers, Greek civil servants who were charged with serious disciplinary offenses took advantage of existing “loopholes” in the law and have escaped...

Traditional Greek Cuisine in Amsterdam

The Greek restaurant "Nostimo" in Amsterdam organized a dinner to promote the institution "Mount Athos Area Kouzina" of the "Mount Athos Area Organization." The dinner, which excited the Dutch, was inspired by the culinary tradition of Thessaloniki and Halkidiki,...

Liapis Cottage in Greece Built With Community Funds

The arrest of the Greek former minister Michalis Liapis that took place after he was caught driving a luxurious car with fake plates was just the first of many scandals in which Liapis is involved. According to an article published...

GNTO Branch to Open in Istanbul

TDuring her speech yesterday at the opening ceremony of the 29th International Tourism Exhibition “Philoxenia,”--which takes place from 21 to 24 November at the Thessaloniki International Exhibition Center--Minister of Tourism Olga Kefalogianni announced the establishment of a Greek National...

Greece Launches Early Tourism Campaigns

The Internet is the main weapon for the communication advance of Greece to the foreign markets, which just started in order to ensure the rise of the tourism movement in 2014. The first messages concerning these early advertising efforts...

Greece and Russia: Framework Agreement On Tourism

Greek Minister of Tourism Olga Kefalogianni visited Russia, which is now developing into a main tourist market for Greece and stated that the Russian tourist flow to our country is completely satisfactory. The agreement will aim to further strengthen the...

Greek Medical Health Tourism Workshop in Moscow

On October 30, the 2nd Greek Medical & Health Tourism Workshop will be held in Moscow. Eleven businesses, among which, private hospitals, rehabilitation centers and hotels with spa facilities have applied to participate, aiming at the development of medical...

Greek Tourism Looking Up

On the occasion of the International Exhibition for Incentive Travel, Meetings and Events, IMEX 2013, which took place in Frankfurt and where EOT participated as well, some positive signs of Greek tourism were revealed. According to organizers' data, about 9,000...