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Tourism growth in the last four years has helped Greece exit the bailout agreements, said Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura. Tourism has attracted more than 400 investment projects, she added. Speaking to state news agency amna, Kountoura said “This great tourist development with growth over 35 percent in the last four …

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Greek Tourism Minister, Elena Kountoura, was awarded as the Best Tourism Minister Worldwide. At the International Tourism Trade show ITB Berlin, the world leading of this kind, Kountoura and Greece won four international tourism awards At the PATWA International Travel Awards, something like the Oscars for tourism, Greece snagged the …

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Best-selling author Victoria Hislop was a surprise guest of the Greece National Tourism Organisation at WTM London, where she revealed she is hoping to work with the tourist board to transform some of her short stories into films that will “introduce people to a different side of Greece”. During a …

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Gorgeous beaches, crystal clear blue waters, starlit skies, amazing sunsets, history-loaded archaeological sites and mouthwatering cuisine. In between, footage with highlights from the basketball court featuring Ambassador for Greek tourism, NBA superstar and Milwaukee Bucks No 34, Giannis Antetokounmpo. “For your vacation, it has to be Greece” the Greek Freak …

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“There are no people seeking food in the garbage bins as in 2014,” Culture Minister Elena Kountoura said adding that citizens congratulate the government for its social policies. People are congratulating the government because “in 2014 there were people struggling to have a meal on their table. It is a …

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A pledge by Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura to reopen the Athens Guide School was met via a Joint Ministerial Decision (JMD) issued by the tourism and education ministries on Wednesday, which ordered that the school reopen after seven years. The guide school, which had provided vocational training to tour guides, …

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That’s certainly Good News! 25 million tourists visited Greece this year and brought revenues of 15.5 billion euro. It was deputy minister for Tourism Elena Kountoura who announced “the historical record” today, on the occasion of the World Tourism Day. With tourism considered to be Greece’s “national industry” in a …

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