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Popular tourism locations embrace sports events

By Stathis Kousounis

Sports events in Greek tourism hotspots are increasing, with the Spetsathlon 2015 taking place on Spetses this weekend (April 24-26) including swimming, cycling and running.

Next month Deskati, near Grevena, will hold a paragliding event, on May 1-3, and Lesvos will host the 1st Molyvos Bike Tour on May 24.

Athens tourism growth gave local enterprises 171-mln-euro boost last year

By Stathis Kousounis

Enterprises in Athens saw an additional 171 million euros last year thanks to the 550,000 more nights tourists spent in the Greek capital during 2014 than in the previous year, according to the head of local hoteliers, Alexandros Vassilikos.

Hania and Athens are the top picks for Easter visitors

By Stathis Kousounis

Athens and Hania (pictured) are the first choices among foreign holidaymakers heading to Greece next week for Catholic and Protestant Easter, according to international online travel search engine Trivago.

The data collected concerns searches for holidays in Greece between April 2 and 5.

Four-star hotels more profitable than five-star units

By Stathis Kousounis

Four-star hotels, such as this unit at Aghios Gordios on the Ionian island of Corfu, posted the biggest profit margins among the top three categories of hotels (three to five-star units) in Greece in the five years from 2009 to 2013, amounting to 26.7 percent, according to a study by the ICAP Group.

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