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By Stathis Kousounis

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By Stathis Kousounis

Leading European tour operator TUI is moving ahead with the creation of more than 10 hotels in Greece in cooperation with local hotel chains Grecotel and Atlantica, with which it has a long history in the joint development of hotel units, according to sources from TUI Hellas. This reflects the growing tourism interest of the group in Greece.

By Stathis Kousounis

The Institute of Tourism Research and Forecasts (ITEP) proposed in Tuesday a series of measures to lengthen the Greek tourism season.

By Stathis Kousounis

Online hotel rates in Greece are recording a significant year-on-year increase this month, according to the Trivago travel website. However, the average cost of staying at a hotel in Greece remain below the average both in Europe and at rival destination countries.

By Stathis Kousounis

Tourism in Thessaloniki has made a major recovery this year, thanks to the rise in both Greek and foreign visitors.

Thessaloniki Hoteliers Association data for the year to end-August showed that the number of overnight stays in the city soared by 17.9 percent from the same period in 2013, to rise from 1,104,941 to 1,302,347.

By Stathis Kousounis

The Costa Navarino luxury resort is stretching its 2014 season up to December 15, as it will be hosting one of the biggest international corporate events ever seen in Greece in the next couple of months.

By Stathis Kousounis

Greek Civil Aviation Authority data showed on Monday that air arrivals from abroad at Greek airports posted a 15 percent rise in the first eight months of the year compared to the same period in 2013, reaching 12.13 million, boosted by a rise in visitors from Britain, France and the US.

By Stathis Kousounis

In a message to mark World Tourism Day on Saturday, Association of Hellenic Tourism Enterprises (SETE) president Andreas Andreadis estimated that tourism’s contribution to Greece’s gross domestic product has risen considerably in 2014 and will come close to 20 percent, from just over 16 percent previously.

By Stathis Kousounis

The organization of sporting activities at popular Greek destinations has helped to extend the tourism season and brought additional revenues to sector professionals.

Among the big events in the coming weeks are the Navarino Challenge marathon this weekend, September 19-21, and the Spetses minimarathon on October 10-12.

By Stathis Kousounis

Another Russian tour operator, the St Petersburg-based Solvex-Tourne, went bankrupt on Monday, stranding between 3,000 and 4,000 Russian visitors in Greece without service.