The World Tourism Fair (WTM-2018) has ended in London. Greece was among its members. Tourism Minister Elena Kundura announced the data of the positive dynamics of the industry and presented a new plan for its development.
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Athens’ Ermou, the city’s main retail street, is the 15th most expensive retail street in the world according to Cushman & Wakefield’s annual ”Main Streets Across The World Report”.
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Wine-making in Greece has a thousand-year history. This country was the most famous producer of alcoholic beverage in the world. However, over time, the wine industry in Hellas lost ground, and the world leadership in this industry passed to Italy and France.
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Greece officially opened the third tank for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) on the small island of Revithousa, off of the coast of Athens, on Thursday.
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Currently, the Chinese make main demand in the market of Athenian real estate. In the Reuters reported that thousands of Chinese citizens fly to Greece weekly to get housing here. Real estate agents come straight to the airport to meet potential customers from the plane. Together they are sent to inspect the objects from which they select the best option for purchase.
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Australian tourists visiting Greece are the biggest spenders per capita among all nationalities, according to a new study by INSETE, the research institute of the Greek Tourism Confederation.
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Blockchain technology is gaining popularity at a rapid pace. For companies that work with it, a separate jurisdiction will be created on the territory of the island state in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea – the Republic of Cyprus. Efforts to develop the blockchain industry were made by the local investment company Invest Cyprus in cooperation with the United States CREAM Company and the VeChain platform from Singapore, which recently became partners.
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The ski center of Kalavryta, one of the biggest in Southern Greece located near the city of Patras, in Peloponnese, will receive an investment that could reach €20 million ($23 million), according to what George Lazouras, the Mayor of the region, said to state-run AMNA.
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And on the Peloponnese is incredibly beautiful nature: dense forests with green pines; beautiful beaches with golden sand; the purest air, rich in healing iodine and sea salts; and awesome sunrises and sunsets.
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Parts of central Greece were covered by snow on Friday, the first of the season.
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Greece holds fourth place in the EU regarding the issue of property taxation, according to a study conducted by the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research, or IOBE.
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The award-winning Hellenic Tourism Organization (EOT) video “Greece: 365 – Day Destination,” won Best Tourism Film in the World for 2018, beating 28 other nominated travel films.
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Investment spending on construction projects across Greece dropped to 9.0 billion euros in 2017, from 33.6 billion in 2007, the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE) said, according to ANA.
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Corfu is a finalist in a European Film Commissions Network (EUFCN) competition for the best European shooting location for television and film.
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Greece is a country of amazing contrasts. It has everything: sea, mountains, developed urban infrastructure, authentic villages, ski resorts, magnificent nature, excellent climate, as well as a variety of historical monuments.
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