Greek menu on Lufthansa flightsPassengers travelling from Athens to Germany with Lufthansa will experience the aroma of Greek cuisine both in Business and Economy class.

Departing from Athens international airport Lufthansa’s passengers will receive a delicate «taste of Greece», as part of the airline’s commitment to promote local products and flavours and add a local flair to its meals.
“The delicious recipes promote Greek flavours and local dishes. They are a delight not only for the palate, but also for the eye”, said Paulo Yoshikawa, Lufthansa’s Director for Greece and Cyprus, not able to hide his enthusiasm. “Breakfast, lunch or dinner are all made from fresh ingredients and come with plenty of vegetables and herbs”, he added
Characteristic recipes with Greek flair are “fish a-la-Spetsiota” – a delicious seafood dish from the island of Spetses, tagliatelle with seafood (kalamari, prawn, octopus) in tomato & ouzo sauce or spinach “sfougatto” (quiche) with potato croquette grilled tomato wedge & village sausage.
Innovative and modern, always aiming for a superior travel experience, Lufthansa is among the few European airlines that offers hot menus from the classical Greek cuisine in Economy Class, too.
“Greek recipes are inspiring, full of freshness and health. The ingredients, the flavours, the combination of herbs and materials offer a tasteful, healthy and light meal for our air travelling”, said Mrs. Brenner, Area Manager Product Design and Caterer Management Europe and North Africa.
Through sense, natural tastes and aromas, Lufthansa passengers will virtually “travel” to the islands or the small mountainous villages of Greece. Food will be a feast to the eyes and the mouth and leave the travellers with the best last impression of the country.
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Associaton of Mediterranean Cruise PortsMr. Stavros Hatzakos elected  as President of the Union of Mediterranean Cruise Ports (MedCruise), a particular success for the Greek port industry.
Mr. Hatzakos has been a founding member, representative of OLP SA (Piraeus port), both in the ESPO (European Sea Ports Association) and in MedCruise, and has served in many positions of responsibility in OLP.
As stated by the President and CEO of OLP SA Mr. George Anomeritis “We have called 2011 ” cruise year” and put  cruise activity at the forefront of our activities. With new infrastructures and quality services we have converted  Piraeus to the largest cruise port in the Mediterranean. Of course we have much more to do and we will do. We believe in Shipping, Tourism and Culture and the future of marine tourism. During last year we  returned in the “port diplomacy” on the ESPO and MedCruise, we became members of SETE, participated actively in all forums, organized successfully in June in Greece  the Annual General Meeting of MedCruise..
The decision of the management of OLP SA to propose to Mr. Stavros Hatzakis as president vindicates our initiatives and his long experience and history in OLP SA
Thanks are due to everyone who supported the candidacy from the world of cruise. In tough times we prove that together we can. ”

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Museum of Cycladic Art Athens GreeceA short photographic presentation of the Permanent Collection of the Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens International Airport from 12 October till 06 January 2012. In this presentation visitors will have the opportunity to experience the Cycladic civilization, one of the oldest civilizations of Europe organized communities, through images and texts. Visitors will learn more about the Cycladic figurines, as well as clay, stone, and metal vessels and objects of the era.

The collection of the Museum of Cycladic Art, one of the largest collections of its kind worldwide, including more than 400 objects from clay, stone, marble and metal, all periods of the Cycladic civilization.

You can learn more by visiting the web site of the museum

 

Turkish AirlinesTurkish Airlines offers now daily flights from Athens to Seoul and vice versa, via Istanbul.

General Manager of Turkish Airlines in Greece, Mr. Gulay Ozturk, outlined the second FAM trip, organized by Turkish Airlines, which involved leading travel agents from Seoul with this statement:

“It was a great pleasure for us that we have made and the second trip this year, with the participation-this time-of travel agents from Korea. This is a very important measure, which aims at strengthening the overall tourism and the emergence of new destinations, opening the Asian market. ” 

Turkish Airlines is willing to create new tourist arrivals from Korea, which is one from the 190 destinations available now on its network. 

Mr. Arnaoutakis, the district commissioner of Crete, in the speech to those Koreans, highlighted the importance of this energy and the collateral benefits: “In our efforts to increase visitors to Crete, the Asian markets are part of our strategies for the success of this quality objective in the coming years.
To us it is the responsibility to formulate as complete a manner the conditions so that our visitors, especially from distant countries to be compensated through the senses, knowledge, tastes and proposals that encapsulate the Cretan heritage thousands of years. ”

The Korean agents visited the sacred rock of Acropolis, the New Acropolis Museum, the Panathenaic stadium and browse  streets of Plaka. Then visited the island of Crete and especially Agios Nikolaos and Elounda and were guided at the palace of Knossos.

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Olympic Air KLM  code shareAn agreement signed between the two airlines and being in force from 01 September, entitles the airlines to market flights between Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos for connecting traffic under each others flight numbers.

The new code share agreement enables Olympic Air to increase the number of daily flight offerings to its customers from nine to sixteen per week and KLM to raise also the offering to its customers from two to three daily flights.

From September 12th, this code share agreement has been further enhanced, offering 8 destinations to KLM passengers in the Greek domestic market & 8 European destinations to Olympic Air passengers.

Passengers of KLM will be able to book also flights to Alexandroupolis, Santorini, Chania, Heraklion, Ioannina, Kos, Rhodes and Thessaloniki, for connecting services operated by Olympic Air.

Olympic Air passengers will be able to connect at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport for flights to Copenhagen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Goteborg, Hamburg, Manchester, Oslo & Stockholm under an Olympic Air flight number.

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International Association of Travel AgentsAccording to a statement of IATA international passenger traffic grew by7.3%, while domestic by 3.5%.

The load factor rose in July by 0.5% to83.1% compared to last year in July, the North America at 86.9% while Europe increased to 84.1% with an increase of 9.3% in demand and 8.9%in capacity. Largest increases were recorded in Latin America with10.3%followed by the Middle East by 9.7%.

In a statement,General Director/CEO of IATA, Mr. Tony Tyler said that this increase is likely due to the good economic outlook earlier this year,unfortunately,do not expect these results at the end of the year because of international economic environment and the fuel increase

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Louis Majesty Cruise shipDear Apostolos,
It was a great pleasure to work with you for our Greek cruise arrangements and transfers. Email communications were very prompt and helpful. You never failed to answer all my many questions and allay my fears about dealings so far distant. You were more than courteous and professional, always willing to make our dealings as easy as possible. I thank you for all of that. I also thank you for your observations about the various Greek islands and shore excursions – they were immensely helpful. It was a pleasure to meet you and I will not hesitate to contact you again if my travel plans bring me to Greece.

Sincerely,
Joanne

Santorini Volcano CruiseHi Apostolos,
I was going to drop you an email this week. But you beat me to it.
Thank you so very much for organising an amazing trip for us. We loved every minute of it! Everything was so well arranged and we really appreciated all the pick up transfers. Especially during our ferry ride back to Atehns, we arrived at 1.30am and yet there was a driver waiting for us. Thank you so much for everything.

The trip is everything we imagined it to be and more! Greece is a lovely beautiful country!

I will definitely recommend your services to friends who’re keen to visit Greece!
Thank you once again Apostolos!
Regards,
Janita & Kavin
Singapore

 

Olympic Air Greek Air CurrierAs per last announcement Olympic Air will increase flights between Amsterdam and Athens fduring the 2011 summer period.
In order to boost sales of the short-haul connection within the Benelux countries, the Greek airline has appointed AVIAREPS, the world’s leading aviation and tourism management specialist as General Sales Agent (GSA) with a mandate to represent Olympic Air and attract new customers within the region. From the AVIAREPS branch offices in Amsterdam (Netherlands) and Diegem (Belgium), General Manager Xander Scheffel and his team will coordinate all sales, marketing and ticketing activities on behalf of the airline.
Olympic Air currently offers daily flights from Amsterdam to Athens with Airbus A320 aircraft, which are with 162 seats. As of mid May 2011 the Greek airline will increase service frequency and add an eighth and ninth scheduled flight on the Amsterdam-Athens route, departing Amsterdam Airport Schiphol every Friday and Sunday with two daily flights. From Athens, passengers can conveniently continue their journey by taking one of the numerous domestic or international flights of Olympic Air. Thanks to the latest code-share agreement with Cyprus Airways the Greek airline’s route map now consists of 27 international destinations including Larnaca and Paphos, and 32 destinations within Greece.

The Easytraveller Team

Louis Majesty Cruise ShipJoining this vacation package you enjoy the luxury of our cruise ships and visit Mykonos, Patmos, Kusadasi, Rhodes, Crete and Santorini. At the end of your cruise you will have the opportunity to relax in Santorini, watch the sunset from the Caldera, taste the Greek and Mediterranean cuisine and swim in the crystal Aegean Sea waters.

SATURDAY: ATHENS: Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Balance of day at leisure.


SUNDAY: ATHENS:Morning sightseeing tour of Athens including all famous monuments: House of Parthenon Acropolis Athens GreeceParliament, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Adrian’s Arch, Temple of the Olympian Zeus, the Royal Palace, the Academy, the University and the National Library. Tour will end by visiting the Acropolis and the new Acropolis Museum, “State of the art” in museum construction and very rich in content. On Mondays the new Acropolis Museum is closed.
Afternoon free to visit Plaka (The old Athens city) with lots of souvenir shops, restaurants and taverns.

MONDAY: ATHENS-MYKONOS (GR): Morning transfer to the port in order to embark your Mykonos Myconos Island Greeceselected cruise ship. Our cruise ship will leave the port of Piraeus at 11:00 for a 4 full days of fun and experiences. We go along the Athens Riviera in the Saronic Golf to the south end of Attica passing close to the Temple of Poseidon in Cape Sounion. This afternoon is a good opportunity to get around and know your ship and the services we provide.
In the afternoon we arrive in Mykonos, the island of the international “jet set”, famous for its beautiful sandy beaches and incredible night life. Take a taste of the island and check if you maybe like to return in the future to spend more time. In the evening return to the ship for overnight travel to our next destination.

TUESDAY: KUSADASI(TUR)-PATMOS(GR): First port of call today is the Turkish port of Ephesus TurkeyKusadasi. Optional excursion to Ephessus, one of the most complete ancient cities ever excavated. Then on to the island of Patmos, where St. John recorded the book of the Revelation.

Rhodes Rodos Island GreeceWEDNESDAY: RHODES (GR): Today we visit the magnificent island of the roses, Knights and Butterflies. Participating in one of the optional tours, you can visit the old medieval city and the famous Acropolis of Lindos. If you want to be on your own you can swim in one of the many beaches of the island or just stroll in the old city and imagine being one of its inhabitants of the ancient times, Late evening return in the ship. Participating in one of the optional tours, you can visit the famous Acropolis of Lindos.

THURSDAY : HERAKLIO (GR)-SANTORINI: New port, new places, new interesting sites in Crete. Phestos Palace Heraklion Crete Island GreeceWe will wake up in Heraklion, the biggest city of Crete, the island full of archaeological sites, beautiful beaches and fantastic scenery. Take the opportunity to participate in the optional tour to the Palace of Knossos, the centre of the Minoan Civilization.
We continue and this afternoon we visit the most breathtaking island, Santorini, believed to be the lost continent of Atlantis.  Arrival, disembarkation and transfer to your selected hotel in Santorini.

Santorini Island GreeceFRIDAY & SATURDAY: SANTORINI (GR): Days at your leisure to enjoy the unique views, the black sandy beaches as well as the most romantic sunset of the world.
Enjoy a half day cruise to the small islands of Nea Kameni & Palea Kameni located inside the Caldera, the Hot Springs with the Greek and yellow waters (with free time for swimming) and the island of Thirassia.

SUNDAY: SANTORINI-ATHENS: At the indicated time, you will be transferred to the port to embark the Ferryboat to Piraeus. Arrival & transfer to your selected hotel in Athens.

MONDAY: ATHENS-AIRPORT: According to your departure flight, you will be transferred to the airport.