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Meropi Kyriacou Honored as TNH Educator of the Year
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
VIENNA – “Tourism means hospitality and this needs to be demonstrated at all levels,” Greek National Tourism Organisation (GNTO) President Angela Gerekou said in an interview with the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA).
Gerekou is in Vienna for the International Tourism Fair.
The policy of the government, the ministry of tourism, GNTO, and herself, is that Greek tourism must change its outlook and redefine itself, she said.
“For many years we have taken tourism for granted. Greece is one of the countries that everyone prefers and we had to a great degree developed mass tourism, which of course we are interested in, she said, adding that Greece has more to offer than sun and sea.
“Our goal is to change the dynamic. We say ‘yes’ to mass tourism, but also [tourism] of a better quality. Tourists must be truly respected. The services provided should be at least basic, with options available for any income and at any price. There is also a huge field of thematic tourism, personalised tourism, specialised tourism, experiential tourism, which can be extended over a much longer season,” she noted.
“Greece has entered a new era, the visitor is seeking much more, he is seeking unique experiences from the world, from the place, from the soul of the country, from the morals and customs, the authentic experiences. He wants to get to know both our ancient civilisation and our modern world. Also our ancient gastronomy, wellbeing through a healing diet,” she underlined.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — An international team of doctors visiting a hospital in central Gaza was prepared for the worst.
ATHENS - The tragedy of the Tempi train collision is a much greater issue than an opportunity for parties to table a motion of censure against the government, but the opposition parties used it anyway "to turn society's pain into a tool to strike at the government and me personally," Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday night in parliament.
ATHENS - PASOK-KINAL leader Nikos Androulakis, speaking at the Hellenic Parliament on Thursday, emphasized that there is "an established belief among the Greek people" that the government "operates as a well-oiled machine of corruption, cover-up, and propaganda.
ATHENS — Greece’s center-right government survived a motion of no-confidence late Thursday that was brought by opposition parties over its handling of the country’s deadliest rail disaster a year ago.
ASTORIA – Greek Minister of the Interior Niki Kerameus offered an informative presentation on postal voting in the upcoming European Union elections for Greek citizens in a well-attended event held at the St.