Angela Gerekou

Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) President Angela Gerekou on Tuesday commented that "Greece meets all the requirements for becoming a top destination for health and wellness and to attract the relevant investments while the region of Attica… can become a global hub for medical tourism throughout the year."

The post by his wife Angela Gerekou

The general secretary of the World Tourism Organisation Zurab Pololikashvili will pay an official visit to Greece on Monday.

Pololikashvili will hold a series of meetings with the leadership of the Tourism Ministry and with representatives of the tourism sector.

Former culture and tourism official Angela Gerekou has been appointed to head the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO), Minister Haris Theoharis announced on Thursday.

Her "experience and knowledge on tourism-related issues will contribute to shaping a modern GNTO, adapted to current conditions," Theoharis said.

The first top tier Greek celebrity to pose naked for Playboy was late Zoe Laskari back in 1985 in a very artistic photo-shoot beside the ancient ruins on the island of Delos. She was 41 at the time and was reportedly paid 15 million drachmas to take her clothes off.

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is on Saturday to unveil a ?national plan for growth and reforms? in a bid to indicate that his administration is the best bet for security and improved prospects and attract more undecided voters ahead of critical snap polls on January 25.

Greece's main political parties on Friday began unveiling their candidate lists for the January 25 elections, with some of the nominations causing friction between governing coalition partners New Democracy and PASOK as well within the ranks of leftist opposition SYRIZA.

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras promised Thursday that if he is re-elected he will not cut pensions or wages further and will give back more in the way of tax cuts and salary increases.

Speaking in Maroussi, northern Athens, Samaras focused on the fact that Greece?s public finances are back on track and that this would soon lead to a better standard of living for Greeks.

Deputy Prime Minister and PASOK chief Evangelos Venizelos expressed his disappointment with his coalition partner, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, on Thursday following an announcement that socialist Deputy Culture Minister Angela Gerekou will running on the conservative ticket at the upcoming elections of January 25.