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ISLAND-HOPPING IN GREECE: TEN ATTRACTIONS YOU CAN/'T MISS

Long hours by the beach are what usually come to mind when you think of a holiday in Greece. Yet the Greek islands have more to offer than just their stunning coastlines. Here is a look at ten of the best attractions that you simply can’t miss on a Greek island holiday.

ANTARCTICA: THE LAST UNSPOILED WILDERNESS NO MORE

Antarctica has hosted a century of expeditions and exploration, from Roald Amundsen to modern races to the South Pole. These visits have been popularized in books and movies. Long the purview of scientists and adventurers, Antarctica is seeing a new type of visitor – the adventure tourist.

GOOGLE MAPS REACHED TOP OF HIGH MOUNTAINS

There was a time when we used to take references from our family members and friends to travel distant places and find out routes. Then came Google Maps that changed the entire way of locating a place and Street View completely took millions of travelers off the hook.

POPE TOURS: ARGENTINA LIKELY TO ATTRACT A WAVE OF PILGRIMS

The recent developments where Pope Francis has been inaugurated to take over the mantle to head the Catholic Church is expected to stir up tourist's interest to visit Argentina.

TRIPADVISOR PRE-INSTALLED ON THE NEW SAMSUNG SMARTPHONE

On its latest smartphone, the only travel app that is pre-installed will be TripAdvisor. Additionally, the S4 is using TripAdvisor's available content of millions of reviews, opinions and images to power its own travel related apps.

10 YEAR LONG STUDY: MEDITERRANEAN DESTINATIONS GROWING

Five popular travel destinations of the leisure tourists in the eastern Mediterranean area – Egypt, Greece, Tunisia, Turkey and Cyprus – belong to the strongest growing regions of world tourism despite all the difficulties of the past years. According to the statistics of T.A.I., the guest volume of this "Big-Five" rose in the past ten years by two-thirds (66 percent) from 40.5 million to a total of 67.2 million international arrivals.

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GERMAN OUTBOUND TRAVEL INCREASED

A recent study conducted by ForwardKeys showed that German outbound travel for holidaymakers exploring European destinations was higher in 2012 than it was in 2011.

CHINA: WORLD’S BIGGEST MALL TURNED TO A GHOST TOWN

Commonly referred to as a 'ghost town', the New South China Mall located in the province of Guangdong was opened in 2005. Occupying about five million square feet with a capacity to hold over two thousand stores, it is regarded as the biggest mall of its kind in the world considering that it is twice the size of the Mall of America, the biggest shopping center in the U.S.

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GBTA: BRAZIL TO INCREASE BUSINESS TRAVEL SPEND IN 2013

Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), one of the world's premier business travel and corporate meeting organizations, released its latest report on Brazil's current status in the BTGI (Business Travel Global Index).

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SMALL HOTELS ACCOUNT FOR HALF OF EXPEDIA'S HOTEL INVENTORY

Data released by Expedia for January to September of last year indicated that the company had partnered with many small hotels with less than 50 rooms. Net transactions from the sector had increased by almost 30 percent from 2011.

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