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Wedding guests gossip quietly among themselves throughout the ceremony, guns are used in place of rice, and it is customary for the bride to step on the groom’s foot during the service in order to gain the upper hand in the marriage. Known for its symbolism and deep-rooted Orthodox tradition, one thing a Greek wedding is not - is small in scale, boring and lacking in extravagance.

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Discovering Rhodes

Rhodes stunning beaches, shimmering blue seas and long hot summers attract millions of holidaymakers each year, but there’s more to this fascinating island than lying by the Mediterranean. Steeped in natural beauty and full of attractions and personality. Rhodes will appeal to partygoers but also to the amateur archaeologists looking to discover their own part of Ancient Greece. But most of all Rhodes offer its best to the couples and families seeking for a relaxed and secure place to spend their holidays.

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Free WiFi access at Diagoras airport

› 13.05.2008

According to an announcement made today, Rhodes International Airport, Diagoras will be equipped with an open wireless network(WiFi). This will allow travelers carrying a laptop to have free wireless Internet access while they are within the grounds of the airport.

Rhodes to recovery

› 12.05.2008

According to the Guardian, Rhodes is gradually reinventing itself as a chic short-break destination, with a spattering of boutique hotels. Direct easyJet flights will be doubled in frequency to fly from the UK four times a week, on Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday from May 17, making a long weekend viable.

Queen Sofia of Spain in Rhodes

› 10.05.2008

Queen Sofia of Spain will be visiting the island of Rhodes on Friday, the 16th of May. Accompanied by the Greek minister of Culture the Queen will visit the Medieval Town and the Acropolis of Lindos. In the evening, she will preside at an act in the House of Spain of Rhodes. Queen Sofia was born 1938 as Princess of Greece, the eldest daughter and first child of King Paul I and Queen Frederika of Greece. In 1962 she married Don Juan Carlos, from 1975 king of Spain as King Juan Carlos I.

New air connection with Dubai to be established

› 09.05.2008

Greece is seeking expanded air links with UAE as a necessary prerequisite for increasing high end incoming tourism. After a meeting in Dubai between Tourism Minister Aris Spiliotopoulos and Sheikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al - Maktoum, president of Dubai’s civil aviation authority and managing director of Emirates Airlines it was announced that the company is in the process of establishing a new 200-plane subsidiary that among others, it will connect Dubai Airport with two popular Greek holiday destinations, the islands of Rhodes and Crete.

Greece is the word for European travel

› 04.05.2008

Reuter reports on the Best Travel Spots Awards by TripAdvisor: “The Greek island of Rhodes was voted on May 1 as the top European location in a survey of the world’s 100 best travel destinations. Seven European cities were in the top 20, according to Internet travel advisory service TripAdvisor. Experts said despite the current economic crisis, rising fuel costs, environmental concerns and airport chaos, traveling was still as popular as ever — particularly to Europe…”