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The City of Athens was awarded the Special Host Prize for its support and organised presence at the 74th Thessaloniki International Fair.

The City of Athens and the Athens Tourism and Economic Development Co. (ATEDCo) successfully hosted the Global Forum for Media Development World Conference in Athens.

As part of its plans to develop international networks and to promote Athens on international markets - and especially the UK market - in a targeted manner, the Athens Tourism and Economic Development Company as an official tourist entity of the City of Athens took part in the World Travel Market (WTM) event and engaged in important discussions with representatives of leading tour operators, the international media and international tourism bodies.

In order to record the figures for Athenian Tourism and for the City of Athens to create a Tourism Observatory, ATEDCo - in collaboration with the University of the Aegean's Tourism Studies and Research Department - has prepared a "Research Study of Athenian Tourism from the Pre-Olympic to the Post-Olympic Period", which was presented today in the Municipal Council Room at the Athens City Hall.

On Friday 17 October at 10:30 am in the ceremony hall at the Athens City Hall, the City of Athens signed an agreement to host the 43rd International Children's Games in 2009. The agreement was signed by Mayor of Athens Nikitas Kaklamanis and Torsten Rasch, President of the International Children's Games (ICG) Committee.

The mission and action plan of the Athens Tourism and Economic Development Company (ATEDCο) aim to promote Athens in the global tourism market, and to make the City one of the leading global destinations for urban and business tourism. These were presented today at an official event held at the New Acropolis Museum.