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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-10-25
CONTENTS
[01] PM Tsipras to meet French foreign minister on Tuesday
[02] Ticket revenues at archaeological sites, museums up 55 pct in
Jan-Aug.
[01] PM Tsipras to meet French foreign minister on Tuesday
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is scheduled to meeting visiting French
Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault at the Maximos Mansion in Athens at
11:15 on Tuesday morning.
[02] Ticket revenues at archaeological sites, museums up 55 pct in
Jan-Aug.
Ticket revenues at Greece's archaeological sites and museums were up
55 pct in the eight-month period from January to August 2016, compared
with the same period in the previous year, the Archaeological Revenues
Fund reported on Monday. The increase was achieved in spite of an 8.5
pct drop in the number of tickets issued.
Total revenues from tickets during the period came to 56,233,696 euros,
up from 36,285,350 euros in 2015.
The strongest performance was in August, where there a 68.2 pct increase
in revenues year-on-year, while the Athens archaeological sites saw an 86
pct increase in revenues, helped by a 5.8 pct increase in tickets issued.
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