Happenings ‘Panegyria’ in Greece – Meet, Eat & Dance at Island Open-air Summer Festivals by GTP editing team 10 August 2016 by GTP editing team 10 August 2016 If there’s one thing all tourists to Greece should experience then that definitely is the open-air summer festivals known as “panegyria”. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culinary Greek Gastronomy Guide Joins Athens Airport to Promote the Finest by GTP editing team 10 August 2016 by GTP editing team 10 August 2016 The newly launched Greek Gastronomy Guide, a website in both Greek and English aiming to become a tool in the hands of the keen traveler who wants to know where … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Turkish Airlines Partners with Eparking, Offers Special Prices to Passengers by GTP editing team 10 August 2016 by GTP editing team 10 August 2016 Turkish Airlines has launched a new important collaboration with Eparking, a car park service company, and is offering its passengers preferential prices for parking spaces in Athens and Thessaloniki. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Eurowings to Provide European Feeder Traffic to Singapore Airlines by GTP editing team 10 August 2016 by GTP editing team 10 August 2016 Eurowings will provide European feeder traffic into the long-haul network of Singapore Airlines, according to a cooperation agreement made recently between the two carriers. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Etihad Airways’ Dreamliner Commences Services into Shanghai by GTP editing team 10 August 2016 by GTP editing team 10 August 2016 A state-of-the-art Etihad Airways Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner touched down in Shanghai last week from Abu Dhabi on its first flight into China. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Iberia Airlines Gives Exclusive 10% Discount to MITT 2017 Attendees by GTP editing team 10 August 2016 by GTP editing team 10 August 2016 Iberia Airlines and organisers of Moscow’s International Travel and Tourism Exhibition – MITT exhibition have reached an agreement to offer a special price for all attendees of MITT 2017. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Turkey: No Visa Waiver, No Refugee Deal, Greece Suffers as EU Looks On by GTP editing team 9 August 2016 by GTP editing team 9 August 2016 Visa-free travel within the Schengen Area – a dream-come-true for most Turks – is now being used by Turkey as a negotiating card with the European Union, saying it will … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Investments Opposition Over Antiquity Report Stumbling Block for Hellenikon Revamp Project by GTP editing team 9 August 2016 by GTP editing team 9 August 2016 Plans to transform the abandoned Hellenikon airport complex in Glyfada into one of Europe’s largest coastal parks may yet again be put on the back burner after the culture ministry’s … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Travel Channel International Promotes Destination ‘Greece’ to 74 Countries by GTP editing team 9 August 2016 by GTP editing team 9 August 2016 Greece’s sea and sun, gastronomy, luxury, city breaks and island lifestyle will “travel” to 74 countries and tens of millions of homes around the world through the world’s leading international … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Rhodes Acropolis to Get Facelift by GTP editing team 9 August 2016 by GTP editing team 9 August 2016 Plans for the creation of a fully-fledged archaeological park aiming to both highlight and preserve Rhodes’ famed Acropolis are in the pipeline, according to the Region of the South Aegean. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Delta Offers Compensation for Customers Affected by Systemwide Outage by GTP editing team 9 August 2016 by GTP editing team 9 August 2016 Delta Air Lines will provide $200 in travel vouchers to all customers who experienced a delay of greater than three hours or a cancelled flight as a result of the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Caldera Yachting Gold Sponsor of Women’s Volleyball Team of Santorini by GTP editing team 9 August 2016 by GTP editing team 9 August 2016 Caldera Yachting is once again standing next to the women’s volleyball team of the Thira Athletic Federation (A.O. Thiras) on Santorini. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Porto Palace Hotel Thessaloniki Hosts Swimming Champs by GTP editing team 9 August 2016 by GTP editing team 9 August 2016 The Porto Palace Hotel Thessaloniki last month hosted a number of athletes that participated in the National Junior Swimming Championship for children, boys and girls, held in the Greek northern … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Social Media Superstar Jeremy Jauncey to Talk at WTM London 2016 by GTP editing team 9 August 2016 by GTP editing team 9 August 2016 Entrepreneur Jeremy Jauncey, the founder of Beautiful Destinations, will be the keynote speaker at the first of two Digital Tourism Think Tank (#DTTT) sessions at WTM London, the leading global … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats IPK International Survey: Tourism in Times of Terror by GTP editing team 9 August 2016 by GTP editing team 9 August 2016 The terrorist attacks of recent months and political upheavals have had a major effect on travel behaviour, and the perceived level of threat is determining people’s holiday choices, according to … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy UNWTO Welcomes Indonesia’s Cutting Edge Tourism Visa Policy by GTP editing team 9 August 2016 by GTP editing team 9 August 2016 The UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has expressed its full support to the decision of the Government of Indonesia to grant free visa travel to citizens from 169 countries. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Airbnb Hosts in Greece to Pay 3% Levy, reports say by GTP editing team 8 August 2016 by GTP editing team 8 August 2016 Property owners in Greece that rent out their homes to short-term visitors through known websites such as Airbnb will be charged with a three percent levy for each transaction. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Greece Eases Capital Controls, Now in Effect by GTP editing team 8 August 2016 by GTP editing team 8 August 2016 In efforts to boost confidence in the country’s banking system, pave the way for new deposits and allow leeway for business transactions abroad, the Greek government has further relaxed capital … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Licensing Bill Thwarts Greece Waterway Network Progress by GTP editing team 8 August 2016 by GTP editing team 8 August 2016 A new draft law covering license procedures, construction and operation of waterways in Greece is putting a damper on any waterway plans and projects currently underway, said leading investor Hellenic … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Investments TEMES – Dogus Move Full Speed Ahead to Clinch Hilton Athens by GTP editing team 8 August 2016 by GTP editing team 8 August 2016 Greek luxury resorts developer TEMES SA and Turkey’s Dogus Holdings seem likely to step in as the new owners of the Hilton Athens, after Alpha Bank said that it had … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail