Awards AEGEAN Wins ‘Best Regional Airline in Europe’ Award from Skytrax by GTP editing team 15 July 2016 by GTP editing team 15 July 2016 AEGEAN has won the award for Best Regional Airline in Europe for the sixth consecutive year at the 2016 Skytrax World Airline Awards held recently. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Ryanair Extends ‘Santorini Experience’ Seat Sale: Athens-Santorini Flights from Just €19.99 by GTP editing team 15 July 2016 by GTP editing team 15 July 2016 Ryanair on Friday announced that due to overwhelming demand, it will extend its “Santorini Experience” seat sale for the weekend, allowing customers to book seats from just 19,99 euros until … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Awards Emirates Named ‘World’s Best Airline’ at 2016 Skytrax World Airline Awards by GTP editing team 15 July 2016 by GTP editing team 15 July 2016 Emirates was recently named the World’s Best Airline 2016 at the prestigious 2016 Skytrax World Airline Awards, in addition to scooping up the awards for World’s Best Inflight Entertainment for … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AIA - Sustainability Evanthia Reboutsika to Perform at Athens Airport by GTP editing team 15 July 2016 by GTP editing team 15 July 2016 Composer-violinist Evanthia Reboutsika will be at Athens International Airport on Tuesday, July 19, to perform popular works that will take passengers and visitors on a melodious journey with “the colours … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
lovegreece.com Pioneering Greeks: Dimitris Steinhauer, Creator of ‘Skinos’ Mastiha Spirit by GTP editing team 15 July 2016 by GTP editing team 15 July 2016 This week the “Pioneering Greeks” column introduces Dimitris Stainhauer, an entrepreneur who conquered the international markets with a spirit made from a product found exclusively in Greece: the Mastiha of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Misc International Community Condemns Nice, France, Attack by GTP editing team 15 July 2016 by GTP editing team 15 July 2016 A wave of international condemnation followed Thursday’s attack in Nice, France, that left at least 84 people dead, 18 in critical condition and injured many. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Tenders Greek Rail Company TRAINOSE Sold for 45 Million Euros by GTP editing team 14 July 2016 by GTP editing team 14 July 2016 Greece’s privatization agency TAIPED on Thursday announced that Italy’s state railway company Ferrovie dello Stato was the preferred investor for the acquisition of the 100 percent of the shares of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Last-Minute Bookings to Make or Break 2016 Tourism for Greece by GTP editing team 14 July 2016 by GTP editing team 14 July 2016 While incoming air traffic to Greece for the January-June period marked a 4.9 percent increase, up by 278,000 arrivals, inbound road traffic dropped by 7.4 percent at a loss of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Investments Athens Ledra Hotel Auction Postponed by GTP editing team 14 July 2016 by GTP editing team 14 July 2016 The auction of the Athens Ledra Hotel has been postponed to September, after no bidders came forward on Wednesday, July 13. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Ancient Milos Theatre Gets Makeover, Back as a ‘Beacon of Culture’ by GTP editing team 14 July 2016 by GTP editing team 14 July 2016 The ancient marble theater on the Greek island of Milos is back in action after undergoing six years of restoration works. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news East Aegean Isles Top GNTO Promo Agenda by GTP editing team 14 July 2016 by GTP editing team 14 July 2016 Topping its agenda of priority destinations, the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) has planned a series of fam trips in efforts to restore the image of the Eastern Aegean islands, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Amadeus Hellas and Greek Travel Partners Celebrate Two-year Anniversary of ‘Selling Connect Platform’ by GTP editing team 14 July 2016 by GTP editing team 14 July 2016 Over 450 executives from the Greek travel industry attended the glamorous party Amadeus Hellas hosted last week in Athens to celebrate the two-year anniversary of launching the “Selling Connect Platform” … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates NJV Athens Plaza Presents the ‘Pastry Spot by Dionisis Alertas’ by GTP editing team 14 July 2016 by GTP editing team 14 July 2016 Having worked together for over a year, the NJV Athens Plaza and the Chef Patissier Dionisis Alertas decided to take their cooperation to the next level with the opening of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Awards Qatar Airways Wins ‘World’s Best Business Class’ at 2016 Skytrax World Airline Awards by GTP editing team 14 July 2016 by GTP editing team 14 July 2016 Qatar Airways proudly accepted three separate accolades at the 2016 Skytrax World Airline Awards held recently at the Farnborough International Airshow in the United Kingdom. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Modernized Rigas Hotel on Skopelos Ready to Offer the Best by GTP editing team 14 July 2016 by GTP editing team 14 July 2016 Located on the lush island of Skopelos, the Rigas Hotel underwent major renovation works under the guidance of prominent Greek-Australian architect Nikos Chatzigiannakis and landscape architect Christos Mortoglou and is … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Study: Tourists in Athens are ‘Satisfied Customers’ by GTP editing team 13 July 2016 by GTP editing team 13 July 2016 Ninety-five percent of last year’s visitors in Athens said they would recommend the destination to others, according to the latest study on customer satisfaction presented by the Athens-Attica & Argosaronic … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel First Flight from New Paros Airport to Take Off on July 25 by GTP editing team 13 July 2016 by GTP editing team 13 July 2016 The new airport of Paros, expected to handle four times the traffic and contribute to an increase in tourism, strengthen the local economy and create new jobs, is set to … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greek Tourism Enterprise Body GEPOET Talks Business in China by GTP editing team 13 July 2016 by GTP editing team 13 July 2016 In efforts to promote the interests of its members, the General Panhellenic Federation of Tourism Enterprises (GEPOET) explored the potential of working together with Chinese sector professionals during Greek Prime … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats ETC: Will Greece Feel the Pinch of the Brexit in the Short-term? by GTP editing team 13 July 2016 by GTP editing team 13 July 2016 The Brexit inevitably sparks tourism fears concerning air fares and the future of border travel, the European Travel Commission (ETC) notes in its latest report “European Tourism – Trends & … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Land Transportation Greek Rail Workers Continue Strike Until Thursday, July 14 by GTP editing team 13 July 2016 by GTP editing team 13 July 2016 Railway services in Greece will not operate until Thursday, July 14, as employees of the Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE) and the Proastiakos suburban railway are continuing work stoppages. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
