Hospitality UNWTO and Partners Launch e-toolkit to Lower Energy Use in Hotels by GTP editing team 13 July 2016 by GTP editing team 13 July 2016 The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and its partners in the Nearly Zero Energy Hotels (neZEH) initiative have launched a new tool aimed at lowering energy use in hotels. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News WTM London 2016: Brexit Brings Exclusive Delegate Discounts on Accommodation, Flights by GTP editing team 13 July 2016 by GTP editing team 13 July 2016 With the UK Pound Sterling at a record low following the Brexit vote, the move to a three-day event, plus exclusive delegate discounts on accommodation and flights, it has never … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Costa Navarino to Launch ‘1st Messinia Pro Am’ in February 2017 by GTP editing team 13 July 2016 by GTP editing team 13 July 2016 Costa Navarino, a prime sustainable golf destination in the Mediterranean, will launch an international golf tournament in February 2017: “1st Messinia Pro Am”. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news HotelBrain, Folli Follie Engage Fans with Mykonos, Tinos Island Hop by GTP editing team 13 July 2016 by GTP editing team 13 July 2016 With more than 10 million views and 3,500,000 likes, HotelBrain and Folli Follie’s island hopping campaign on the Greek isles of Tinos and Mykonos got the word across as 10 … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Twin Kouros Statues Find their Way Home @ Ancient Corinth Museum by GTP editing team 13 July 2016 by GTP editing team 13 July 2016 The Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth welcomes two life-sized “Kouros” statues to its vast collection of antiquities. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Awards Star Alliance Takes ‘Best Alliance’ Title at 2016 Skytrax World Airline Awards by GTP editing team 13 July 2016 by GTP editing team 13 July 2016 Star Alliance recently claimed the “Best Airline Alliance” title at the 2016 Skytrax World Airline Awards and 26 individual categories were taken by 13 of its member carriers. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Occupancy Down Across Athens Hotels for January-June, Hoteliers Express Concern by GTP editing team 12 July 2016 by GTP editing team 12 July 2016 The Athens-Attica & Argosaronic Hotel Association expressed concern on Tuesday after presenting data showing that the performance at hotels in the Greek capital took a tumble in the first half … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Minister Kountoura Visits Pella, Highlights Tourism Potential by GTP editing team 12 July 2016 by GTP editing team 12 July 2016 Referring to the region of Pella in northern Greece, as one of “priceless treasures”, Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura said the destination has all the potential to emerge as a … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Athens Hotels Head Reviews Six Years of ‘Working Together’ for the Greek Capital by GTP editing team 12 July 2016 by GTP editing team 12 July 2016 At the “Six years of actions for Athens” special event, held on Tuesday at the Acropolis Museum, the president of the Athens-Attica & Argosaronic Hotel Association, Alexandros Vassilikos, presented the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Ryanair Gives Privileged Airline Ticket Price for ‘Santorini Experience’ Sports Tourism Event by GTP editing team 12 July 2016 by GTP editing team 12 July 2016 Irish carrier Ryanair is offering a special ticket price to all passengers travelling to Santorini for the sports tourism event “Santorini Experience” that takes place on October 7-9. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news More Shipwrecks Found off Fournoi Isles Fascinate the World by GTP editing team 12 July 2016 by GTP editing team 12 July 2016 The number of shipwrecks found around the Greek island complex of Fournoi comes to 45 after a second archaeological research mission uncovered and documented 23 more wrecks during June 8-July … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates TUI Group Raises Stakes for Sustainable Travel Practices by GTP editing team 12 July 2016 by GTP editing team 12 July 2016 As part of its social responsibility strategy, Tui Group said it plans to cut the carbon impact of its operations by an additional 10 percent by 2020. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Santorini Sets Sights on Boosting Enotourism with October Congress by GTP editing team 12 July 2016 by GTP editing team 12 July 2016 Set to become one of the world’s fine wine tourism destinations, the Greek island of Santorini will host the 1st Wine Tourism Congress (IMIC 2016) on October 14-16 at the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Turkish Airlines Adds Hanoi to its Far East Network by GTP editing team 12 July 2016 by GTP editing team 12 July 2016 Roundtrip flights between Istanbul and Hanoi will be operated five times per week. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Greece’s Airports Welcome 20.1 Million Passengers in First Half of 2016 by GTP editing team 11 July 2016 by GTP editing team 11 July 2016 Some 20.1 million passengers passed through Greek airports during the first six months of the year, up eight percent compared to the same period in 2015, according to data released … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Greek Hotels Obliged to Display Special Information Card for Guests by GTP editing team 11 July 2016 by GTP editing team 11 July 2016 All hoteliers in Greece are obliged to prominently display a special “customer information card” in their hotels for guests to see, according to new legislation. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news German Tourism Market Confirms Support to Kos at FVW Workshop 2016 by GTP editing team 11 July 2016 by GTP editing team 11 July 2016 Germany’s leading tour operators and travel agents recently attended a three-day major destination marketing event on Kos and explored ways to boost the island’s image and increase sales of travel … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news SETE, Crete Region Explore Ways to Make Island Top Destination by GTP editing team 11 July 2016 by GTP editing team 11 July 2016 Seeking ways to attract more tourism to the island of Crete, local authorities and the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) held a day event last week bringing together private and public … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Ecoweek Crete Rethinks, Reinvents, Concludes with Results by GTP editing team 11 July 2016 by GTP editing team 11 July 2016 A total of eight workshops headed by architects, environmentalists and builders came to a close on Sunday, when the Ecoweek Crete 2016 program reached its end at Agios Nikolaos, Crete, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Greek Mythology Inspires Underwater Museum Near Volos by GTP editing team 11 July 2016 by GTP editing team 11 July 2016 Some 100 sculptures inspired by the myth of Jason and the Argonauts will be submerged into the waters of the Pagasitikos Gulf at the coastal town of Volos, in central … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail