Air Travel Coming Soon: United Airlines’ Seasonal Nonstop Service Between Athens and New York by GTP editing team 4 March 2016 by GTP editing team 4 March 2016 United Airlines is getting ready to introduce its daily nonstop service between Athens and its New York hub, Newark Liberty International Airport. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Turkey Moves Closer to Visa-free EU Travel by GTP editing team 4 March 2016 by GTP editing team 4 March 2016 Turkey’s progress towards meeting the conditions for Turkish citizens to travel in the Schengen area without a visa was noted in a report released on Friday by the European Commission. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Record February for Athens International Airport by GTP editing team 4 March 2016 by GTP editing team 4 March 2016 In February, Athens International Airport (AIA) reached its all-time high as its passenger traffic exceeded the 1 million mark for the first time for the specific month. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Passport Clout: Who’s Got it? Greece Does by GTP editing team 4 March 2016 by GTP editing team 4 March 2016 Greek passport holders have visa-free access to 171 countries, ranking the Greek travel document as one of the world’s most powerful, according to Henley & Partners’ Visa Restrictions Index, released … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AIA - Partner Airlines News Turkish Airlines Receives Two Excellence Distinctions at Athens Airport Awards by GTP editing team 4 March 2016 by GTP editing team 4 March 2016 Turkish Airlines was honored as the “Best of the Top 10 Performance” and the “Fastest Growing Airline for Western Europe” of 2015 at the recent 16th Airline Marketing Workshop, organized … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Initiatives Attica Group Offers Humanitarian Assistance to Refugees in Piraeus, Samos by GTP editing team 4 March 2016 by GTP editing team 4 March 2016 Attica Group, the parent company of Superfast Ferries and Blue Star Ferries, has delivered quantities of fresh milk, juice and cereal to the refugees that have found temporary shelter at … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Save Money on Flights for World Travel Market Events by GTP editing team 4 March 2016 by GTP editing team 4 March 2016 Delegates attending events within the World Travel Market portfolio can take advantage of discounted air fares with oneworld airlines following a recent groundbreaking deal between the alliance and World Travel … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Kountoura Gives Thumbs Up to Syros Summer 3×3 Basketball Event by GTP editing team 4 March 2016 by GTP editing team 4 March 2016 Syros Mayor George Marangos visited Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura in Athens recently to discuss… basketball. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
lovegreece.com Pioneering Greeks – Salty Bag, the First Upcycling Company in Greece by GTP editing team 4 March 2016 by GTP editing team 4 March 2016 This week, the “Pioneering Greeks” column introduces Salty Bag, a company that makes hand-crafted travel goods by upcycling decommissioned sails into elegantly designed, reusable fashion accessories. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats DRV: The Germans are Still Coming to Greece by GTP editing team 3 March 2016 by GTP editing team 3 March 2016 The German Travel Association (DRV) has reported a 40 percent drop in bookings to Egypt, Tunisia and Turkey this summer due to safety concerns. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Tusk: Greece will Remain Part of Schengen, Euro Area and EU by GTP editing team 3 March 2016 by GTP editing team 3 March 2016 EU Council president Donald Tusk on Thursday assured Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras that the European Union will not abandon Greece, one of the main entry-points to Europe for refugees. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Airlines Serving Remote Greek Islands Get 6-month Extension to Contracts by GTP editing team 3 March 2016 by GTP editing team 3 March 2016 A six-month extension has been given to airline companies serving remote Greek islands whose contracts expire next month, Infrastructure Minister Christos Spirtzis said this week. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Local Sector Pros Urge Creation of Body to Promote Nea Anchialos Airport by GTP editing team 3 March 2016 by GTP editing team 3 March 2016 Central Greece tourist professionals have teamed up to push for the creation of a promotion body which will focus on attracting tourism to the region through the Nea Anchialos Airport … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Let the Carnival Begin… It’s Samba Time in Greece by GTP editing team 3 March 2016 by GTP editing team 3 March 2016 The carnival season may mean endless song and samba but there are plenty of traditions across Greece which promise to keep you smiling, dancing and making merry this year. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Digital Tourism Marketeers ‘Nelios’ Break New Ground by GTP editing team 3 March 2016 by GTP editing team 3 March 2016 Thanks to its creative digital marketing campaigns for hotels, Athens-based digital tourism expert Nelios is making a strong name for itself on the market. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Awards Aegean Chairman Vassilakis Awarded Honorary Doctorate by GTP editing team 3 March 2016 by GTP editing team 3 March 2016 Aegean Airlines Chairman Theodore Vassilakis has been awarded an honorary doctorate degree by the University of Piraeus School of Economics, Business and International Studies, Department of Business Administration. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News SAKA CET Club: Athens College Alumni Association Talks Tourism by GTP editing team 3 March 2016 by GTP editing team 3 March 2016 This year’s online trends of the markets of hotels, travel agencies (OTAs) and peer-to-peer networks were focused on at a recent meeting of the Culture, Events & Travel Club (CET) … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates LOT’s Inaugural Flight from Athens to Warsaw takes off by GTP editing team 3 March 2016 by GTP editing team 3 March 2016 LOT Polish Airlines’ first plane from Athens to Warsaw operated its inauguration flight on Thursday. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Central Greece Travels to Athens, ‘Greets’ Metro Commuters by GTP editing team 3 March 2016 by GTP editing team 3 March 2016 The Region of Central Greece has launched a promotional campaign in the Greek capital and is inviting commuters of the Athens Metro to visit one of its destinations. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Ryanair Announces Traffic Growth of 28% in February by GTP editing team 3 March 2016 by GTP editing team 3 March 2016 Irish airline Ryanair has reported a year-on-year passenger rise of 28 percent in February. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail