Culture Greece’s Museums, Archaeological Sites Back to Normal on Weekends by GTP editing team 31 December 2015 by GTP editing team 31 December 2015 Operations at the museums and archaeological sites in Greece are expected to be back to normal as of the first weekend of 2016. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats ITB Says City Travel Still Popular Despite Paris Attacks by GTP editing team 31 December 2015 by GTP editing team 31 December 2015 The world may be seeing an increase in the number of terror attacks in metropolitan areas, but this is not hindering travelers from including popular and populated cities in their … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture World Wonder Colossus of Rhodes Back to Life? by GTP editing team 31 December 2015 by GTP editing team 31 December 2015 In efforts to bring in much needed revenue and at the same time keep tourists flowing, Rhodes local authorities are taking a daring proposal by a group of young scientists … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Duo Exhibition Boat & Fishing Show-Sea & Tourism Expo to Kick Off in March 2016 by GTP editing team 31 December 2015 by GTP editing team 31 December 2015 Greece’s marine tourism sector will be in the spotlight of this year’s duo exhibition Boat & Fishing Show-Sea & Tourism Expo to take place in Athens in March 2016. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Global Travel in 2016: Travelers Keen to Spend More, Hoteliers Plan to Increase Room Rates by GTP editing team 31 December 2015 by GTP editing team 31 December 2015 Travelers are open to spending more in 2016 than they have in the past while many accommodations plan to raise their room rates in the coming year, according to the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Gucci Social Media Campaign Slammed for ‘Artistic Vandalism’ of Parthenon Sculptures by GTP editing team 30 December 2015 by GTP editing team 30 December 2015 The Club for UNESCO of Piraeus & Islands has slammed Gucci’s Instagram project #Guccigram for “humiliating” the Parthenon sculptures. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Greek Startup ‘Visit Meteora’ Takes Off by GTP editing team 30 December 2015 by GTP editing team 30 December 2015 When they discovered that visitors to Meteora stayed for a single night and still didn’t know what to do, the Kourelis brothers decided it was time to do something about … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Linguist Sheds Light on the Mystery of Crete’s Phaistos Disc by GTP editing team 30 December 2015 by GTP editing team 30 December 2015 A linguist may have unveiled the mystery behind the famed Phaistos Disc, a 15cm fired clay tablet uncovered in 1908 in the Minoan palace of Phaistos on the island of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats In-flight Wi-Fi Adoption Boosted by Budget Airlines by GTP editing team 30 December 2015 by GTP editing team 30 December 2015 The adoption of in-flight Wi-Fi by budget airlines will provide a boost to the connected IFE (in-flight entertainment) market, a recent study from Juniper Research has found. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culinary NY’s ‘League of Kitchens’ Taps into Immigrant Cooking Secrets by GTP editing team 30 December 2015 by GTP editing team 30 December 2015 For one Greek in New York, homemade cooking went from the kitchen to the world thanks to “League of Kitchens”, an online group of home cooks from New York’s immigrant … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Investments Astir Palace Deal Expected to be Signed on Dec 30 by GTP editing team 29 December 2015 by GTP editing team 29 December 2015 The signing of the new agreement for the sale of the Astir Palace Resort to consortium Jermyn Street Real Estate by National Bank and Greek state privatization fund TAIPED is … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Frontex Launches Operation ‘Poseidon Rapid Intervention’ in Greece by GTP editing team 29 December 2015 by GTP editing team 29 December 2015 Frontex, the EU border agency, initiated on Monday the deployment of 293 officers and 15 vessels to the Greek islands as part of a new operation called “Poseidon Rapid Intervention” … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Greece’s International Tourist Arrivals by Air Increase in Jan-Nov by GTP editing team 29 December 2015 by GTP editing team 29 December 2015 International tourist arrivals to Greece by air continued to show an upward trend during the first 11 months of the year, InSETE’s latest report revealed on Monday. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News New Year’s Eve: Athens to Ring in 2016 with Music and Dance by GTP editing team 29 December 2015 by GTP editing team 29 December 2015 The Municipality of Athens will usher in the New Year with a concert at Thissio and the Acropolis providing a spectacular backdrop. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Report: 2016 to be a Banner Year for Air Travel by GTP editing team 29 December 2015 by GTP editing team 29 December 2015 The year 2016 is shaping up to be a great one for travelers to save money as they take to the skies, according to a report released recently by Expedia … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Greek Isle Alonissos Goes ‘Green’, Shuns Plastic Bags by GTP editing team 29 December 2015 by GTP editing team 29 December 2015 The Greek island of Alonissos in the Northern Sporades, is serious about going “green” with local professionals not ordering plastic bags any more and consumers opting for paper orreusable cloth … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Traveling Suitcases to Teach Kids About Cycladic Art by GTP editing team 29 December 2015 by GTP editing team 29 December 2015 A team from the Athens-based Museum of Cycladic Art held a fund-raising event at New York’s Public Library last month in order to launch its “traveling suitcases” project aimed at … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Travel Operators World Travel Agents Associations Alliance Welcomes Spain’s CEAV by GTP editing team 29 December 2015 by GTP editing team 29 December 2015 The World Travel Agents Associations Alliance (WTAAA) in December announced its newest member, the Spanish Confederation of Travel Agencies (CEAV), which also hosted the 3rd Summit of Presidents of Travel … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Diavlos: Where Foodies Indulge in the Finest Greek Cuisine by GTP editing team 28 December 2015 by GTP editing team 28 December 2015 The Diavlos Restaurant in the heart of Athens welcomes foodies to daily Greek cuisine workshops where experts reveal the secrets of traditional Greek cooking and participants partake in the joy … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Travel Agents Still the Go-to Persons by GTP editing team 28 December 2015 by GTP editing team 28 December 2015 Technology and the Internet may have made traveling much easier, but holidaymakers still prefer the face-to-face advice of a professional travel operator when planning their future vacation, according to the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
