Announcements in Greek Κοινωνικοί Εταίροι προς τον Πρωθυπουργό: Πρέπει να βρεθεί άμεση λύση εντός της Ευρώπης και του Ευρώ by GTP editing team 29 June 2015 by GTP editing team 29 June 2015 Κοινή Επιστολή προς τον Πρωθυπουργό της Ελλάδας, κ. Αλέξη Τσίπρα απέστειλαν σήμερα οι Κοινωνικοί Εταίροι ζητώντας συνάντηση μαζί του εντός της ημέρας, προκειμένου να του εκθέσουν τις θέσεις και προτάσεις … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Announcements in Greek Στη δημοσιότητα το ΦΕΚ: Τραπεζική αργία βραχείας διάρκειας από 29/6 έως και 6/7 by GTP editing team 29 June 2015 by GTP editing team 29 June 2015 Δόθηκε στη δημοσιότητα το ΦΕΚ στο οποίο κηρύσσεται τραπεζική αργία η χρονική περίοδος από σήμερα 29 Ιουνίου έως και τις 6 Ιουλίου. Κατά την τραπεζική αργία δύνανται να πραγματοποιούνται αναλήψεις … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greece: Tourists Will Have No Problem With Money Transactions by GTP editing team 28 June 2015 by GTP editing team 28 June 2015 Banks in Greece will remain closed on Monday, June 29, and introduce capital controls after the European Central Bank froze the level of funding support supplied to local lenders. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Greek Seamen Call Off 24-hour Strike Planned for June 30 by GTP editing team 28 June 2015 by GTP editing team 28 June 2015 The Pan-Hellenic Seamen’s Federation (PNO) has announced that it is calling off a 24-hour strike planned for Tuesday, June 30, due to the recent developments in Greece. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov SETE Calls on Tourism Professionals to Protect Greece’s Image by GTP editing team 27 June 2015 by GTP editing team 27 June 2015 The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) has called on all involved in tourism to stay alert and use their experience and maturity and do all they can for the Greek tourism … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
People Greek PM Alexis Tsipras Announces July 5 Referendum on Lenders’ Proposals by GTP editing team 27 June 2015 by GTP editing team 27 June 2015 In a television address to the nation on early Saturday, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called for a referendum on July 5 on whether Greece should accept or reject the demands … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Cruise Liner Celestyal Crystal Collides with Tanker by GTP editing team 27 June 2015 by GTP editing team 27 June 2015 The Maltese flagged MV Celestyal Crystal was involved in a collision with the Marshall Islands flagged tanker STI PIMLICO on Saturday, June 27. The collision took place at approximately 1:28 … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Misc UNWTO, WTTC Condemn Terrorist Attack in Sousse, Tunisia by GTP editing team 26 June 2015 by GTP editing team 26 June 2015 At least 28 people at a beachfront Tunisian hotel in Port el-Kantaoui, Sousse, were killed by gunmen on Friday. Terrorists also attacked in France and bombed a mosque in Kuwait … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Debate: VAT Rate on Hotels in Greece by GTP editing team 26 June 2015 by GTP editing team 26 June 2015 The hotly debated value-added-tax (VAT) rate issue has been the main topic of discussion among tourism professional circles for the past months in Greece. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism SEEN Calls for Greek Seamen to Suspend Strike on June 30 by GTP editing team 26 June 2015 by GTP editing team 26 June 2015 The Greek Shipowners Association For Passenger Ships (SEEN) on Friday called for the Pan-Hellenic Seamen’s Federation (PNO) to suspend the 24-hour strike announced for Tuesday, June 30. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality VAT Rate on Greek Hotels: Lenders Want 23%, Greece Says 13% by GTP editing team 26 June 2015 by GTP editing team 26 June 2015 Greece’s creditors seem determined to impose the value-added-tax (VAT) rate of 23 percent on both accommodation and food services and do away with the reduced VAT rate that currently applies … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Hellenic Seaways to Run Cyclades Islands Route by GTP editing team 26 June 2015 by GTP editing team 26 June 2015 The Greek coastal ferry operator Hellenic Seaways will run the route connecting the Western Cyclades with Syros and other islands of the Cyclades complex. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Announcements in Greek ΚΕΠΚΑ: Δικαιώματα επιβατών ακτοπλοϊκών συγκοινωνιών by GTP editing team 26 June 2015 by GTP editing team 26 June 2015 Όταν ταξιδεύουμε, με πλοίο, πρέπει να γνωρίζουμε τα δικαιώματά μας και να τα διεκδικούμε. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Travel Operators Tour Operators, Airlines Advised to ‘Not Panic’ Over Greece EU Crisis by GTP editing team 25 June 2015 by GTP editing team 25 June 2015 The tourism industry has been advised to not “overreact” to the financial crisis in Greece as a crisis of a much bigger magnitude would be created. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Interview: George Grafakos, Aqua Vista Hotels CEO by GTP editing team 25 June 2015 by GTP editing team 25 June 2015 George Grafakos, Aqua Vista Hotels CEO, tells GTP what exactly makes the Aqua Vista Hotels brand stand out and he gives us a “sneak preview” of the company’s future plans … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Lesvos Mayor Urges Cruise Companies to Include Island in Stopovers by GTP editing team 25 June 2015 by GTP editing team 25 June 2015 The Mayor of Lesvos is telling cruise companies that there is no reason to cancel scheduled itineraries to the island after the mother company of the Azamara Journey decided to … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News ABTA Urges Travel Professionals to Attend its Convention in Greece by GTP editing team 25 June 2015 by GTP editing team 25 June 2015 The chairman of the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA), Noel Josephides, on Wednesday urged travel professionals to book to attend its next travel convention which will be hosted in … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news US Writer Gilbert Lauds Greece’s Zagoria Villages by GTP editing team 25 June 2015 by GTP editing team 25 June 2015 Internationally acclaimed author Elisabeth Gilbert described Greece’s Zagorochoria as the “most beautiful place I’ve ever seen on earth” in a recent social media post after her to travels to the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Sector Body GEPOET Upgrades its Online Presence by GTP editing team 25 June 2015 by GTP editing team 25 June 2015 Representing the country’s travel ventures, the General Panhellenic Federation of Tourism Enterprises (GEPOET) announced last week that it’s new site – www.gepoet.gr – is up and running. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Travel Agency Body Chiefs to Meet in Basque Country in November by GTP editing team 25 June 2015 by GTP editing team 25 June 2015 The heads of the trade bodies representing travel agencies worldwide will meet in Euskadi, Basque Country, on November 4-6, for the 3rd Summit of Travel Agencies Associations. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
