Laws, Regulations & Policy UNWTO: Governments Around the World Recognize Benefits of Visa Facilitation by GTP editing team 18 February 2015 by GTP editing team 18 February 2015 Visa facilitation has experienced strong progress in recent years, particularly through the implementation of visa on arrival policies, according to UNWTO’s latest Visa Openness Report. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates London-based Real Estate Fund Adds Rhodes Lux Hotel to its Roster by GTP editing team 18 February 2015 by GTP editing team 18 February 2015 The deal between private equity firm Invel Real Estate and Amathus Beach Hotel on the island of Rhodes is set to go down in ink in April at a price … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
100 Hotel Show 2015 Special Greece’s Third ‘100% Hotel Show’ Promises Innovations for Tourism Professionals by GTP editing team 18 February 2015 by GTP editing team 18 February 2015 The third edition of the 100% Hotel Show, Greece’s exhibition addressed exclusively to hoteliers, will take place at the MEC exhibition center in Peania, eastern Attica, on November 27-30, 2015. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Athens Convention & Visitors Bureau Travels to Sweden by GTP editing team 18 February 2015 by GTP editing team 18 February 2015 As part of its ongoing efforts to promote the Greek capital as a prime city break destination, the Athens Convention & Visitors Bureau (ACVB) participated in this year’s Grekland Panorama … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news North Face Joins Zagori’s ZEN for July’s Mountain Run by GTP editing team 18 February 2015 by GTP editing team 18 February 2015 North Face Zagori and the Zagori Excellence Network (ZEN) have joined forces for this year’s mountain running race to be held on July 24-26. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Bulgarian Travel Agents Come Closer to Greece by GTP editing team 18 February 2015 by GTP editing team 18 February 2015 Greek hotels based in Halkidiki, Thessaloniki, Agia Triada, Ioannina and Sivota, Evia, Mykonos and Zakynthos were presented to Bulgarian travel agents in Sofia last week. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Sailors from All Over the World Invited to Unite at ‘Rodos Cup 2015’ by GTP editing team 18 February 2015 by GTP editing team 18 February 2015 The Offshore Yachting Club of Rhodes is organizing for the 19th year the international sailing week titled “Rodos Cup 2015” in the Dodecanese islands. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats ETC: Greece Welcomes Most Arrivals in Southern and Mediterranean Europe in 2014 by GTP editing team 17 February 2015 by GTP editing team 17 February 2015 Greece led growth in Southern and Mediterranean Europe last year with a 22 percent increase in arrivals, the European Travel Commission (ETC) said in its recently released European Tourism 2014 … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov SETE Lauds FinMin’s Pledge for No VAT Hikes in Tourism by GTP editing team 17 February 2015 by GTP editing team 17 February 2015 SETE president Andreas Andreadis expressed his satisfaction with Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis’ latest attitude during talks between Greece and eurozone finance ministers on Monday, against the increase of VAT rates … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Ryanair Announces New Routes, Finds Athens Airport Charges ‘Too High’ by GTP editing team 17 February 2015 by GTP editing team 17 February 2015 Irish low cost carrier Ryanair yesterday announced “strong bookings” on its six new Athens Summer 2015 routes to Bratislava, Brussels, Budapest, Rome, Santorini and Warsaw. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Swiss Air Shows Confidence in Greece, Plans to Increase Flight Capacity by GTP editing team 17 February 2015 by GTP editing team 17 February 2015 Switzerland’s national airline Swiss Air is planning to increase flight capacity to Greece by 297 percent this summer. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates TravelMaster E-Hotels Online Booking Agent Makes Travelling Easy by GTP editing team 17 February 2015 by GTP editing team 17 February 2015 As part of its ongoing expansion strategy, Greek software technology group B&A announces the launch of search engine and online booking agent TravelMaster e-hotels. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Recruitments Thanassis Cavdas Appointed as New Marketing & Communications Advisor of Crist by GTP editing team 17 February 2015 by GTP editing team 17 February 2015 Crist, a leading company in the Greek textile sector, has announced the appointment of Thanassis Cavdas as its new marketing and communications advisor. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Greece is the Word in Sweden After Grekland Panorama Steals the Show by GTP editing team 17 February 2015 by GTP editing team 17 February 2015 Greece, its products, its culture, its gastronomy and its diverse tourist offerings took Sweden by storm on February 13-15, when some 11,000 visitors flocked to the 2nd Grekland Panorama, which … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Greece’s Congress Association to Hold ‘Think Forum’ with Europe’s PCO Leaders by GTP editing team 17 February 2015 by GTP editing team 17 February 2015 The Hellenic Association of Professional Congress Organizers (HAPCO) has announced that it will hold a Think Forum in Athens with EFAPCO, the federation representing more than 1,500 meetings professionals, companies … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Lufthansa Introduces Premium Economy Class Experience at Village Cinemas by GTP editing team 17 February 2015 by GTP editing team 17 February 2015 Tour operators had the chance on Monday, to experience Lufthansa’s latest upgraded inflight entertainment system, now offered in its new Premium Economy Class, at Village Cinemas Gold Class. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Announcements in Greek INSETE: Πιλοτικό Εκπαιδευτικό Πρόγραμμα «Ο Σύγχρονος Επαγγελματίας του Τουρισμού» by GTP editing team 17 February 2015 by GTP editing team 17 February 2015 Το Ινστιτούτο ΣΕΤΕ, υλοποιεί το πιλοτικό εκπαιδευτικό πρόγραμμα «Ο Σύγχρονος Επαγγελματίας του Τουρισμού», που αποτελείται από μία σειρά στοχευμένων εκπαιδευτικών προγραμμάτων. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Sophia Loren: ‘Hydra is One of the Most Beautiful Places in the World’ by GTP editing team 16 February 2015 by GTP editing team 16 February 2015 Academy Award-winning Italian actress Sophia Loren referred to the Greek island of Hydra as “one of the most beautiful places in the world” in a recent interview she gave to … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Kalamata Airport Launches 18 New International Connections by GTP editing team 16 February 2015 by GTP editing team 16 February 2015 Kalamata Airport will connect 18 new international destinations with the central Peloponnese, the municipality announced last week. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Neolithic Couple Found Hugging in Greece Dig by GTP editing team 16 February 2015 by GTP editing team 16 February 2015 One of the world’s oldest hugs came to light during excavations near the Diros Caves south of Areopolis in the Peloponnese last week where the skeletons of a man and … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
