Air Travel SkyGreece Announces Flights from Canada to Athens and Thessaloniki by GTP editing team 2 February 2015 by GTP editing team 2 February 2015 SkyGreece Airlines will offer year round service from Toronto, Canada, to Athens and a seasonal direct flight to Thessaloniki as of this May. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Qatar Buys 9.99% Stake in IAG, Extends Push into Europe by GTP editing team 2 February 2015 by GTP editing team 2 February 2015 Qatar Airways has acquired a 9.99 percent stake in IAG (International Airlines Group), parent company of British Airways and Spanish carrier Iberia, making it the largest single shareholder in IAG, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Happenings Calling All Alumni: Les Roches & Glion Graduates Invited to Reunion in Athens by GTP editing team 2 February 2015 by GTP editing team 2 February 2015 Alumni from all graduating classes of Swiss tourism schools Les Roches and Glion are invited to reunite with friends and classmates at a fancy gala dinner in Athens. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Recruitments Hellenic Professional Yacht Owners Association Announces New Board of Directors by GTP editing team 2 February 2015 by GTP editing team 2 February 2015 The Hellenic Professional Yacht Owners Association (EPEST) has elected a new Board of Directors for a 2-year mandate. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Greece among EU Countries with Highest Increase in Overnights Last Year by GTP editing team 30 January 2015 by GTP editing team 30 January 2015 Greece is among the countries that recorded the highest increase in the number of nights spent in hotels last year among all 28 European Union member states, according to data … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Greece’s All-Inclusive Model Fine-Tuned to Benefit Local Economies by GTP editing team 30 January 2015 by GTP editing team 30 January 2015 The newly-elected leftist government Syriza said on Thursday, that it has no intention to do away with the all-inclusive resort model but instead focus on making it beneficial for local … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Historic Greek Luxury Resort Asteras Open for Business by GTP editing team 30 January 2015 by GTP editing team 30 January 2015 The historic coastal Asteras hotel resort in the southern Athens suburb of Vouliagmeni will remain open in 2015. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Costa Navarino Welcomes Greece’s New Tourism Season in February by GTP editing team 30 January 2015 by GTP editing team 30 January 2015 Costa Navarino in Messinia will welcome the 2015 season with The Westin Resort Costa Navarino, the signature golf courses The Dunes Course & The Bay Course and the awarded Anazoe … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Airlines Announce New Routes to/from Athens, Greece by GTP editing team 30 January 2015 by GTP editing team 30 January 2015 In view of the summer 2015 schedule of Athens International Airport, airlines have announced a series of new routes to/from the Greek capital. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Attica Region Eyes Austrian Holidaymakers, Promotes Athens, Saronic Isles by GTP editing team 30 January 2015 by GTP editing team 30 January 2015 As part of its ongoing campaign to promote Attica as a prime all-year-round tourist destination, the Attica Region participated in this year’s Ferien-Messe Wein show, which ran on January 15-18 … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Eastern Macedonia-Thrace Introduces Natural Beauty at UK’s Biggest Travel Show by GTP editing team 30 January 2015 by GTP editing team 30 January 2015 The Region of Eastern Macedonia-Thrace is marketing itself as a year round destination for travellers seeking unspoiled nature and alternative forms of tourism, at the “Destinations – The Holiday & … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Aegean Launches New Airport Services in Athens, Thessaloniki and Larnaca by GTP editing team 30 January 2015 by GTP editing team 30 January 2015 In an aim to upgrade the travel experience, Greek carrier Aegean Airlines inaugurated two new amenities at the airports of Athens, Thessaloniki and Larnaca this month. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Athens Dives in Trivago Reputation Ranking, Paris, London off List by GTP editing team 30 January 2015 by GTP editing team 30 January 2015 Athens dropped 40 spots in hotel search Trivago’s annual reputation ranking released on Thursday. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Recruitments SkyGreece Expands Canadian Team with Key Appointments by GTP editing team 30 January 2015 by GTP editing team 30 January 2015 SkyGreece Airlines has added more members to its growing team in Canada as it prepares to unveil its new Canadian flight program. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Summer Holidays in Greece Concern for UK Press by GTP editing team 29 January 2015 by GTP editing team 29 January 2015 Described by the Independent as a “political earthquake that is rumbling from the Aegean across Europe”, the January 25 victory of the leftist Syriza party in Greece, seems to have … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Ancient Greek Coins Returned to Greece by GTP editing team 29 January 2015 by GTP editing team 29 January 2015 Germany handed over 2,607 ancient coins to Greek officials last week, after authorities seized the antiquities from a Greek traveller on his way to Munich, the culture ministry said. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Hellenic Hotel Chamber Announces Topics of Upcoming General Assembly by GTP editing team 29 January 2015 by GTP editing team 29 January 2015 The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels will release a report that sheds light on the issue of the sharing economy during its 4th General Assembly scheduled to take place on February … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
B2B events Greek Hoteliers Get Ready for ‘100% Hotel Show’ in Athens by GTP editing team 29 January 2015 by GTP editing team 29 January 2015 100% Hotel Show, Greece’s exhibition addressed exclusively to hoteliers, intends to pass on innovative ideas for the professional growth of hoteliers and reveal ways to strengthen the development of Greece’s … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Turkish Tourism Professionals Get to Know Greece by GTP editing team 29 January 2015 by GTP editing team 29 January 2015 Turkish tour operators, travel agents & MICE organizers gained insight on Greek destinations and hotels during an exclusive presentation conducted recently by Respond On Demand in Istanbul. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News New Cultural Tours Promise to Uncover Greece’s Secrets by GTP editing team 29 January 2015 by GTP editing team 29 January 2015 Travellers in Greece that want to come closer to the secrets of the country’s history, culture and nature, will be happy to know that a new selection of cultural and … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
