Company updates KLM Adds Three New Destinations to Summer Network by GTP editing team 8 January 2015 by GTP editing team 8 January 2015 KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has announced that it will expand its medium-haul network with three new destinations from Amsterdam. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Former ‘TUI Travel Accommodation & Destinations’ Renamed ‘Hotelbeds Group’ by GTP editing team 8 January 2015 by GTP editing team 8 January 2015 Following the merger of TUI Travel PLC and TUI AG, TUI Travel Accommodation & Destinations announced earlier this month that it will be called Hotelbeds Group. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates ‘Die Welt’: TUI Travel ready for potential Grexit by GTP editing team 7 January 2015 by GTP editing team 7 January 2015 Travel group TUI is prepared should Greece exit the eurozone, a representative of TUI Travel told German daily Die Welt on Wednesday. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Record-Setting Year for Athens International Airport with over 15 Million Arrivals by GTP editing team 7 January 2015 by GTP editing team 7 January 2015 Athens International Airport announced a record-setting year with passenger traffic climbing to over 15 million for 2014, demonstrating the ongoing growth rate of Greek tourism. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov SETE: Greek Tourism Good as Gold, Concerns Over Elections by GTP editing team 7 January 2015 by GTP editing team 7 January 2015 Boasting over 20 million incoming visitors, creating some 100,000 new jobs and contributing more than 20 percent to the country’s GDP, Greece’s tourism sector is undeniably a driving force to … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Awards Greek Hotel Among National Geographic’s ‘Unique Lodges of the World’ Network by GTP editing team 7 January 2015 by GTP editing team 7 January 2015 The Kapari Natural Resort on the Greek Island of Santorini has been singled out by National Geographic and included in the “Unique Lodges of the World”, a collection of boutique … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Greece Expects ‘Good Year’ for Cruise Industry by GTP editing team 7 January 2015 by GTP editing team 7 January 2015 2015 is expected to be a good year for the cruise industry and especially for Piraeus Port, according to the president of the Piraeus Port Authority (OLP), Giorgos Anomeritis. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Change of Date for 100% Hotel Show in Athens by GTP editing team 7 January 2015 by GTP editing team 7 January 2015 100% Hotel Show, the Greek exhibition addressed especially to hoteliers, has been moved to February, due to Greece’s early general elections on 25 January 2015. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Awards Sofitel Athens Airport Honored By Asia’s Leading Hotel Booking Site by GTP editing team 7 January 2015 by GTP editing team 7 January 2015 The Sofitel Athens Airport hotel was recently honored with the 2014 Gold Circle Award from Asia’s leading hotel booking site and part of Nasdaq-listed Priceline Group, Agoda.com. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Club Med to Go to China’s Fosun, Aims to Satisfy Chinese Appetite for Luxury Travel by GTP editing team 7 January 2015 by GTP editing team 7 January 2015 Aiming to tap into Chinese travellers’ increased interest in high-end travel, Chinese conglomerate Fosun International is set to win the bid for Club Méditerranée in France’s longest-running takeover battle after … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News European Commission Announces Live Events on Digital Tourism by GTP editing team 7 January 2015 by GTP editing team 7 January 2015 The European Commission is inviting tourism entrepreneurs to follow a series of live online events on digital tourism taking place this year. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Air New Zealand – Singapore Airlines Alliance Takes Off by GTP editing team 7 January 2015 by GTP editing team 7 January 2015 The alliance between Air New Zealand and Singapore Airlines launched on Tuesday with the first return service between New Zealand and Singapore departing Auckland. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Greece Tops World Media Travel Lists, Tourism Insiders Fear Snap Polls Will Lead to Bad Press by GTP editing team 5 January 2015 by GTP editing team 5 January 2015 Whether it’s in The Independent, CNN or the Huffington Post, Greece has yet again made it into top choice lists as one of the world’s best destinations to visit in … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Greece Among ABTA’s Destinations to Watch, Consumer Confidence in Tourism Recovers by GTP editing team 5 January 2015 by GTP editing team 5 January 2015 The Peloponnese is among the destinations to watch, according to the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA), while consumer confidence in the tourism market is rising with holidaymakers planning to … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Tourism Ministry Paves Way for Youth Hostels in Greece by GTP editing team 5 January 2015 by GTP editing team 5 January 2015 With a recent draft bill, the Tourism Ministry is laying the groundwork for the creation of youth hostels in Greece, which will provide cheaper accommodation for young travellers under 26. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Souvenir Trade Show ‘Parousies’ Kicks Off in Athens by GTP editing team 5 January 2015 by GTP editing team 5 January 2015 Popular Art – Technima – Parousies, one of the country’s leading tourism trade fairs featuring folk art and souvenirs, kicks off on January 7 through to January 11 at the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Bloom: Greece Among World’s Most Recognizable Tourist Brands Despite Crisis by GTP editing team 2 January 2015 by GTP editing team 2 January 2015 Greece continues to have one of the world’s strongest brand names, according to a Bloom Consulting report released recently, despite the economic crisis that has plagued the country in the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Domestic Tourism in Greece Up in 2014 by GTP editing team 2 January 2015 by GTP editing team 2 January 2015 Domestic travellers have boosted Greek tourism for 2014, according to figures released recently by the Civil Aviation Authority. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Greece’s Falakro Ski Center Gets Green Light, Repairs Underway by GTP editing team 2 January 2015 by GTP editing team 2 January 2015 The Falakro ski center on the outskirts of Drama, northeastern Greece, is set to begin full operations after local authorities gave the green light for licensing and for the necessary … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Rooms to Let Excluded from Greece Property Tax by GTP editing team 2 January 2015 by GTP editing team 2 January 2015 Rooms to let have been excluded from paying additional property tax, following an amendment last week to the initial bill voted in parliament in September. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
