Company updates SriLankan Airlines Seals New Codeshare Deal with Japan Airlines by GTP editing team 18 December 2014 by GTP editing team 18 December 2014 SriLankan Airlines commenced a new codeshare partnership with Japan Airlines, adding to a series of codeshares with leading international carriers. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Etihad Airways Closes Year with A380 and B787 Launch, New Uniforms Catwalk Show by GTP editing team 18 December 2014 by GTP editing team 18 December 2014 Etihad Airways closed the year today 18 December by unveiling its first Airbus A380 and Boeing 787 aircraft to more than 200 of the world’s media in Abu Dhabi. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Greece’s Medicines Organization (EOF) Steps in to Take Conference Tourism to the Next Level by GTP editing team 17 December 2014 by GTP editing team 17 December 2014 Citing a considerable increase in conference tourism to Greece and the significant benefits to the country’s economy, the National Organization of Medicines (EOF) said on Monday that it was planning … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News UNWTO, UNESCO to Hold 1st World Conference on Tourism and Culture by GTP editing team 17 December 2014 by GTP editing team 17 December 2014 The UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) will hold the world’s first ministerial-level conference on tourism and culture in cooperation with UNESCO in Siem Reap, Cambodia, in 2015. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Europe’s Tourist Guides Want ‘Free Tours’ to Stop by GTP editing team 17 December 2014 by GTP editing team 17 December 2014 Tourist guides and their associations across Europe are up in arms over the latest free city tours trend, which they claim is posing a threat to their profession. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality EU Launches Market Tests in Investigations in Online Hotel Booking Sector by French, Swedish and Italian Competition Authorities by GTP editing team 17 December 2014 by GTP editing team 17 December 2014 The European Commission has announced the launch of market tests in antitrust investigations by the French, Swedish and Italian competition authorities in the online hotel booking sector. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality New Travel Package to Add Culture to Conference Tourism in Thessaloniki by GTP editing team 17 December 2014 by GTP editing team 17 December 2014 Thessaloniki’s Olympic Museum and Mediterranean Palace Hotel have embarked on an initiative that aims to simultaneously boost the conference and cultural side of the Greek northern city to a global … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Happenings Athens Municipality Boosts Business with ‘Vgenoume Athina’ Tuesday Discount Day by GTP editing team 17 December 2014 by GTP editing team 17 December 2014 Athens restaurants, bars and cafes have joined forces to offer customers their best at lower prices as part of the Municipality of Athens’ latest “Vgenoume Athina” (Going Out in Athens) … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Merger of TUI Travel, TUI AG Completed by GTP editing team 17 December 2014 by GTP editing team 17 December 2014 British tour operator TUI Travel and its German parent company TUI AG are now one company following an agreement in September on the terms of a 6.5 billion euros merger. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Awards Small Luxury Hotels of the World Achieves a Double Win at Travel Industry’s ‘Oscar’s’ by GTP editing team 17 December 2014 by GTP editing team 17 December 2014 Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) claimed two awards at this year’s World Travel Awards, including the coveted title of World’s Leading Boutique Hotel Brand. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov SETE Sounds Alarm For Tourism Industry in Greece Due to Political Developments by GTP editing team 16 December 2014 by GTP editing team 16 December 2014 Tourism will be hit hard if the political uncertainty continues in Greece, according to the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE). 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Port City Piraeus in Greece Embarks on New Tourism Campaign by GTP editing team 16 December 2014 by GTP editing team 16 December 2014 The Municipality of Piraeus has embarked on a new tourism campaign to position the city as a destination for Greeks and foreign tourists. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Minister Invites French to Invest in Greek Tourism by GTP editing team 16 December 2014 by GTP editing team 16 December 2014 The Greek government plans to invest 500 million euros a year on tourism infrastructure, Tourism minister Olga Kefalogianni told French businessmen and bankers on a recent Paris visit. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Greek Heart Set on Branding Local Products by GTP editing team 16 December 2014 by GTP editing team 16 December 2014 The logo branding Greek products will from now on adorn all local products exported to international markets, certifying origin, the Hellenic Association of Advertising-Communication Agencies (EDEE) announced this week. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Halkidiki Flavors Take Center Stage at the Acropolis Museum by GTP editing team 16 December 2014 by GTP editing team 16 December 2014 In efforts to promote local products and introduce the region as a prime gastronomy destination, Halkidiki authorities organized “Halkidikis Gefseis” (Tastes of Halkidiki) recently at the Acropolis Museum restaurant in … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Misc Viewpoint – Regional Airports: All for One and One for All by GTP editing team 16 December 2014 by GTP editing team 16 December 2014 “Australia has the most successful concession model in the world… In the Greek case, the country’s three busiest airports — Thessaloniki, Rhodes and Hania – are all being handed over … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Sabre to Sell lastminute.com to Bravofly Rumbo for $120 million by GTP editing team 16 December 2014 by GTP editing team 16 December 2014 Online travel agency Bravofly Rumbo Group has made a binding offer to acquire the travel and leisure retailer lastminute.com from Sabre, a leading technology provider to the global travel and … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Lufthansa to Offer New Helicopter Service from Munich by GTP editing team 16 December 2014 by GTP editing team 16 December 2014 Lufthansa customers will be able to reach the ski slopes even faster this winter as a new helicopter service from Munich will commence on 1 January 2015. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Misc Άποψη – Καί έσονται οί δύο, είς όμάδαν μίαν: Περιφερειακά αεροδρόμια by GTP editing team 16 December 2014 by GTP editing team 16 December 2014 «Tο ζητούμενο στις παραχωρήσεις ή ιδιωτικοποιήσεις αεροδρομίων είναι όχι το κατά πόσο θα ωφεληθεί οικονομικά το κράτος ή ο ιδιώτης επενδυτής, αλλά το κατά πόσο θα βελτιωθεί η ποιότητα και … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Tourism Heads to Discuss Possible Effects of “Unsettled” Political Situation in Greece by GTP editing team 15 December 2014 by GTP editing team 15 December 2014 The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) will hold an emergency board meeting on Tuesday 16 December to discuss possible “devastating effects” on the economy and tourism due to the unsettled political … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
