Awards Porto Carras Meliton 5* Wins Best Luxury Scenic Environment Award by GTP editing team 9 December 2014 by GTP editing team 9 December 2014 Porto Carras Meliton 5* has been recognized as a Europe Winner and won the “Luxury Hotel – Best Scenic Environment” title at the World Luxury Hotel Awards ceremony hosted recently … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Lufthansa Aims to Go Long-Haul with Eurowings by GTP editing team 9 December 2014 by GTP editing team 9 December 2014 In the footsteps of Asian airline Scoot, Germany’s largest carrier Lufthansa said last week it was planning to expand into long-haul flights with its low-cost subsidiary Eurowings. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Turkish Travel Agents Get Informed on Greece by GTP editing team 9 December 2014 by GTP editing team 9 December 2014 Travel agents from Turkey were recently introduced to seven Greek hotels and informed on their special features that could attract the average Turkish visitor. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News First Athens Santa Run Brings Cheer, Funds for Playgrounds by GTP editing team 9 December 2014 by GTP editing team 9 December 2014 Not one, not two, but hundreds of Santas came to town in Athens on Sunday 7 December, bringing holiday cheer to a post-crisis Greece and raising funds for the creation … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Greek Antiquity Exhibition Travels to Canada and the United States by GTP editing team 9 December 2014 by GTP editing team 9 December 2014 More than 500 priceless artifacts from 21 Greek museums will be brought together at the world premiere of the original exhibition “The Greeks – Agamemnon to Alexander the Great” that … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Hotel Chamber to Broaden its Membership to Include Greek Travel Agents by GTP editing team 8 December 2014 by GTP editing team 8 December 2014 Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni held a meeting with the presidents of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels and Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies (HATTA) and was informed on … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Education University of Crete Says Tourism School Operation Impossible by GTP editing team 8 December 2014 by GTP editing team 8 December 2014 The operation of an undergraduate tourism studies program at its campus is not feasible, the University of Crete said. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Greek City Tripoli Aims to Bid for European Cultural Capital by GTP editing team 8 December 2014 by GTP editing team 8 December 2014 Local tourism sector entrepreneurs and the Peloponnese Tourism Organization (PTO) met earlier last week to discuss Tripoli’s bid as European Cultural Capital for 2021. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news GreenSpots Project Makes Sustainable Tourism Top Priority by GTP editing team 8 December 2014 by GTP editing team 8 December 2014 Sustainability and networking are at the heart of the ongoing GreenSpots project, a joint effort by Greek and Bulgarian tourism sector professionals to upgrade the tourism product in their regions. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Awards Hellenic Seaways Named ‘Passenger Line of the Year’ at Lloyd ‘s List Awards by GTP editing team 8 December 2014 by GTP editing team 8 December 2014 Hellenic Seaways was honored with the “Passenger Line of the Year” title at the Lloyd’s List Greek Shipping Awards 2014 held in Athens. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Recruitments Panos Paleologos Re-elected Member of the Board of Directors of Small Luxury Hotels of the World for EMEA by GTP editing team 8 December 2014 by GTP editing team 8 December 2014 Panos Paleologos, president and founder of HotelBrain, received the highest number of votes during the recent elections for the new Board of Directors of the Small Luxury Hotels of the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Recruitments Athens Development & Destination Management Agency Announces New Board of Directors by GTP editing team 8 December 2014 by GTP editing team 8 December 2014 The Athens Development & Destination Management Agency (EATA), an organization that aims to develop the Greek capital into a modern European metropolis, has announced its new Board of Directors. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Awards Greece Included in Top 10 Best Family-friendly Beach Hotels in the World by GTP editing team 8 December 2014 by GTP editing team 8 December 2014 The St Nicolas Bay Resort Hotel & Villas on Crete in Greece has been included in the top 10 best family-friendly beach hotels in the world, according to a list … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Blue Star Ferries Offers 1st Aid Seminars on Greek isles of Tilos, Amorgos by GTP editing team 8 December 2014 by GTP editing team 8 December 2014 As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility Program titled “With You As Our Destination”, Attica Group’s Blue Star Ferries organized a series of First Aid seminars on the Aegean islands … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Aegean Airlines Cancels Flights Due to Industrial Action in Brussels on 8 and 15 December by GTP editing team 8 December 2014 by GTP editing team 8 December 2014 Due to the general industrial action in Brussels on Monday, 8 December, and in order to minimize the impact of problems to passengers, Aegean Airlines has announced the cancellation of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Kefalogianni Expresses “Serious Reservations” about Effectiveness of Hotel VAT Increase for Greece by GTP editing team 7 December 2014 by GTP editing team 7 December 2014 Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni expressed reservations about the effectiveness of the increase of the Value Added Tax (VAT) rate for hotel accommodation from 6.5 percent at present to 13 … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Burger King to Grow Brand in Greece by GTP editing team 5 December 2014 by GTP editing team 5 December 2014 Burger King Worldwide, one of the largest fast food hamburger chains in the world, has announced the establishment of Burger King Southern and Eastern Europe SA as a joint venture … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Tourism Development of Amphipolis, Greece, On the Table by GTP editing team 5 December 2014 by GTP editing team 5 December 2014 The archaeological findings of Amphipolis will contribute to the further development of Greek tourism, according to the tourism minister, Olga Kefalogianni. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Greece’s Culture and History to Receive Extra Promotion by GTP editing team 5 December 2014 by GTP editing team 5 December 2014 Greece’s rich culture and history will receive extra worldwide promotion through a new collaboration between the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) and the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Greece Frowns Upon British Museum’s Loan of Parthenon Marbles Sculpture to Russia by GTP editing team 5 December 2014 by GTP editing team 5 December 2014 The decision of the British Museum to send a Parthenon sculpture on a loan to the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg to celebrate its 250th anniversary, has sparked an … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
