Event News Greece Celebrates European Wine Tourism Day With Open Cellars by GTP editing team 12 November 2014 by GTP editing team 12 November 2014 The Wine Producers of Northern Greece celebrated European Day of Wine Tourism recently by opening their cellars and vineyards to visitors and connoisseurs wishing to sample the latest production. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News The 1st Tweed Run in Greece Strolls Through Spetses by GTP editing team 12 November 2014 by GTP editing team 12 November 2014 Some 200 folks dressed in tweed hopped on their vintage bicycles to join the first Tweed Run that took place on the Saronic island of Spetses earlier this month. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Travelport and BCD Travel Sign New Multi-Year Global Agreement by GTP editing team 12 November 2014 by GTP editing team 12 November 2014 Travelport recently recently entered into a long-term global agreement with travel management company BCD Travel, which operates in more than 100 countries globally and services about 30 percent of the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Happenings “Girls in Tuxedos” Arrive at Athens Airport by GTP editing team 12 November 2014 by GTP editing team 12 November 2014 On Friday 14 November, Athens International Airport’s “Musicport” will welcome Girls in Tuxedos who will arrive with a suitcase full of songs by beloved male artists. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Exhibitions All Eyes on Thessaloniki: Philoxenia 2014 Expo to Open on 13 November by GTP editing team 12 November 2014 by GTP editing team 12 November 2014 In its 30th year, Philoxenia, Greece’s annual meeting point for the development of strategies and business alliances among tourism professionals will run from 13 to 16 November 2014 at the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Exhibitions Olga Kefalogianni, Tourism Minister by GTP editing team 12 November 2014 by GTP editing team 12 November 2014 With a set of institutional interventions, we have broadened the field of offered services, improved quality and enhanced the competitiveness of our tourism product. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Exhibitions Yiannis Boutaris, Mayor of Thessaloniki by GTP editing team 12 November 2014 by GTP editing team 12 November 2014 The Municipality of Thessaloniki will continue to work on increasing tourism culture, investing in synergies with the city’s stakeholders and active citizens. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Exhibitions Anastasios Liaskos, Secretary General Ministry of Tourism by GTP editing team 12 November 2014 by GTP editing team 12 November 2014 We are forming the new tourism identity of our country, strengthening the tourism product in terms of competitiveness, simplifying procedures and promoting the brand name GREECE in key destinations. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Exhibitions Dr. Christos Pallis, President Greek National Tourism Organization by GTP editing team 12 November 2014 by GTP editing team 12 November 2014 Our highest priority for 2015 is to specify the objectives and actions to implement the national strategic development plan for tourism. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Exhibitions Panos Livadas, Secretary General Greek National Tourism Organization by GTP editing team 12 November 2014 by GTP editing team 12 November 2014 The Greek National Tourism Organization, following the current global trends, strives to promote this authentic brand, in the ever-changing global environment, by all suitable means. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Exhibitions Dr. Andreas A. Andreadis, President Greek Tourism Confederation by GTP editing team 12 November 2014 by GTP editing team 12 November 2014 SETE is working towards the implementation of a thorough plan aimed at improving the standards of products and services offered, while investing in education and training, both for those working … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Exhibitions Georgios A. Tsakiris, President Hellenic Chamber of Hotels by GTP editing team 12 November 2014 by GTP editing team 12 November 2014 It is essential to perceive that the careful management of a successful tourism year is the foundation and condition to have equally successful years in the future. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Exhibitions Yiannis A. Retsos, President Hellenic Hotel Federation by GTP editing team 12 November 2014 by GTP editing team 12 November 2014 The completion of the financial adjustment reforms and the establishment of targeted development policies by the state, are the basic conditions for the support and preservation of this strength. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Exhibitions Lysandros Tsilidis, President Hellenic Association of Travel & Tourist Agencies by GTP editing team 12 November 2014 by GTP editing team 12 November 2014 The primary goal for Greek tourism should include: the expansion of our tourism period through actions that will differentiate and enrich our offers; and the entrance in international tourism markets. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Exhibitions Michalis Sakellis, President Association of Greek Passenger Shipping Companies by GTP editing team 12 November 2014 by GTP editing team 12 November 2014 Despite the problems, we have to point out that the Greek passenger shipping companies have offered excellent services during 2014 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Exhibitions Dinos Frantzeskakis, President Hellenic Association of Airline Representatives by GTP editing team 12 November 2014 by GTP editing team 12 November 2014 It should be clear to the government that tourism is directly dependant on aviation, as much as it is on facilities on the ground such as hotels, passenger shipping, museums … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Exhibitions Konstantinos Palaskonis, President General Pan-Hellenic Federation of Tourism Enterprises by GTP editing team 12 November 2014 by GTP editing team 12 November 2014 It is a fact that 2014 was the year of turnaround for domestic tourism and yet remains to be seen how the market is going to react. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Exhibitions Konstantinos Brentanos, President Confederation of Greek Enterprises for Rented Villas & Apartments by GTP editing team 12 November 2014 by GTP editing team 12 November 2014 Tourism is the only industry in the country, along with Shipping, that can become a pillar for the recovery of the Greek economy. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Exhibitions Antonis Stelliatos, President Hellenic Professional Yacht Owners Association by GTP editing team 12 November 2014 by GTP editing team 12 November 2014 Since the crisis broke out and until 2012 the years have been catastrophic. In 2013 and this year, a small recovery has been recorded but not for all types of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Exhibitions Dinos Astras, President Hellenic Association of Professional Congress Organizers by GTP editing team 12 November 2014 by GTP editing team 12 November 2014 The Hellenic Association of Professional Congress Organizers – HAPCO and its members, strongly believing in cooperation and collaborations, support and will always support any activity that aims to reinforce Greek … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail