Destinations news Ikaria, Greece, Welcomes The Salamis Filoxenia Cruise Ship by GTP editing team 25 August 2014 by GTP editing team 25 August 2014 On Monday 25 August the Salamis Filoxenia cruise ship made a one-day stopover at the port of Agios Kirikos in Ikaria with some 700 holidaymakers from Cyprus onboard. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Patmos Τo Get Ferry Connection To Samos, Kos And Kalymnos In 2015 by GTP editing team 22 August 2014 by GTP editing team 22 August 2014 A ferry route that will connect Patmos to the islands of Samos (Pythagoras), Kos and Kalymnos will be available as of next year, Greek Shipping Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis informed the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Strong July RevPAR Growth For Hotels In Athens, Greece by GTP editing team 22 August 2014 by GTP editing team 22 August 2014 Athens, Greece, came first out of the four European markets that experienced revenue per available room (RevPAR) increases of more than 15 percent in July 2014. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Greece’s Tourism Minister Reveals Plans To Boost Tourism On Patmos by GTP editing team 22 August 2014 by GTP editing team 22 August 2014 Τhe uniqueness and religious tradition of Patmos are factors that can be further highlighted to boost arrivals to the island, according to Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Ryanair Holds Talks On Possible Cyprus Airways Takeover by GTP editing team 22 August 2014 by GTP editing team 22 August 2014 Ryanair believes it could put Cyprus Airways on a new path of rapid growth, with new routes and more flights. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Tourist Road Arrivals In Greece On The Up by GTP editing team 22 August 2014 by GTP editing team 22 August 2014 Greek tourism arrivals by road are expected to surpass the 5-million mark for the first time ever this year. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Happenings Tourists Experience Traditional Crete At Creta Maris by GTP editing team 22 August 2014 by GTP editing team 22 August 2014 Guests at the Creta Maris Beach Resort in Hersonissos, Crete, recently experienced the local lifestyle of Crete and took part in threshing wheat the traditional way in the garden of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Misc “Norovirus” Stomach Bug Said To Have Sickened Tourists On Rhodes, Greece by GTP editing team 21 August 2014 by GTP editing team 21 August 2014 The hundreds of foreign tourists that fell ill recently in Greece, while residing at a hotel on the island of Rhodes, are suspected to have had contracted the Norovirus stomach … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Excavation Continues At Ancient Amphipolis, Greece: More Discoveries by GTP editing team 21 August 2014 by GTP editing team 21 August 2014 The Greek Culture Ministry is keeping the public updated on a major ongoing excavation taking place at the site of Ancient Amphipolis, in central Macedonia, Greece. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality State Subsidies Approved For Creation Of New Hotels In Greece by GTP editing team 21 August 2014 by GTP editing team 21 August 2014 The Greek Development Ministry has given the go-ahead for 100 million euros of state subsidies to be allocated for the development of hotels on popular Greek islands. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news The GNTO Investigates Reports Of Mass Food Poisoning Of Tourists At Resort On Rhodes by GTP editing team 21 August 2014 by GTP editing team 21 August 2014 Inspectors from the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) were sent to Rhodes on 21 August to investigate reports that a large number of tourists suffered food poisoning at a luxury … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news The Telegraph Praises Skopelos, Greece by GTP editing team 21 August 2014 by GTP editing team 21 August 2014 After a seven-day stay on Skopelos in Greece, the Telegraph’s travel writer Oliver Smith strongly wonders if the destination is perhaps the “perfect Greek island.” 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Gulf Air Launches “EthicsPoint” To Ensure Transparency In Operations by GTP editing team 21 August 2014 by GTP editing team 21 August 2014 Gulf Air has launched “EthicsPoint,” a third party, anonymous, Internet-based reporting tool designed to help ensure greater transparency in the airline’s operations. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Announcements in Greek ΚΕΕΛΠΝΟ: Διευκρινήσεις για τα κρούσματα γαστρεντερίτιδας σε ξενοδοχείο της Ρόδου by GTP editing team 21 August 2014 by GTP editing team 21 August 2014 Σε διευκρινήσεις για την έξαρση κρουσμάτων γαστρεντερίτιδας που σημειώθηκε σε ξενοδοχειακή μονάδα της Ρόδου προχώρησε το Κέντρο Ελέγχου και Πρόληψης Νοσημάτων (ΚΕ.ΕΛ.Π.ΝΟ.): “Πιθανός αιτιολογικός παράγοντας θεωρείται ο νοροϊός”. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture The Sphinxes Of Ancient Amphipolis, Greece, Have Been Revealed by GTP editing team 20 August 2014 by GTP editing team 20 August 2014 Two Sphinxes found to be guarding the entrance of a recently discovered tomb that dates between 325 and 300 BC in Ancient Amphipolis, Greece, have been totally revealed. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Initiatives Key Tourism Figures Applaud Google Initiative For Off-Season Promotion Of Greece by GTP editing team 20 August 2014 by GTP editing team 20 August 2014 “Now, more than ever, it is possible to gradually extend the tourist season,” Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni recently said in regards to an initiative announced by Google that sees … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Travel Receipts Help Increase Greek Current Account Surplus In June by GTP editing team 20 August 2014 by GTP editing team 20 August 2014 Travel receipts in June 2014 increased by 16.3 percent compared with the same month last year, reaching some 1.986,8 million euros, according to data from the Bank of Greece on … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Land Transportation Greece Makes Announcements For Extension Of Athens Metro (Line 4) by GTP editing team 20 August 2014 by GTP editing team 20 August 2014 The Greek Ministry of Infrastructure recently confirmed that a fourth metro line will be constructed in Athens to service many densely populated areas of the city. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Willem Dafoe Narrates The History Of The Benaki Museum In Greece (Video) by GTP editing team 20 August 2014 by GTP editing team 20 August 2014 The Benaki Museum – An enlightening short film by Athena Rachel Tsangari and narrated by American actor Willem Dafoe about Antonis Benakis. A man who dedicated his life to the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Athens To Display 25 Masterpieces From Greece & Italy by GTP editing team 20 August 2014 by GTP editing team 20 August 2014 Twenty-five masterpieces from Greece and Italy will be displayed at an art exhibition at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens as of late August. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail