Company updates Lufthansa Set Fuel-Efficiency Record In 2013 by GTP editing team 2 May 2014 by GTP editing team 2 May 2014 Lufthansa set a new company record for fuel-efficiency as last year the group’s passenger airlines beat the four-liter mark and achieved an average fuel consumption of 3.91 liters per passenger … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greek PM Promises Tax Breaks, More Investment For Tourism by GTP editing team 1 May 2014 by GTP editing team 1 May 2014 Greece will invest half a billion euros on tourism infrastructure per year for the next six years, according to an announcement made by Prime Minister Antonis Samaras during the 22nd … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greece Holds Optimistic Forecast For Tourism by GTP editing team 1 May 2014 by GTP editing team 1 May 2014 Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni is pleased for all that has been achieved in the field of Greece’s tourism and very optimistic for this year, according to her speech during the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality 4-Star Greek Hoteliers Most Positive On 2014 Second Quarter Outlook by GTP editing team 1 May 2014 by GTP editing team 1 May 2014 Together with a very optimistic forecast for the upcoming Q2 of 2014, the Greek hotel sector remains very optimistic for 2014 as a whole with significant improvements in occupancy levels … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Recruitments SETE Announces New Board of Directors by GTP editing team 1 May 2014 by GTP editing team 1 May 2014 The Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) held elections on Wednesday 30 April during its 22nd annual general assembly and elected its new Board of Directors for a 3-year mandate. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Greek Spring Food Festival To Take Place In Athens by GTP editing team 1 May 2014 by GTP editing team 1 May 2014 Greek products from 120 producers from around the country, tastings, taste workshops, cooking classes and spring specialties from famous chefs and restaurants will await all at the third festival “Ellada … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Happenings Chinese Newlyweds Get A Taste Of Cretan Hospitality by GTP editing team 1 May 2014 by GTP editing team 1 May 2014 Sixteen Chinese couples that got married recently in the annual “Rose Wedding” ceremony that took place this year on Crete, were introduced to the island’s famous hospitality during a farewell … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news New Online Guide For Ikaria, Greece, Launches by GTP editing team 1 May 2014 by GTP editing team 1 May 2014 A new online tourist guide for Ikaria Island recently launched and aims to highlight and promote Ikaria to a wider Greek and international audience. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News “Papaloukas & Friends featuring Petway” Basketball Camp At Costa Navarino by GTP editing team 1 May 2014 by GTP editing team 1 May 2014 The Navarino Dunes Sports and Entertainment Center at The Westin Resort Costa Navarino will host the “Papaloukas & Friends featuring Petway” Basketball Camp event this summer. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Air China Signs Up For Travelport Rich Content And Branding Technology by GTP editing team 1 May 2014 by GTP editing team 1 May 2014 Travelport and Air China recently announced a new merchandising agreement, which will see Air China participate in Travelport’s Rich Content and Branding program. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Greece Saw More Tourists, More Money In 2013 by GTP editing team 30 April 2014 by GTP editing team 30 April 2014 Greece’s tourism revenue increased by 16.4 percent in 2013, reaching 12.1 billion euros from 10.4 billion euros in 2012, according to data recently released by the Bank of Greece. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Greek Hotel Federation Expects New Record in Tourist Arrivals by GTP editing team 30 April 2014 by GTP editing team 30 April 2014 The president of the Hellenic Federation of Hoteliers, Yiannis Retsos, said a record of tourist arrivals in Greece from almost all major markets and a corresponding increase in revenue should … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates British Airways Announces Direct Flights To Mykonos, Santorini From London by GTP editing team 30 April 2014 by GTP editing team 30 April 2014 British Airways will fly direct from London’s Heathrow Airport to the Greek islands of Mykonos and Santorini for the high season as of 3 May. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Minoan Lines Sea Routes Change On 1 May Due To Strike by GTP editing team 30 April 2014 by GTP editing team 30 April 2014 Minoan Lines has made changes to all itineraries scheduled on Thursday 1 May departing from the ports of Piraeus, Heraklion and Patras, due to the 24-hour strike of the Pan-Hellenic … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Athens Half Marathon 2014: Info For Last-Minute Registration by GTP editing team 30 April 2014 by GTP editing team 30 April 2014 Those who are still interested in participating in the 3rd Athens Half Marathon to be held on 4 May 2014 in the Greek capital and have not registered, still have … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Lufthansa: Bookings For Premium Economy Class Begin In May by GTP editing team 30 April 2014 by GTP editing team 30 April 2014 The new Premium Economy Class of Lufthansa can be booked from May onwards and will be available from November 2014, initially on the Boeing 747-8, an announcement read. The new … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Uncategorized Minoan Lines: Αλλαγές στα δρομολόγια της 1ης Μαΐου 2014 by GTP editing team 30 April 2014 by GTP editing team 30 April 2014 Η MINOAN LINES γνωστοποιεί στο επιβατικό κοινό ότι, λόγω της εξαγγελθείσας απεργίας της Πρωτομαγιάς της Πανελλήνιας Ναυτικής Ομοσπονδίας (Π.Ν.Ο.), την Πέμπτη 1 Μαΐου 2014, θα υπάρξουν αλλαγές στα δρομολόγια των … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Greece’s “Spatosimo” Air Passenger Tax To Be Revised by GTP editing team 29 April 2014 by GTP editing team 29 April 2014 Greece’s “modernization and development tax,” the so-called spatosimo, imposed on international and domestic passengers departing from all Greek airports, will be revised as of 31 October 2014. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Ryanair Announces New Routes From Athens, Launches New Greek Website by GTP editing team 29 April 2014 by GTP editing team 29 April 2014 Ryanair has announced its Athens 2014 winter schedule that includes two new routes to Brussels Charleroi and Rome Ciampino. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture “The Two Faces of January,” Filmed In Greece, Coming Soon To Theaters by GTP editing team 29 April 2014 by GTP editing team 29 April 2014 Some of Greece’s best features will be shown to the world through a motion picture expected to hit theaters on 16 May. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail