Event News Travelife Hotel Seminars to Take Place on Crete by GTP editing team 19 May 2017 by GTP editing team 19 May 2017 Travelife, the sustainability certification scheme for tourism accommodation, will hold hotel training seminars on the Greek island of Crete in June. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Registration for 1st “Patmos Revelation” Sports Event is Now Open! by GTP editing team 19 May 2017 by GTP editing team 19 May 2017 Registration has opened for the “Patmos Revelation”, a new sports tourism event in Greece to be held on one of the world’s most holy islands: Patmos. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Greek Seamen’s Ferry Strike will Not Escalate by GTP editing team 19 May 2017 by GTP editing team 19 May 2017 The Greek seamen’s union has announced that it will not continue their industrial action once its four-day strike ends at 24:00 on Friday May 19. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
2017 Year in Review - GTP Yiannis Retsos Elected New President of Greek Tourism Body SETE by GTP editing team 18 May 2017 by GTP editing team 18 May 2017 The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) has elected Yiannis Retsos as its new president. Retsos, who previously served as first vice president, succeeds Andreas Andreadis. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Recruitments Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) Announces New Board by GTP editing team 18 May 2017 by GTP editing team 18 May 2017 The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) held elections during its 25th annual general assembly and elected its new Board of Directors for a 3-year mandate. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Investments Lamda Says Ready to Get Hellinikon Works Underway but Still Waiting by GTP editing team 18 May 2017 by GTP editing team 18 May 2017 Lamda Development is ready to proceed with the next phase of the Hellinikon project to transform Athens’ former airport into a metropolitan park. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Commission Facilitates State Investment in Ports, Airports with Simpler Rules by GTP editing team 18 May 2017 by GTP editing team 18 May 2017 The European Commission has simplified rules on state aid in order to facilitate public investments in airports and ports towards job creation and growth. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Mitsotakis: ‘We Want to Make Greece a Powerful Brand Name in Europe’ by GTP editing team 18 May 2017 by GTP editing team 18 May 2017 “Our aim for the tourism sector is to make Greece a powerful brand name in Europe,” Greece’s center-right New Democracy party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said while addressing the 25th general … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Awards Halkidiki’s Beaches Top the List of ‘Blue Flags’ in Greece by GTP editing team 18 May 2017 by GTP editing team 18 May 2017 The Halkidiki peninsula is once again on top of the “Blue Flags” list for 2017 in Greece, with 71 of its beaches awarded. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Greece’s Olympiakos at Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four 2017 Semi-finals by GTP editing team 18 May 2017 by GTP editing team 18 May 2017 Istanbul prepares to host the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four 2017 and Greece’s Olympiacos Piraeus will face CSKA Moscow on Friday, May 19. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Elatos Resort & Health Club Invites Kids to a Summer Adventure! by GTP editing team 18 May 2017 by GTP editing team 18 May 2017 The Elatos Resort & Health Club is organizing the “Elatos Summer Mountain Adventures”, an educational program for children from 7 to 14 years old. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Emirates to Launch Third Daily Service to Brisbane, Australia by GTP editing team 18 May 2017 by GTP editing team 18 May 2017 Dubai-based Emirates announced that it will introduce a third daily service from Dubai to Brisbane, Australia, as of December 1. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates ‘Crist’ Linen Company Enters Partnership in the Cyclades by GTP editing team 18 May 2017 by GTP editing team 18 May 2017 Linen production company Crist is extending its services to the islands of Naxos, Amorgos and Koufonissia in collaboration with ‘Clean Express’ Laundry. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
B2B events Manhattan Gets Taste of Greece at 1st Greek Panorama Expo by GTP editing team 18 May 2017 by GTP editing team 18 May 2017 Hundreds of visitors and over 380 B2B meetings marked the success of the 1st Greek Panorama held at New York’s Grand Central Station in Manhattan. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Announcements in Greek Αναβολή του 1ου Amorgos Trail Challenge by GTP editing team 18 May 2017 by GTP editing team 18 May 2017 Η οργανωτική ομάδα του Amorgos Trail Challenge ανακοίνωσε την αναβολή του 1ου αγώνα ορεινού τρεξίματος που ήταν προγραμματισμένος για τις 20 & 21 Μαΐου. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Low Demand in Turkey Diverts Interest to the Mediterranean for TUI by GTP editing team 17 May 2017 by GTP editing team 17 May 2017 Low demand for holidays to Turkey and North Africa was offset by growing interest for Mediterranean destinations such as Spain and Greece, TUI Group said. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Greek Airports: Passenger Numbers Up 10.1% in Jan-Apr by GTP editing team 17 May 2017 by GTP editing team 17 May 2017 Passenger traffic via Greek airports increased by 10.1% to over 9 million passengers in January-April 2017, compared to the same period last year. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Tabled Bill Foresees Athens, Thessaloniki Shops Open Every Sunday by GTP editing team 17 May 2017 by GTP editing team 17 May 2017 Shops in certain areas of Athens, Thessaloniki and Piraeus can remain open on all Sundays between May and October, according to a draft law. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News ‘Russia – Greece Year of Tourism’ to Begin October 2017 by GTP editing team 17 May 2017 by GTP editing team 17 May 2017 The launch of joint actions and the promotion of new partnerships for the “Russia – Greece Year of Tourism 2017-2018” were discussed recently in Moscow. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Minoan Lines: Cancellations, Amendments Due to New 48-hour Strike by GTP editing team 17 May 2017 by GTP editing team 17 May 2017 Minoan Lines’ itineraries on the Adriatic line will be amended on May 18-19, due to a second 48-hour strike called by the Panhellenic Seamen’s Association. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail