Air Travel Air Canada Expands Presence in Athens, Hopes to Fly All Year Round by Nikos Krinis 27 March 2019 by Nikos Krinis 27 March 2019 Canada’s flag carrier Air Canada is expanding its presence in Athens in summer 2019 with additional flights to Toronto and Montreal. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Online Travel Booking Service RateHawk Expands to Greek Market by Nikos Krinis 26 March 2019 by Nikos Krinis 26 March 2019 RateHawk, a global innovative online travel booking service for professionals, has launched operations in the Greek market. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
New faces New Faces: Ramina Ibragimova, Marketing Executive at Makedonia Palace by Nikos Krinis 22 March 2019 by Nikos Krinis 22 March 2019 This week, GTP Headlines introduces Ramina Ibragimova, the marketing executive of Makedonia Palace, the legendary hotel of Thessaloniki. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AIA - Partner Airlines News American Airlines Ready to Connect Athens with Chicago by Nikos Krinis 21 March 2019 by Nikos Krinis 21 March 2019 American Airlines will offer a new seasonal direct flight from Athens to Chicago, connecting the two cities from May to late September. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Greece Needs to See the ‘Bigger Picture’ for Tourism, SETE Chief Says by Nikos Krinis 20 March 2019 by Nikos Krinis 20 March 2019 SETE President Yiannis Retsos underlines the importance of destination management for Greece to maintain its steady tourism course and see more success in the future. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Afitis Boutique Hotel in Halkidiki Celebrates 50 Years of Family Heritage by Nikos Krinis 20 March 2019 by Nikos Krinis 20 March 2019 The Afitis Boutique Hotel, part of Melior Resorts and located in Halkidiki, northern Greece, is celebrating its 50-year anniversary this year. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Athens News Athens Rises in Most Expensive Cities Ranking by Nikos Krinis 19 March 2019 by Nikos Krinis 19 March 2019 Athens, Greece, has risen five places in the list of the most expensive cities in the world, according to the Worldwide Cost of Living 2019 survey. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
2019 Year in Review - GTP Greece to Have 30 ‘TUI Blue’ Hotels from Summer 2020 by Nikos Krinis 18 March 2019 by Nikos Krinis 18 March 2019 From Summer 2020, TUI Sensimar and TUI Family Life hotels in Greece will reopen under the TUI Blue lifestyle brand, bringing the number to about 30. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Athens News Athens-Attica Ready to Host FVW 2019 Workshop by Nikos Krinis 18 March 2019 by Nikos Krinis 18 March 2019 German tour operators and travel agents will become acquainted with Athens and Attica at the “FVW workshop Athens-Attica 2019” during March 27-31. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Butterfly Stories Adds Mykonos & Skyros to its Portfolio and Sees Success for 2019 by Nikos Krinis 18 March 2019 by Nikos Krinis 18 March 2019 Elizabeth Kouta, CEO of Butterfly Stories, speaks of the company’s newest cooperations and the new “Signature Breakfast Experience” service for hotels. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Bolivia Wants to Learn from Greek Tourism by Nikos Krinis 15 March 2019 by Nikos Krinis 15 March 2019 Bolivian President Evo Morales, during his recent visit to Athens, said he would like for his country to learn from Greece’s tourism success. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Polish Tourists to Discover Attica via New TUI Flights from Warsaw and Katowice by Nikos Krinis 15 March 2019 by Nikos Krinis 15 March 2019 TUI Poland, a member of TUI Group, will launch seasonal flights to Athens from the cities of Warsaw and Katowice for summer 2019. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Competitive Prices Key to Limit ‘No-deal’ Brexit Impact on Greek Tourism by Nikos Krinis 14 March 2019 by Nikos Krinis 14 March 2019 If Greece keeps its holiday prices at competitive levels, the impact of a “No-deal” Brexit will perhaps not be so severe on the country’s travel and tourism sector, according to … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culinary ‘Greek Breakfast’ Project to Debut at Food Expo 2019 by Nikos Krinis 14 March 2019 by Nikos Krinis 14 March 2019 The award-winning Greek Breakfast project of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels will participate for the first time in the Food Expo event, which will run March 16-18 at the Metropolitan Expo in Athens. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Bookings to Kos May Move on 2018 Levels by Nikos Krinis 13 March 2019 by Nikos Krinis 13 March 2019 Tourism professionals of Kos returned from the ITB Berlin 2019 expo with an unclear picture regarding the Greek island’s bookings for the 2019 season. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Exhibitions Greece @ ITB Berlin 2019 – Photo Report by Nikos Krinis 12 March 2019 by Nikos Krinis 12 March 2019 Following its participation in this year’s ITB Berlin exhibition in Germany, Greece once again is expecting its tourism numbers to see a rise from the German market. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
ITB Berlin 2019 Special Greek Tourism Expected to Stabilize in 2019 by Nikos Krinis 7 March 2019 by Nikos Krinis 7 March 2019 SETE and the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels see 2019 as a year of stabilization for Greece’s tourism sector, following six years of growth. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
ITB Berlin 2019 Special German Tourists Will Choose Greece for 2019 Holidays by Nikos Krinis 7 March 2019 by Nikos Krinis 7 March 2019 The German demand for holiday trips to Greece is expected to continue in 2019, following two years of increase in arrivals from Germany to the country. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Greek Tourism Campaign Gets Germany Saying ‘Oh My Greece’ by Nikos Krinis 7 March 2019 by Nikos Krinis 7 March 2019 Greece’s tourism promotional video “Oh My Greece | Unlock the Feeling” received a warm round of applause at the ITB Berlin 2019 trade show. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
ITB Berlin 2019 Special Greece Among Safest Destination Countries in 2019, Says IPK Survey by Nikos Krinis 6 March 2019 by Nikos Krinis 6 March 2019 Greece is on the list of the 20 safest countries in the mind of outbound travelers and was also among the top 10 outperforming destinations in 2018, says IPK. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail