Air Travel Cyprus Airways Launches Athens-Thessaloniki Link by GTP editing team 1 May 2012 by GTP editing team 1 May 2012 Cyprus Airways held an event last month at Athens International Airport on the occasion of the launch of the airline’s three daily Athens-Thessaloniki flights on 26 March. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Announcements Travel Provider Announces All-Inclusive Summer 2012 Options by GTP editing team 1 May 2012 by GTP editing team 1 May 2012 Premium Choice C.M.E.U.T.A., a complete management enterprise of unique travel and aviation, recently announced its travel portfolio for customers in Greece and abroad that includes a wide range of deluxe … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Announcements Peloponnese In The Spotlight At Second ARGO Black Sea Tourism Forum by GTP editing team 1 May 2012 by GTP editing team 1 May 2012 Tourism professionals from the Black Sea Member States will gain first hand insights and knowledge on the most representative and innovative Peloponnese tourism products and have the opportunity to hold … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Four Airlines To Fly State-Subsidized Air Routes by GTP editing team 1 May 2012 by GTP editing team 1 May 2012 The four airlines to fly the 24 state-subsidized domestic air routes to remote Greek islands (agones grammes) for the four-year period 2013-2016 were announced last month by the Hellenic Civil … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Announcements “Re-think Athens” Project Launched by GTP editing team 1 May 2012 by GTP editing team 1 May 2012 The exclusion of cars from a redesigned Panepistimiou Street, the extension of the tram line to Patisia, the refurbishment of Omonia square and the upgrading of the Neoclassical Trilogy of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Travel Agencies To Increase Competitive Advantage Via EOS CODE by GTP editing team 1 March 2012 by GTP editing team 1 March 2012 “Tour operators and travel agencies need to modernize their way of operation and provide high quality services and specialized products in a responsible and professional manner,” Yiorgos Telonis, president of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Awards Eco Friendly Hotels Get Rewarded by GTP editing team 21 July 2009 by GTP editing team 21 July 2009 The National Committee for the Green Key recognition has awarded all four of the P.A.P Corp. hotels (recently renovated Astoria in Thessaloniki, Alexander the Great Beach in Kryopigi, Agionissi Resort … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Greek Blue Flag Beaches Announced by Nikos Krinis 1 July 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 July 2009 Greece this year was awarded blue flags for 425 beaches and eight marinas, according to a recent announcement by the Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature. Last year 430 … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Announcements Travelport Signs With Key Carriers in China by Nikos Krinis 1 March 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 March 2009 Travelport GDS, one of the world’s largest global distribution system providers, recently signed content agreements with three key carriers in China—Xiamen Airlines, China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Announcements Education Institutions Join Forces for Tourism by Nikos Krinis 1 August 2008 by Nikos Krinis 1 August 2008 Trinity-International School of Tourism Management and Stockton College of New Jersey in the United States recently signed a student exchange agreement. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Social Responsibility TUI Hellas Protects the Environment by GTP editing team 1 July 2008 by GTP editing team 1 July 2008 TUI Hellas announced it would tackle the global environmental threat through the implementation of a carbon-offset program to balance the emissions created by the tour operator’s privately owned tour buses. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Classical Hotels Apply Green Policies by GTP editing team 1 July 2008 by GTP editing team 1 July 2008 Daskalantonakis Group recently announced the application of Green initiatives—within the framework of its GreenPolicy—at its Classical Hotels chain. The group aims to co-produce electricity with the aid of natural gases … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Virgin Atlantic Conducts First Ever Biofuel Flight by GTP editing team 1 April 2008 by GTP editing team 1 April 2008 The first flight by a commercial airline to be powered partly by biofuel recently took place as a Virgin Atlantic jumbo jet flew between London Heathrow Airport and Amsterdam using … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Initiatives City of Athens Joins Battle Against Climate Change by GTP editing team 1 March 2008 by GTP editing team 1 March 2008 Mayor of Athens Nikitas Kaklamanis announced the Greek capital is now a member of C40 Cities. C40 is an international initiative comprised of 40 major cities that have joined forces … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Star Alliance Plants Olive Trees in Ancient Olympia by GTP editing team 1 January 2008 by GTP editing team 1 January 2008 Star Alliance recently took an initiative to plant some 3,000 Greek olive trees in the prefecture of Ancient Olympia. Representatives of nine of the 17 members of the Star Alliance … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Hellenic Seaways Honors National Environment Day by GTP editing team 1 July 2007 by GTP editing team 1 July 2007 Hellenic Seaways honored International Environment Day (5/6/07) with the organization of a beach clean up on the islands of Chios and Aegina. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Announcements Emergency Response Portal for Tourism Stakeholders by GTP editing team 1 March 2007 by GTP editing team 1 March 2007 The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Microsoft unveiled the Beta site of the new Emergency Response System (ERS) to help the tourism sector respond to natural and man-made disaster situations. … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Environmental Protection of Mediterranean Sea Vital for Tourism by GTP editing team 1 March 2007 by GTP editing team 1 March 2007 The European Commission proposed a long-term environmental strategy for cleaning up and protecting the Mediterranean Sea. This unique ecosystem, it said, is deteriorating as environmental pressures such as pollution and … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel EC Proposes Inclusion of Airlines in Emissions Trading by GTP editing team 1 January 2007 by GTP editing team 1 January 2007 The European Union’s Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas said last month that a proposal will shortly be submitted to the European Commission (EC) that includes airlines in the EU’s existing Emissions … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Tourism Enterprises Can Cut Costs with Renewable Energy by GTP editing team 1 January 2007 by GTP editing team 1 January 2007 The use of solar energy, water resources with the implementation of new technology, as well as the design of buildings that host tourism facilities that take advantage of renewable sources … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
