Company updates Green Issues, Sustainability Priorities at Greece’s Sani Resort by GTP editing team 19 December 2016 by GTP editing team 19 December 2016 The Sani Resort in the Halkidiki peninsula announced that it has enhanced its ongoing sustainability program with additional actions and initiatives. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Announcements No Athens-Piraeus Trains Tuesday Due to 5hr Strike by GTP editing team 7 November 2016 by GTP editing team 7 November 2016 There will be no train services along the Piraeus-Kifissia railway on Tuesday between 11am and 4pm due to a strike announced by the Electric Urban Railway (former ISAP) drivers’ union. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Athens Hotel Association Signs Agreement to Promote Sustainable Tourism Practices by GTP editing team 21 October 2016 by GTP editing team 21 October 2016 The Athens – Attica & Argosaronic Hotel Association and the Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature (EEPF) have signed a cooperation agreement to promote Greece’s natural wealth and sustainable … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Avis Donates Vehicle to Transport First Aid Supplies to Refugees in Athens by GTP editing team 29 September 2016 by GTP editing team 29 September 2016 Avis has donated a van-type vehicle to the Municipality of Athens to be used for the transport of first aid supplies to refugees. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Awards Two Greeks Share 2016 Nansen Refugee Award by GTP editing team 6 September 2016 by GTP editing team 6 September 2016 Konstantinos Mitragas on behalf of the Hellenic Rescue Team (HRT) and Efi Latsoudi, the human rights activist behind “PIKPA village” on the Greek island of Lesvos, are joint winners of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Happenings Sustainable Tourism a Priority for Creta Maris Beach Resort by GTP editing team 26 August 2016 by GTP editing team 26 August 2016 Committed to preserving Cretan heritage and to the development of sustainable tourism practices, Creta Maris Beach Resort in Hersonissos, Crete, participated in the ongoing Futouris Project with three actions in … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Travelife to Promote ‘Green Hospitality’ at Sustainable Tourism Event in Slovenia by GTP editing team 23 August 2016 by GTP editing team 23 August 2016 Travelife for Hotels has been chosen as the preferred international sustainability certification programme and event partner to support the flagship sustainable tourism event “Global Green Destinations Day 2016” taking place … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News ‘If Others Care, Then You Too Will Care’, Ecoweek’s Head E. Messinas Says by GTP editing team 7 July 2016 by GTP editing team 7 July 2016 Environmental “brainwash”, that, in two words, would best describe what Ecoweek is all about. The founder of the initiative, a very busy Elias Messinas, spoke to the Greek Travel Pages … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Happenings Crete Rescue Team Dives for a Cleaner Seabed @ Ecoweek 2016 by GTP editing team 6 July 2016 by GTP editing team 6 July 2016 A team of divers from the Crete Rescue Team based in Agios Nikolaos took to the sea on Tuesday, during an underwater cleanup of the seabed on the sidelines of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Travelife Holds Successful Sustainability Seminars for Hoteliers on Three Greek Islands by GTP editing team 10 June 2016 by GTP editing team 10 June 2016 Travelife for Hotels & Accommodations, the internationally recognised certification scheme that promotes sustainability within the tourism industry, recently held three successful training seminars for hoteliers across three Greek islands. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Costa Navarino Set to Report on Sustainability Issues that Matter via GRI by GTP editing team 13 May 2016 by GTP editing team 13 May 2016 With a strong commitment to environmental responsibility, Messinia-based luxury resort Costa Navarino will soon be the first Greek tourism enterprise to join the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and report on … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Aldemar Resorts Invites All to Care and Share by GTP editing team 14 December 2015 by GTP editing team 14 December 2015 As part of its two-pronged social responsibility program – “Mare Verde” – the Aldemar Group has collected and donated through its charity activities large quantities of goods as well as … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news WWF Greece: #SaveGreekNature Now! by GTP editing team 7 September 2015 by GTP editing team 7 September 2015 Greece’s natural beauty, its rivers, mountains and seas, are at the center of a crowdfunding for nature campaign organized by WWF Greece titled #SaveGreekNature. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Happenings Hard Rock Athens Goes ‘Freddie for a Day’ Against AIDS by GTP editing team 28 August 2015 by GTP editing team 28 August 2015 The Hard Rock Cafe in Athens invites all to “Freddie for a Day” on September 5, as part of its awareness raising campaign to collect funds for HIV/AIDS research carried … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Mission Accomplished for Creta Maris Green Team by GTP editing team 29 July 2015 by GTP editing team 29 July 2015 Striving to raise environmental awareness and encourage locals and visitors to protect Crete’s diverse natural resources, the Creta Maris Beach Resort in Hersonissos, Crete, added one more “green” activity to … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Hoteliers Invited to Join Global Campaign to Keep Beaches Plastic-free by GTP editing team 18 June 2015 by GTP editing team 18 June 2015 This year’s global ‘Make Holidays Greener’ campaign is calling on holidaymakers and the travel industry worldwide to help make beaches plastic-free this July. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Greece Takes Part in ‘European Clean-up Day’ Campaign by GTP editing team 5 May 2015 by GTP editing team 5 May 2015 There are just a few days left until European Clean-up Day, which will run May 8-10. Greece is participating! 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Grace Foundation Pledges 1.2 Million Euros to Greek Charities by GTP editing team 2 April 2015 by GTP editing team 2 April 2015 The charitable foundation of Grace Hotels on Thursday announced a pledge of 1.2 million euros to two leading Greek charities – Hatzikyriakio Institution, one of the oldest childcare institutions in … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News The Westin Resort Costa Navarino Goes Dark for ‘Earth Hour’ Initiative by GTP editing team 31 March 2015 by GTP editing team 31 March 2015 The Westin Resort Costa Navarino in Messinia joined the global initiative “Earth Hour” and went dark on Saturday March 28, from 8:30 to 9:30 pm. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Earth Hour 2015: Hotel Grande Bretagne and King George Go Dark to Give Planet a Brighter Future by GTP editing team 26 March 2015 by GTP editing team 26 March 2015 By spending an hour in the dark this Saturday, March 28, the Hotel Grande Bretagne and King George in central Athens will join millions around the world to send a … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
