Destinations news Taxi Driver Protest Disrupts Travel In Greece by GTP editing team 1 August 2011 by GTP editing team 1 August 2011 Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos last month appealed to Greek taxi drivers to not hit tourism during their mobilizations, as “such protests do not help the country and do … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Professionals Call For Protection Of Tourism by GTP editing team 1 August 2011 by GTP editing team 1 August 2011 “Greece is a country that offers an excellent tourism product and this should not be tarnished in any way,” Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos said in a statement recently … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Protests in Athens Upset Hotel Bookings by GTP editing team 1 August 2011 by GTP editing team 1 August 2011 Only a few days after the violent anti-austerity protests that took place 28-29 June at Syntagma Square, central Athens, some 8,000 booking cancelations in 20 of Athens hotels were recorded, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Incoming Tourism To Greece On Positive Pace by GTP editing team 1 August 2011 by GTP editing team 1 August 2011 While the Greek capital counted losses last month in bookings and revenue due to violent protests at Syntagma Square in late June that resulted to some 20,000 cancelations in 21 … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Greek Museums And Sites Await Services Upgrade by GTP editing team 1 August 2011 by GTP editing team 1 August 2011 The Culture and Tourism Ministry will upgrade 169 museums and archaeological sites, the Greek press said last month. According to the revamp scheme and a time schedule set by the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Transavia.com Launches Athens Link by GTP editing team 1 August 2011 by GTP editing team 1 August 2011 “We are very pleased that Athens is one of the six destinations of our summer program… Transavia.com will offer travel to Amsterdam at a reasonable and attractive price, accompanied by … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Athens Gets Two New Info-Points by GTP editing team 1 August 2011 by GTP editing team 1 August 2011 Visitors to Athens are now offered additional assistance to get around the city as the Athens Tourism and Economic Development Company (ATEDCo) launched two new info-points last month in centrally … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Spain Targets Greek Market by GTP editing team 1 July 2011 by GTP editing team 1 July 2011 “Last year 148,532 Greek tourists visited Spain and left behind 158 million euros in revenue for the country,” Arturo Claver, the director of new markets of Turespana (Spanish Tourism Organization), … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Greece Welcomed Summer 2011 With Less Blue Flags by GTP editing team 1 July 2011 by GTP editing team 1 July 2011 Greece ranked second place on the Blue Flag quality award list among 41 countries but with 34 beaches short compared to 2010, according to information recently provided by the Hellenic … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Croatia Airlines Launches New Route to Athens by GTP editing team 1 July 2011 by GTP editing team 1 July 2011 Dubrovnik last year had 32.567 arrivals from Greece (75 percent increase from 2009) and 70.697 overnights from Greece (66 percent increase from 2009), according to a presentation on the Croation … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Plan For No-Frills Airlines To Fly From Tripoli by GTP editing team 1 July 2011 by GTP editing team 1 July 2011 The possibility of Tripoli’s military airport also operating as a civil airport for low cost carriers was recently approved at the Regional Council of the Peloponnese. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Private Initiative Promotes Greece In Scandinavia by GTP editing team 1 July 2011 by GTP editing team 1 July 2011 The first Hellenic Travel and Trade Center that aims to promote Greek tourism destinations, enterprises and traditional products to Scandinavia, opened to the public last month in Oslo, Norway. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Safety Needed First For Downtown Athens by GTP editing team 1 July 2011 by GTP editing team 1 July 2011 “The primary issue is to restore order and to consolidate a sense of security to those who are in central Athens, whether they are tourists, businessmen or permanent residents, and … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Athens Hosts Greek-Chinese Business Forum by GTP editing team 1 July 2011 by GTP editing team 1 July 2011 Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos said last month that Greece was interested in attracting visitors from the so-called BRIC countries such as China, India, Russia and Turkey. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Diving Tourism On Kalymnos by GTP editing team 1 June 2011 by GTP editing team 1 June 2011 The Kalymnos Hoteliers Association together with the Municipality of Kalymnos and the Free Diving Association of Thessaloniki are organizing this year the Skandalopetra* Freediving Games 20-24 July on Kalymnos in … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Athens Every Week Events In City Summer Program by GTP editing team 1 June 2011 by GTP editing team 1 June 2011 The Mayor of Athens has embraced the Athens Every Week program and contributes to the tourism policy of the Culture and Tourism Ministry, part of which is the development of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Athens Tourism Strategic Plan Goes Public by GTP editing team 1 June 2011 by GTP editing team 1 June 2011 “We intend to highlight the elements of the city that remain attractive and interest Greek and foreign visitors, which contribute to the upgrading of the tourism experience in Athens and … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Measures Announced To Revive Athens Center by GTP editing team 1 June 2011 by GTP editing team 1 June 2011 Prime Minister George Papandreou chaired a Cabinet meeting last month after a week of street violence occurred in an Athens city district and announced a series of measures aimed to … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news “Athens Every Week” Events by GTP editing team 1 May 2011 by GTP editing team 1 May 2011 May: 2-8 Athens Museums Week • 9-15 Athens Art Week • 16-22 Athens Theatre Week • 23-30 Athens Dance Week • 30 May-5 June Athens Rainbow Week. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Pilot Program May Help City Center Hotels Bounce Back by GTP editing team 1 March 2011 by GTP editing team 1 March 2011 Athens Mayor George Kaminis held a meeting last month with Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos at City Hall and discussed opportunities for the development of tourism in the Greek … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
