Destinations news Humanitarian Aid to Lebanon by GTP editing team 1 September 2006 by GTP editing team 1 September 2006 The Arab-Hellenic Chamber in cooperation with the Messinia Chamber organized a humanitarian aid effort to ease some of the suffering in war-torn Lebanon. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Permits Granted for Messinia Tourism Project by GTP editing team 1 September 2006 by GTP editing team 1 September 2006 Greek ship owner Vasilis Kostantakopoulos’ large tourism development project in the Messinia Prefecture of Peloponnisos finally received all the permits required to get underway. The permitting process was complex and … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Golfing Development Planned in Volos by GTP editing team 1 September 2006 by GTP editing team 1 September 2006 A 100-million euro investment in a resort complex with golf courses is a step closer to being realized following the signing of a preliminary agreement between the Golfing Developments company … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Pedestrian Bridge Improves Access to Piraeus Harbor by GTP editing team 1 September 2006 by GTP editing team 1 September 2006 Last month the new pedestrian bridge in Piraeus was inaugurated. The new bridge spans the busy road and connects passengers emerging from the train station in Piraeus with the ferry … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Sustainable Tourism Model Being Developed for the Mediterranean by GTP editing team 1 September 2006 by GTP editing team 1 September 2006 Greece is one of four partner countries, namely, Cyprus, Italy and Malta, involved in a program to develop a Mediterranean standard for sustainable tourism (MSST). 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Athens Promoted as a City Break Destination by GTP editing team 1 August 2006 by GTP editing team 1 August 2006 The Organization for Tourism and Financial Development for Athens (OTOAA) submitted a bid to organize the annual City Break Expo and the European Cities Tourism (ECT) conference in Athens in … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Cosmopolitan Mykonos Entices Discerning Travelers by GTP editing team 1 July 2006 by GTP editing team 1 July 2006 The brilliant-white, cube-shaped homes and bluegreen seas of Mykonos island are among the most popular images of Greece’s island tourism. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Tourism Develops on Southern Kefalinia by GTP editing team 1 June 2006 by GTP editing team 1 June 2006 Neatly dressed in a double-breasted blue suit, a Greek fisherman’s cap firmly set over his white hair, Theodoros Exadaktilos recounts the summer of 1963 when he brought the first tourists … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news China Theme Park in Athens by GTP editing team 1 April 2006 by GTP editing team 1 April 2006 Chinese investors intend to create a theme park in Athens featuring cultural elements from their country, according to a report in the financial daily Kathimerini. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Crete Plans Construction of New International Airport by GTP editing team 1 March 2006 by GTP editing team 1 March 2006 A new international airport costing more than 1 billion euros will be built on Crete, according to a government announcement. The new airport will be able to serve 5,000 holidaymakers … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Major Tourism Projects Planned This Year by GTP editing team 1 February 2006 by GTP editing team 1 February 2006 At least five major tourism projects are expected to get underway this year. Two are completely new projects initiated by the Municipality of Katerinis (Pieria) and by the Elia Prefecture … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Evros Delta a National Park by GTP editing team 1 February 2006 by GTP editing team 1 February 2006 Government last month unveiled plans to protect the Evros Delta, one of Greece’s most significant natural showcases of flora and fauna, by turning it into a national park. According to … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Pausanias Route Created for Peloponissos by GTP editing team 1 February 2006 by GTP editing team 1 February 2006 Agrotouristiki SA, the state corporation for alternative tourism development, is setting up a network of municipalities in the central Peloponnese that follow the route of ancient geographer Pausanias, and thus … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Patras as Europe’s Cultural Capital Plans 152 Events by GTP editing team 1 February 2006 by GTP editing team 1 February 2006 Six different thematic units, 152 events totaling 17.5 million euros, three international conferences and one large pan-European meeting of amateur and young artists will make up the program of events … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Acropolis Candidate as One of Seven Wonders of the World by GTP editing team 1 February 2006 by GTP editing team 1 February 2006 The Acropolis in Athens and the Agia Sophia church in Istanbul are among 21 sites competing to be named among the new Seven Wonders of the World, organizers of an … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Athens to Wear a Barrage of Colors this Summer by GTP editing team 1 February 2006 by GTP editing team 1 February 2006 Athens is about to bloom and blossom in colors and art that promises to please the eye. This summer, Athenians and visitors to the capital will see more than 75 … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news New Optimism for Tourism to Athens by GTP editing team 1 January 2006 by GTP editing team 1 January 2006 Athens Mayor Dora Bakoyannis and Attica Region Secretary General Haralambos Maniatis early last month presented the results of major surveys undertaken by the company Leo Burnett concerning the promotion of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news New Tourism Investment Group to Invest In Greece by GTP editing team 1 January 2006 by GTP editing team 1 January 2006 An investment group announced last month that it plans to spend, in the medium term, up to 1 billion euros in Greece, Cyprus, Croatia and Turkey to develop organized tourism … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Greek Village Highlights Benefits of Light Tourism by GTP editing team 1 December 2005 by GTP editing team 1 December 2005 Nymphaion, which not so very long ago was an isolated, abandoned village of 35 elderly inhabitants in northern Greece, has come to life again. The settlement and surrounding area has … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Beijing Travel Show Cites Tourism Explosion by GTP editing team 1 December 2005 by GTP editing team 1 December 2005 China is becoming the world’s largest outbound market with departures of 28.5 million in 2004 and an increase of 9.6%, taking the number up to 15 million, for the first … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
