Event News UNWTO Optimistic On Greek Tourism by GTP editing team 1 October 2011 by GTP editing team 1 October 2011 “Greece has returned. Greece is making a dynamic comeback and we can confirm this,” UNWTO Secretary General Taleb Rifai said while citing official data during the first International Congress on … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Cyclades Promoted In Scandinavian Market by GTP editing team 1 September 2011 by GTP editing team 1 September 2011 The Cyclades Development Company has launched a promotion campaign of the Cyclades islands in Norway and other Scandinavian countries, to increase arrivals in 2012, in collaboration with the Hellenic Travel … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Special Olympics 2011 Benefits To Greece Discussed by GTP editing team 1 August 2011 by GTP editing team 1 August 2011 “The Special Olympics World Summer Games Athens 2011 delivered multiple benefits to Greece that included some 300,000 overnight stays, thousands of sea and air travel arrivals and increased tourism traffic,” … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News ACB Holds Event To Promote Conference Tourism by GTP editing team 1 August 2011 by GTP editing team 1 August 2011 “The effort to promote Athens in the conference market will only succeed with the full cooperation between the public and private sector with no exceptions,” Rob Davidson from the University … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culinary Greek Breakfast To Benefit Hotels by GTP editing team 1 August 2011 by GTP editing team 1 August 2011 Hoteliers who will introduce Greek breakfast through their hotel units would gain significant economic benefits, according to a study conducted by Agropole, a food and agribusiness consulting company, on behalf … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Diving Festival Kicks Off This Month On Kalymnos by GTP editing team 1 July 2011 by GTP editing team 1 July 2011 Kalymnos, the sponge diver’s island in the Dodekanissos complex, will become the meeting point for free diving fans this month. 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
Event News Spa And Wellness Tourism Lag Behind In Greece by GTP editing team 1 July 2011 by GTP editing team 1 July 2011 Greece was called on to follow Cyprus’ example and take advantage of the international opportunities wellness tourism offers at a recent workshop held at the Helexpo Palace in Athens. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Marine Tourism Benefits Analyzed by GTP editing team 1 July 2011 by GTP editing team 1 July 2011 “Greek legislation and bureaucracy kill the cruise market and maritime tourism,” the president of the Hellenic Chamber of Shipping, Yiorgos Gratsos, said at a press conference last month, held prior … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News PM Outlines New Tourism Measures by GTP editing team 1 June 2011 by GTP editing team 1 June 2011 “We must give tourism a leading role in Greece’s effort for development,” the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises’ (SETE) newly elected president, Andreas Andreadis, said to Prime Minister George Papandreou … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Congress Tourism Needs A Boost, HAPCO by GTP editing team 1 June 2011 by GTP editing team 1 June 2011 The Hellenic Association of Professional Congress Organizers (HAPCO) recently warned representatives of the Greek tourism leadership in regards to the “dangerous” downward course of Greek congress tourism and what ever … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Amadeus Assists Travel Agents In “Online Arena” by GTP editing team 1 June 2011 by GTP editing team 1 June 2011 “Amadeus Hellas will continue to support travel professionals in every possible way in order to enable the success in their business efforts,” General Manager Amadeus Hellas Eva Karamanou told GTP … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Sea Tourism Forum To Launch Next Month by GTP editing team 1 May 2011 by GTP editing team 1 May 2011 The potential for sea tourism and the development of the economies of Greece, the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea region will be examined during the first Posidonia Sea Tourism … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News HATTA’s General Assembly Brings Good News by GTP editing team 1 May 2011 by GTP editing team 1 May 2011 The president of the outgoing Board of Directors of the Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies (HATTA), Yiorgos Telonis, opened the association’s annual general assembly last month with good … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culinary First National Gastronomy Council Held In Greece by GTP editing team 1 April 2011 by GTP editing team 1 April 2011 “The millions of tourists that visit Greece for a four-day stay each year will eat breakfast at least 60 million times during their stay and therefore gain knowledge of traditional … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Ski Tourism Analyzed At Forum by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 Chaotic bureaucracy, ski resorts that do not bear the appropriate GNTO seal due to land-use matters and the strong competition from neighboring countries are just some of the problems of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Low Cost Carrier Benefits To Greece Discussed by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 “Does Greece’s tourism product benefit from the operation of low cost carriers in the country?” was one of the main questions asked at the “Low cost carriers in the Greek … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News GDS To Promote Travel Agency Growth by GTP editing team 1 January 2011 by GTP editing team 1 January 2011 “We will continue to invest in our online development tools, our e-commerce solutions in order to help our customers diversify and grow their online business,” Amadeus Hellas’ CEO Eva Karamanou … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Forum Puts Thessaloniki In The Spotlight by GTP editing team 1 January 2011 by GTP editing team 1 January 2011 “A city adds value to the professional and the creator depending on the strength of its identity and Thessaloniki must obtain a strong identity,” Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culinary Gastronomy Council At HO.RE.CA. by GTP editing team 1 January 2011 by GTP editing team 1 January 2011 The first “National Council of Gastronomy,” held under the auspices of the Greek National Tourism Organization, will take place at the 6th HO.RE.CA. scheduled for 3-6 February at the ExpoAthens … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
