Event News U.S. And Canadian Travel Agents Invited To Greece by GTP editing team 1 February 2010 by GTP editing team 1 February 2010 With an aim to increase Greek tourism, Royal Olympic Athens hotel and the Hellenic American Chamber of Tourism announced that they would host two familiarization trips (of nine days each) … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Minister Calls To Update Tourism Model by GTP editing team 1 January 2010 by GTP editing team 1 January 2010 Greece has a “tough” currency and increased labor costs while images recently released have been devastating for the country’s tourism: fires, terrorism attacks, prison escapes and battle scenes on the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News HATTA Celebrates World Tourism Day by Nikos Krinis 1 November 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 November 2009 This year HATTA celebrated World Tourism Day by honoring the most important cultural event of the year for Greece: the opening of the new Acropolis Museum. On 28 September HATTA … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Amadeus Announces New Initiatives by Nikos Krinis 1 November 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 November 2009 The new distribution platform “Content Inn by Amadeus” has come to Greece to fill the gap in customer demand for quick and easy access to hotel suppliers and other travel … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Athens Classic Marathon Expo 2009 by GTP editing team 1 October 2009 by GTP editing team 1 October 2009 The third Athens Classic Marathon Expo, which focuses on running, lifestyle, sports and tourism, health and fitness, is the perfect opportunity to promote Greece as a sports tourism destination, said … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Workshop Enlightens Hoteliers by GTP editing team 1 September 2009 by GTP editing team 1 September 2009 An electronic register of all Greek tourism businesses will be prepared and presented by the end of the year, Tourism Minister Kostas Markopoulos said at a marketing workshop held recently … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Greece Focuses On U.S. Visa Waiver Program by GTP editing team 1 August 2009 by GTP editing team 1 August 2009 Greece’s long-awaited inclusion in the U.S. visa waiver program is expected to take place by the end of the year, according to negotiations at the recent summit of the 56-nation … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Greek-Turkish Tourism Cooperation by GTP editing team 1 August 2009 by GTP editing team 1 August 2009 While on an official visit to Ankara last month, Tourism Minister Kostas Markopoulos informed his Turkish counterpart, Ertugrul Gunay, of the ministry’s decision to organize the “8th Greek-Turkish Tourism Forum” … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Greece Takes French Lesson On Tourism by Nikos Krinis 1 August 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 August 2009 An initiative taken for the first time in Greece by an embassy that represents one of the most developed tourism countries in the world deserves many congratulations, said Nikos Angelopoulos, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Chalkidiki Hoteliers Attend Workshop by GTP editing team 1 August 2009 by GTP editing team 1 August 2009 The profile of today’s visitor and ways of approaching the Greek tourist were analyzed last month in Chalkidiki at a workshop organized by the Hellenic Hotels Federation and the Halkidiki … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Exclusive Yachting Athens – International Boat Show by GTP editing team 22 July 2009 by GTP editing team 22 July 2009 Exclusive Yachting 2009, the 8th in-water boat exhibition and presentation of yachting and lifestyle products and services will be held this year on 17-22 September at the Alsity Marina in … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Athens Sphere Attracts Thousands by GTP editing team 1 July 2009 by GTP editing team 1 July 2009 The first World of Athens roadshow, part of a series of international events of an extensive advertizing campaign for the promotion of Athens, took place at Potters Fields Park in … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Piraeus Prefect Discusses Tourism by Nikos Krinis 1 July 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 July 2009 The Piraeus Prefecture recently held a meeting that focused on tourism and ways to deal with the economic crisis in the areas and islands within its jurisdiction. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Tourism Among Priorities On PM’s Agenda by Nikos Krinis 1 June 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 June 2009 The government’s goal is the preservation and support of Greece’s tourism product’s potential and everyone should aim to transform the global crisis into a national opportunity, Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Online Bookings Can Support Tourism by Nikos Krinis 1 May 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 May 2009 The key role of online reservations and strategies for the development of the global tourism industry in the coming years was recently presented to Greek hoteliers at a workshop organized … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Rodos to Create Ecomuseum by Nikos Krinis 1 March 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 March 2009 The creation of an Ecomuseum (a museum without walls with natural habitats appearing as exhibition halls) on Rodos as an addition to the island’s tourism product was the main topic … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Eastern Macedonia-Thrace for Alternative Tourism by Nikos Krinis 1 February 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 February 2009 For many years Greece has promoted the classical form of tourism, the so-called “sun and sea,” but alternative forms of tourist interest should be considered as well for areas that … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Athens Promoted at EIBTM by Nikos Krinis 1 January 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 January 2009 Athens was recently promoted as a destination for events, meetings and incentives to more than 30 countries of Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australia by the Athens Convention … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Hoteliers Enlightened On Social Media by Nikos Krinis 1 January 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 January 2009 Greek hotels do not take advantage of today’s technology, according to the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises’ Ideas & Action Council (SID) forum held recently titled “Internet Social Media: On-line … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Lefkada Stands Up to Economic Crisis by Nikos Krinis 1 January 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 January 2009 The prefecture and the Local Authorities Union of Lefkada held a press conference recently where the prospects of tourism development for the island in 2009 were discussed. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
