Happenings Homeport Heraklion Welcomes The Costa Mediterranea by GTP editing team 26 July 2013 by GTP editing team 26 July 2013 A special event was held on 19 July to welcome the arrival of Italian cruise ship Costa Mediterranea at Heraklion Port. The ship’s arrival officially launched Costa Cruises summer routes … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Happenings “This is MY Athens” Celebrates Second Anniversary by GTP editing team 24 July 2013 by GTP editing team 24 July 2013 The participants of “This is MY Athens” recently celebrated the volunteer program’s second anniversary with an “open to all” Greek hospitality event for tourists visiting the Greek capital. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Travelport Holds Summer Media Event In The UK by Nikos Krinis 15 July 2013 by Nikos Krinis 15 July 2013 Travelport recently held a media event at its European headquarters in the UK and gathered together journalists from Travelport locations across Europe. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Happenings Western Macedonia Promoted To Ukrainian Travel Agents by GTP editing team 12 July 2013 by GTP editing team 12 July 2013 Travel agents from the Ukraine recently experienced the culture, monuments, archaeological sites, nature, products, flavors and the Greek hospitality during a familiarization tour of the region of Western Macedonia and … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Happenings Pegasus Airlines Launches Athens-Istanbul Daily Flights by GTP editing team 11 July 2013 by GTP editing team 11 July 2013 Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines in late June launched a daily connection from Athens International Airport (AIA) “Eleftherios Venizelos” to Sabiha Gökçen International Airport in Istanbul. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Happenings Cretan Beauty Is Miss Tourism Planet 2013 by GTP editing team 8 July 2013 by GTP editing team 8 July 2013 Nineteen-year-old Mikaela Fotiadi from Ierapetra, Crete, won the title of Miss Tourism Planet in Athens last week. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Happenings French Gastronomy Festival In Athens Wraps Up On First Day Of Summer by GTP editing team 27 June 2013 by GTP editing team 27 June 2013 The events of the 3rd Festival of French Gastronomy concluded on world music day and the first day of summer, 21 June, at the Sofitel Athens Airport restaurant Karavi. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Happenings Athens Info-Point Hosts Live Greek Tragedy Performances by GTP editing team 21 June 2013 by GTP editing team 21 June 2013 Athenians and visitors to the Greek capital on Wednesday, 19 June, had the opportunity to see a brief presentation of ancient Greek drama at the city’s visitors information center (info-point) … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Happenings Lufthansa’s “Queen Of The Skies” Debuts At Athens International Airport by GTP editing team 18 June 2013 by GTP editing team 18 June 2013 German carrier Lufthansa’s “Queen of the Skies” or B747-8 aircraft, made its debut flight from Germany today, 18 June, and touched down at Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos.” 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Happenings Manessis Introduces Family Summer Club Program To Greek Travel Agents by GTP editing team 18 June 2013 by GTP editing team 18 June 2013 Manessis Travel recently hosted a weekend stay in Porto Heli on 14-16 June for 50 Greek travel agents and their families from Athens and other areas of Greece, to introduce … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Happenings SkyTeam Holds Event To Thank Greek Travel Partners by GTP editing team 17 June 2013 by GTP editing team 17 June 2013 Global airline alliance SkyTeam recently hosted a dinner at Botrini’s restaurant in Athens to show its appreciation to all Greek travel partners for their continued support. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Happenings Sonia Village Hotel Celebrates European Distinction by GTP editing team 13 June 2013 by GTP editing team 13 June 2013 The owners of the Sonia Village Hotel in Chalkidiki recently held an event to celebrate the hotel’s first place in the 2013 European RELACS Awards for Green Energy in Tourism. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Happenings Spetses Promoted As Leisure Destination For Arab Countries by GTP editing team 12 June 2013 by GTP editing team 12 June 2013 MidEast Travel and the Poseidonion Grand Hotel recently promoted Spetses Island as one of the top Greek destinations for leisure travel during a familiarization trip held for prominent figures of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Happenings Hollywood Stars Attend 3rd Athens Open Air Film Festival Opening by GTP editing team 12 June 2013 by GTP editing team 12 June 2013 Hollywood stars Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy were in the Greek capital on 11 June and attended the premiere of their film “Before Midnight” that opened the 3rd Athens Open … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Happenings Mt. Athos Introduced To Chinese Journalists by GTP editing team 11 June 2013 by GTP editing team 11 June 2013 For two days, six journalists from Shanghai toured Mount Athos and areas around the Aristotelian Mountain to record the features of the area as a tourism destination. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Happenings AirFastTickets Throws Office Warming Party by GTP editing team 5 June 2013 by GTP editing team 5 June 2013 Greek online booking company AirFastTickets threw a big party on 4 June to celebrate the opening of its new and very impressive office in Piraeus. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Happenings Yalos Takes Us On A Journey To The World Of Ouzo by GTP editing team 30 May 2013 by GTP editing team 30 May 2013 The great tradition of “Ouzo” on Lesvos Island and its hometown Plomari is introduced to the world through the pages of a luxury publication that presents Greece’s national drink through … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Happenings Russian VIP Travel Agents Tour Mount Athos Area by GTP editing team 24 May 2013 by GTP editing team 24 May 2013 Thirteen Russian travel agents that exclusively handle VIP clients, were recently introduced to the tourism possibilities of the Mount Athos area during a familiarization trip organized by MidEast Travel. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Happenings British Ambassador Visits Heraklion Port by GTP editing team 24 May 2013 by GTP editing team 24 May 2013 The British Ambassador to Athens, John Kittmer, was received today, 23 May, by Heraklion Port Authority President and CEO, Ioannis Bras, in Heraklion, Crete. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Happenings MidEast Travel Teams Up With Turkish Airlines To Promote Greek Tourism by GTP editing team 18 May 2013 by GTP editing team 18 May 2013 Travel agents from Russia and eight countries from Asia and the Middle East recently experienced Greece’s 5-star hotels, major sights and discovered the many options Greece offers as a tourism … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
