Event News Athens Half Marathon Breaks Records by GTP editing team 21 March 2016 by GTP editing team 21 March 2016 More than 17,000 runners and two new records marked this year’s Athens Half Marathon, which took place in the Greek capital on Sunday. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Hydrotherapy Takes Center Stage in Athens for World Water Day by GTP editing team 21 March 2016 by GTP editing team 21 March 2016 The secrets and benefits of thermal spring treatments will take center stage tomorrow at Syntagma Square, where more than 50 members of the Hellenic Association of Municipalities with Thermal Springs … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Exhibitions Travel Agents See High Interest for Greece at ITB 2016 by GTP editing team 18 March 2016 by GTP editing team 18 March 2016 A tourism delegation of Greek travel agents visited Berlin during the ITB trade show on March 9-13 to promote Greece, exhibit their services and discuss partnerships with foreign tour operators. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News ‘Athens Social Media in Tourism’ Meet to Shed Light on the Digital World by GTP editing team 18 March 2016 by GTP editing team 18 March 2016 It’s all about being digital, branding better and selling more at the Social Media in Tourism Conference, set to take place on April 11 at the Center of Sustainable Entrepreneurship … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Happenings Ioannina’s Epirus Palace Stands Out for Carnival Revelry by GTP editing team 18 March 2016 by GTP editing team 18 March 2016 True to the traditions of the region, the 5-star Epirus Palace Hotel in northern Greece, celebrated Carnival weekend and Clean Monday with a series of events that highlighted the age-old … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Exhibitions UNWTO Projects a Positive 2016 for Tourism in Greece by GTP editing team 17 March 2016 by GTP editing team 17 March 2016 UNWTO Secretary-General Taleb Rifai on Thursday expressed the confidence of the organization in the continued growth of the tourism sector in Greece. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news ‘Business as Usual’ for Athens at ITB 2016 by GTP editing team 17 March 2016 by GTP editing team 17 March 2016 Despite the ongoing publicity of the refugee crisis, Athens has not lost ground as a leisure tourism and city break destination, according to the Athens Convention & Visitors Bureau (ACVB). 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Exhibitions ITB: Thessaloniki Hotels Association Cautiously Optimistic about 2016 Tourism Season by GTP editing team 17 March 2016 by GTP editing team 17 March 2016 The Thessaloniki Hotels Association predicts an increase in last minute bookings to Greece this season but expresses concern regarding the impact of the refugee crisis on the destination. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Athens Gets Ready for Fifth Half Marathon on March 20 – Last Chance to Register! by GTP editing team 17 March 2016 by GTP editing team 17 March 2016 Those who are still interested in participating in the 5th Athens Half Marathon to be held on Sunday, March 20, in the Greek capital, still have a chance, it was … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Earth Hour 2016: Hotel Grande Bretagne, King George Go Dark for a Brighter Future by GTP editing team 17 March 2016 by GTP editing team 17 March 2016 By spending an hour in the dark this Saturday, March 19, the Grande Bretagne and King George hotels will join millions around the world to send a powerful message about … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Astir Palace: Athenian Riviera a la française by GTP editing team 17 March 2016 by GTP editing team 17 March 2016 The Astir Palace will participate in the “Gout de France” initiative of the French Embassy and celebrate French culture and cuisine through flavors on March 19, 20 and 21 at … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Happenings Greece Showcased to Iranian Travel Agents by Turkish Airlines, Travel Plan by GTP editing team 17 March 2016 by GTP editing team 17 March 2016 Turkish Airlines and Travel Plan recently took a group of nine travel agents from Tehran, Iran, on a four-day familiarisation trip to Greece for them to sample some of what … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Lights Out in Athens Airport for Earth Hour 2016 by GTP editing team 17 March 2016 by GTP editing team 17 March 2016 For the eighth year in a row, Athens International Airport (AIA) joins the WWF’s global initiative “Earth Hour” on Saturday, March 19. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel CAPA Summit: New Era of Travel Means Unbundling by GTP editing team 16 March 2016 by GTP editing team 16 March 2016 One could safely say that unbundling was the focus of last week’s CAPA Airlines in Transition Summit. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Exhibitions Halkidiki at ITB 2016: ‘Travel Bookings Influenced by Refugee Crisis’ by GTP editing team 16 March 2016 by GTP editing team 16 March 2016 The management of the refugee crisis in the coming months will determine if Greece will see an increase in tourism arrivals, as the country must first maintain its reputation as … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Exhibitions ‘Santorini the One’ Shows Up in Style at ITB 2016 by GTP editing team 16 March 2016 by GTP editing team 16 March 2016 Santorini authorities and tourism sector professionals made sure the popular Cycladic island would steal the show at this year’s ITB tourism fair, which took place in Berlin, last week. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Hilton Athens Celebrates Earth Hour 2016 by GTP editing team 16 March 2016 by GTP editing team 16 March 2016 Hilton Athens will be marking Earth Hour 2016 from 8:30 pm – 9:30 pm local time on Saturday, March 19. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Trip2Taste Travels the Aegean with Cycladic Cafe Cheese & Wine Events by GTP editing team 16 March 2016 by GTP editing team 16 March 2016 In the midst of the busy city center, at Athens’ Museum of Cycladic Art, visitors, gourmands and foodies will have the chance every Thursday and Friday to indulge in and … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Chambers Gear Up to Promote Northern Greece as All-year Tourist Pick by GTP editing team 15 March 2016 by GTP editing team 15 March 2016 Five chambers of Northern Greece have teamed up to discuss ways to promote the region as a tourist destination during a workshop on April 1 to be held at the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel CAPA Summit 2016: Getting the Customer’s Attention and Keeping It by GTP editing team 15 March 2016 by GTP editing team 15 March 2016 Google, Ryanair and Uber were the perhaps the three words that dominated the sessions of this year’s CAPA Airlines in Transition Summit held in Dublin last week, where the world’s … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail