Opinions A note by the publisher by Lefteris Theofanopoulos 1 February 2004 by Lefteris Theofanopoulos 1 February 2004 Είναι γνωστό ότι οι Έλληνες πολίτες, μοναδική εξαίρεση στις χώρες της Ε. Ένωσης, υποχρεούνται στην κοπιώδη διαδικασία κατάθεσης στοιχείων ή προσωπικής συνέντευξης και στη συνέχεια, στην παραλαβή της απορριπτικής ή … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Opinions A note by the publisher by Lefteris Theofanopoulos 1 January 2004 by Lefteris Theofanopoulos 1 January 2004 The perpetual tale of Olympic Airways — as of December 12, Olympic Airlines — continues with no end in sight. Although the government says it has selected one of five … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Opinions Ελληνικός Οργανισμός Τουρισμού by Lefteris Theofanopoulos 1 December 2003 by Lefteris Theofanopoulos 1 December 2003 Είναι έκδηλη η απαξίωση του οργανισμού σε αναφορές των φορέων του τουρισμού, ημερίδες, συνεντεύξεις, δελτία τύπου και λοιπές συγκεντρώσεις. Στις εκδηλώσεις της Φιλοξένια 2003 ήταν διάχυτες οι αρνητικές αναφορές για … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Opinions A Conflict between Travel Agents and Airlines by Lefteris Theofanopoulos 1 October 2003 by Lefteris Theofanopoulos 1 October 2003 It is not enough that travel agents have to deal with problems within the tourism sector because of global economic problems, war, terrorism and epidemics, but it also has to … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Opinions A note by the publisher by Lefteris Theofanopoulos 1 September 2003 by Lefteris Theofanopoulos 1 September 2003 During the first days of this year, the consul general of the U.S. embassy here in Athens informed the Greek Union of Air Travel Agencies that it was suspending the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Opinions http://www.gtp.gr/greekferries Hμερήσιες αναχωρήσεις & αφίξεις πλοίων στο Internet. by Lefteris Theofanopoulos 1 August 2003 by Lefteris Theofanopoulos 1 August 2003 Στο site του Greek Travel Pages, www.gtp.gr, άρχισε να λειτουργεί μια νέα ενότητα: ο πίνακας των ημερήσιων αναχωρήσεων και αφίξεων δρομολογίων της Ελληνικής ακτοπλοΐας: http://www.gtp.gr/greekferries 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Opinions Τουριστικά Ακίνητα Ο.Τ.Α. by Lefteris Theofanopoulos 1 July 2003 by Lefteris Theofanopoulos 1 July 2003 Το Μάρτιο του 2002 στο περίπτερο της ITB του Βερολίνου δέχθηκα την επίσκεψη στελέχους της Ε.Τ.Α., η οποία ζήτησε τη γνώμη μου για την εταιρεία τους. Απάντησα με δυο ερωτήσεις: … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Opinions A note by the publisher by Lefteris Theofanopoulos 1 June 2003 by Lefteris Theofanopoulos 1 June 2003 Greece and its tourism sector can “thank the gods” for not sending a SARS victim to our shores. If they had, there is no doubt that the incompetence of our … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Opinions A note by the publisher by Lefteris Theofanopoulos 1 May 2003 by Lefteris Theofanopoulos 1 May 2003 Europe’s airline industry continues to suffer. The war in Iraq and a deadly respiratory disease added to the financial woes of the aviation industry, which was already struggling from two … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Opinions … NO COMMENT by Lefteris Theofanopoulos 1 April 2003 by Lefteris Theofanopoulos 1 April 2003 … NO COMMENT 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Opinions Rodos, the Island of Sun by Lefteris Theofanopoulos 1 March 2003 by Lefteris Theofanopoulos 1 March 2003 Internet sites today are so numerous it’s next to impossible to count them. Most are simple sites with specific product information. Then there are dedicated sites that take you into … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Opinions A note by the publisher by Lefteris Theofanopoulos 1 February 2003 by Lefteris Theofanopoulos 1 February 2003 Μεγάλη αγανάκτηση διακατέχει τους ιδιοκτήτες των 40.000 επιχειρήσεων του κλάδου, γιατί το ΤΕΒΕ τους υποχρεώνει με μικρό αριθμό δωματίων να ασφαλίζονται υποχρεωτικά στο ταμείο τους, καταβάλλοντας ετησίως 700.000 δρχ 2054 … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Opinions A note by the publisher by Lefteris Theofanopoulos 1 January 2003 by Lefteris Theofanopoulos 1 January 2003 On January 1, Greece takes over the presidency of the European Union for six months. For the tourism sector this should mean an opportunity to place the country’s most important … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Opinions Η αλαζονεία της αερομεταφοράς by Lefteris Theofanopoulos 1 March 2002 by Lefteris Theofanopoulos 1 March 2002 Το 1944 η δημιουργία της ΙΑΤΑ εξυπηρέτησε την ανάπτυξη και μεγέθυνση των διεθνών αερομεταφορών με εφαρμογές (κανονισμούς) εναρμονισμένων πρακτικών, αλλά και ανοχή μονοπωλιακών και καταχρηστικών ενεργειών των αερομεταφορών, το δε … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Misc A note by the publisher by Lefteris Theofanopoulos 1 February 2002 by Lefteris Theofanopoulos 1 February 2002 Two very different yet very unique members of the Greek travel trade are no longer with us. Last month, two of our most cherished members died of heart attacks. Our … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Opinions A note by the publisher by Lefteris Theofanopoulos 1 January 2002 by Lefteris Theofanopoulos 1 January 2002 The immediate after affects of the, until September 11, unimaginable attack against humanity by terrorists are grave for some. But tourism is perhaps the world’s strongest economic sector as people … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Opinions The Hellenic Association of Travel & Tourism Agents by GTP editing team 1 December 2001 by GTP editing team 1 December 2001 HATTA, the oldest travel association in the world, this month celebrates its 75th anniversary. The association has played a pivotal role in the life of Greece’s tourism development throughout its … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Opinions A note by the publisher by GTP editing team 1 October 2001 by GTP editing team 1 October 2001 As the ‘war’ between the U.S. and terrorism broke out in North America, a small but pungent war broke out in Athens between air travel agencies and the world’s airlines … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Opinions A note by the publisher by GTP editing team 1 September 2001 by GTP editing team 1 September 2001 No one can blame business people for doing their best to get better prices for the services they must pay in order to get a job done. But there should … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Opinions A note by the publisher by GTP editing team 1 August 2001 by GTP editing team 1 August 2001 There were some very discontent tourists down below the Acropolis last month. Some of these people came from as far away as Japan with their main purpose being to visit … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
