Hospitality Greek Gov’t to Clamp Down on Unregistered Short-term Rentals by GTP editing team 23 September 2016 by GTP editing team 23 September 2016 In efforts to ensure fair play, Greek finance ministry officials are examining measures to tackle a growing shadow hospitality sector resulting from unregistered short-term rentals which cost the economy some … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates GTP Gets the Grand Tour of Athens’ New Gem: The Electra Metropolis by GTP editing team 16 September 2016 by GTP editing team 16 September 2016 The brand new Electra Metropolis, the fifth hotel of Electra Hotels & Resorts, has opened its doors in the building which up until 2004 housed the Education Ministry on Mitropoleos … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Chain-brand Hotels on the Rise in Greece by GTP editing team 6 September 2016 by GTP editing team 6 September 2016 Greece is attracting the interest of major chains for the construction of new hotels and the investment in new accommodation enterprises. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Summer Blow to Greece’s Small Hospitality Businesses, Viability at Risk by GTP editing team 2 September 2016 by GTP editing team 2 September 2016 Small accommodation businesses active in tourism have taken a blow this year, recording decreased arrivals and overnight stays as well as diminishing revenue, according to the Confederation of Entrepreneurs of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Special Hotel Discounts for Greek Travellers on Samos, Lesvos, Chios, Kos and Leros by GTP editing team 18 August 2016 by GTP editing team 18 August 2016 The hotel associations of Samos, Lesvos, Chios, Kos and Leros are joining the Tourism Ministry’s efforts to boost domestic tourism and are offering Greek travellers special discounts on room prices … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Greek Property Owners Prefer Tourists to Tenants by GTP editing team 2 August 2016 by GTP editing team 2 August 2016 At the prospect of making an added 50 or 60 euros a day, Greek property owners are preferring to lease to tourists instead of long-term tenants as more and more … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Greek Hotels See High Level Of Guest Satisfaction In June by GTP editing team 2 August 2016 by GTP editing team 2 August 2016 Hotels in Greece are keeping their customers very satisfied as demonstrated by the high guest satisfaction index for June 2016 compared to the corresponding index for the country’s rival destinations. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Greek Laws Greece Draft Law: Hefty Fines for Illegal Home Rentals to Tourists by GTP editing team 1 August 2016 by GTP editing team 1 August 2016 According to a draft law currently being examined at the Greek finance ministry, individuals found renting properties to tourists illegally will be subject to hefty fines. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Costa Navarino Boosts Greek Economy by €1bn, Study Says by GTP editing team 1 August 2016 by GTP editing team 1 August 2016 Luxury tourism resort Costa Navarino in Messinia, southwest Peloponnese, is reported to have thus far injected some 1 billion euros into the Greek economy, according to a survey presented today … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Evia Island Sees French Tourist Numbers Dwindle by GTP editing team 27 July 2016 by GTP editing team 27 July 2016 Tourism traffic from France to the Greek island of Evia appears to be on a downward trend with hundreds of bookings up in the air following the recent close of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Aldemar Resorts: Where Astronauts Vacation While in Greece by GTP editing team 27 July 2016 by GTP editing team 27 July 2016 It’s no secret that Aldemar Resorts on the island of Crete are where celebrities chose to spend their moments of respite. And this year could be no different with Russia’s … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality ICAP: Greece Tourism Growth Boosts Hospitality Sector by GTP editing team 22 July 2016 by GTP editing team 22 July 2016 Greece’s hospitality sector is seeing a boost in revenues thanks to an ongoing upward trend in tourism, a recent ICAP sector study reveals. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality UNWTO and Partners Launch e-toolkit to Lower Energy Use in Hotels by GTP editing team 13 July 2016 by GTP editing team 13 July 2016 The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and its partners in the Nearly Zero Energy Hotels (neZEH) initiative have launched a new tool aimed at lowering energy use in hotels. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Occupancy Down Across Athens Hotels for January-June, Hoteliers Express Concern by GTP editing team 12 July 2016 by GTP editing team 12 July 2016 The Athens-Attica & Argosaronic Hotel Association expressed concern on Tuesday after presenting data showing that the performance at hotels in the Greek capital took a tumble in the first half … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Greek Hotels Obliged to Display Special Information Card for Guests by GTP editing team 11 July 2016 by GTP editing team 11 July 2016 All hoteliers in Greece are obliged to prominently display a special “customer information card” in their hotels for guests to see, according to new legislation. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Greece’s New Hotel Tax to Come Into Effect in 2018 by GTP editing team 30 June 2016 by GTP editing team 30 June 2016 The General Secretariat of Public Revenue on Thursday issued a circular that includes details on how a new levy will be charged to Greek accommodation units. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Closed Athens Ledra Hotel Going Up for Auction by GTP editing team 8 June 2016 by GTP editing team 8 June 2016 The central Athens Ledra Hotel is poised to go on the auction block next month, following its shutdown in late May due to financial difficulties. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Study: Number, Size of Greek Hotels on the Rise by GTP editing team 2 June 2016 by GTP editing team 2 June 2016 Hotels are popping up in Greece with their dynamic marking a 52 percent increase between 1990 and 2015, according to research results announced by the Institute for Tourism Research and … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality ITEP: Greece May See Increase in Tourist Arrivals this Year, but Not in All Destinations by GTP editing team 1 June 2016 by GTP editing team 1 June 2016 Greece may see an increase in international tourist arrivals this year, though with mixed results across individual destinations, according to the annual study of the Institute for Tourism Research and … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality What’s Up with the Sharing Economy? Commission to Decide by GTP editing team 1 June 2016 by GTP editing team 1 June 2016 If there ever was a practice causing commotion in the travel industry then “sharing economy” is it. Now, the future of the business that has brought hospitality sector professionals to … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
