Company updates Vita Hotels Takes Crete by Storm with New Investments by GTP editing team 3 February 2015 by GTP editing team 3 February 2015 Hotel group Vita Hotels has added two new accommodation investments on the island of Crete to its portfolio, striking a deal, in the meantime, with UK travel providers Thomas Cook … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Greek Hoteliers Mildly Optimistic for First Three Months of 2015 by GTP editing team 2 February 2015 by GTP editing team 2 February 2015 The Greek hotel sector is mildly optimistic for the first quarter of 2015 and expects slight improvements in occupancy levels and room rates for the market in general in comparison … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Greece’s All-Inclusive Model Fine-Tuned to Benefit Local Economies by GTP editing team 30 January 2015 by GTP editing team 30 January 2015 The newly-elected leftist government Syriza said on Thursday, that it has no intention to do away with the all-inclusive resort model but instead focus on making it beneficial for local … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Historic Greek Luxury Resort Asteras Open for Business by GTP editing team 30 January 2015 by GTP editing team 30 January 2015 The historic coastal Asteras hotel resort in the southern Athens suburb of Vouliagmeni will remain open in 2015. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Costa Navarino Welcomes Greece’s New Tourism Season in February by GTP editing team 30 January 2015 by GTP editing team 30 January 2015 Costa Navarino in Messinia will welcome the 2015 season with The Westin Resort Costa Navarino, the signature golf courses The Dunes Course & The Bay Course and the awarded Anazoe … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Summer Holidays in Greece Concern for UK Press by GTP editing team 29 January 2015 by GTP editing team 29 January 2015 Described by the Independent as a “political earthquake that is rumbling from the Aegean across Europe”, the January 25 victory of the leftist Syriza party in Greece, seems to have … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality European Hotel Industry: Athens among Key Market Performers for December 2014 by GTP editing team 28 January 2015 by GTP editing team 28 January 2015 Hotels in Athens, Greece, last month reported the second largest increase in occupancy on a European level, according to data released by STR Global on the European hotel industry for … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality NYT: Greece’s All-Inclusive Resorts in the Eye of the Storm by GTP editing team 22 January 2015 by GTP editing team 22 January 2015 Tourism industry professionals in Greece are expressing concerns ahead of Sunday’s general elections as fears grow that should the leftist Syriza party come to power, it will hinder progress made … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Greek Laws New Hotel Star Classification System Introduced in Greece by GTP editing team 12 January 2015 by GTP editing team 12 January 2015 A ministerial decision introducing a new mandatory star rating system for hotels in Greece was published on Friday in the Government Gazette. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Tourism Ministry Paves Way for Youth Hostels in Greece by GTP editing team 5 January 2015 by GTP editing team 5 January 2015 With a recent draft bill, the Tourism Ministry is laying the groundwork for the creation of youth hostels in Greece, which will provide cheaper accommodation for young travellers under 26. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Athens Tops European League with Hotel Occupancy Growth in November by GTP editing team 24 December 2014 by GTP editing team 24 December 2014 The Greek capital, Athens, once again reported the largest occupancy increase and revenue per available room (RevPAR) growth in Europe, according to data released by STR Global on the European … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality SETE Aims to Include Local Businesses in All-Inclusive Deals by GTP editing team 23 December 2014 by GTP editing team 23 December 2014 In efforts to balance the benefits of incoming tourism to Greece, the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) aims to create a model that will see all-inclusive resorts working together with local … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Italy Fines TripAdvisor for Fake Reviews by GTP editing team 23 December 2014 by GTP editing team 23 December 2014 The Italian Competition Authority has slapped Tripadvisor with a 500,000-euro fine for failing to adopt controls to prevent false reviews. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality HOTREC Calls for Parity Clauses from Hotel Distribution Contracts to be Banned by GTP editing team 18 December 2014 by GTP editing team 18 December 2014 HOTREC, the organization representing the hotel sector in Europe, said it opposes to any commitment by Online Travel Agents trying to maintain parity clauses in hotel room distribution in one … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality EU Launches Market Tests in Investigations in Online Hotel Booking Sector by French, Swedish and Italian Competition Authorities by GTP editing team 17 December 2014 by GTP editing team 17 December 2014 The European Commission has announced the launch of market tests in antitrust investigations by the French, Swedish and Italian competition authorities in the online hotel booking sector. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality New Travel Package to Add Culture to Conference Tourism in Thessaloniki by GTP editing team 17 December 2014 by GTP editing team 17 December 2014 Thessaloniki’s Olympic Museum and Mediterranean Palace Hotel have embarked on an initiative that aims to simultaneously boost the conference and cultural side of the Greek northern city to a global … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality European Travel Professionals Express Concern on Possible ‘Hasty’ Hotel VAT Hike in Greece by GTP editing team 13 December 2014 by GTP editing team 13 December 2014 Tour operators and travel agents in Europe have joined Greek tourism professionals in their request to the Greek Government to not increase the Value Added Tax (VAT) rate for hotel … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Greek Hotels Chamber Eyes Chinese Tourism Market with the Help of Baidu by GTP editing team 11 December 2014 by GTP editing team 11 December 2014 The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels (HCH) announced its plans to tap into the Chinese market on Wednesday using China’s leading search engine as its primary tool. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Kefalogianni Expresses “Serious Reservations” about Effectiveness of Hotel VAT Increase for Greece by GTP editing team 7 December 2014 by GTP editing team 7 December 2014 Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni expressed reservations about the effectiveness of the increase of the Value Added Tax (VAT) rate for hotel accommodation from 6.5 percent at present to 13 … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Travel Package Directive: European Council Agrees on “General Approach”, Industry Professionals Express Concern by GTP editing team 5 December 2014 by GTP editing team 5 December 2014 The Council of the European Union has agreed on a “general approach” for the reform of the Travel Package Directive, amending the European Commission’s earlier proposals. The “general approach” is … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
