Laws, Regulations & Policy Measures To Boost Tourism Announced, Minister by GTP editing team 12 September 2012 by GTP editing team 12 September 2012 Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni attended the Hellenic Federation of Hoteliers’ board meeting on Tuesday 11 September and announced a series of measures for Greek tourism development and ways to attract … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Greek Aviation, Land Transport To Change For The Better by GTP editing team 11 September 2012 by GTP editing team 11 September 2012 Plans to modernize Greek aviation and land passenger transport and overturn obstacles that prevent foreigners from visiting Greece were announced recently by Transport Minister Kostis Hatzidakis. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Hotel Chamber Informed On Labor Issues by GTP editing team 11 September 2012 by GTP editing team 11 September 2012 Employer contributions to the national health insurance fund IKA-ETAM will be cut by five percent next year, Labor Minister Ioannis Vroutsis informed the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels on Monday 10 … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Schengen Visas In The Spotlight by GTP editing team 11 September 2012 by GTP editing team 11 September 2012 All consular authorities of Greece are instructed to extensively use all Schengen visa system facilities to issue visas without delay and with the minimum of formalities, Foreign Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Social Tourism Programs To Make A Comeback In 2013 by GTP editing team 11 September 2012 by GTP editing team 11 September 2012 The subsidized social tourism holiday programs that were cancelled this year are scheduled to re-launch in 2013, according to Labor Minister Ioannis Vroutsis. The social tourism programs provided subsidized vacations … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Efforts For Athens’ Tourism Promotion Announced by GTP editing team 10 September 2012 by GTP editing team 10 September 2012 The Tourism Ministry and the City of Athens in early September announced a twofold effort that will address the tourism disincentives of the city center and see to the creation … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy PM Skips Tourism At 77th TIF, Professionals Not Worried by GTP editing team 10 September 2012 by GTP editing team 10 September 2012 The word “tourism” was not on Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’ agenda at this year’s Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) held at the Thessaloniki International Exhibition Center, 8-16 September. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Land Transportation GEPOET Discusses Tourism Issues With Transport Minister by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 A bill that will regulate the legal details in regards to the pending liberalization of land passenger transport will be tabled in parliament in April 2013 by the Transport Ministry, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy VAT Cut For Restaurants Not Possible This Year by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 “The VAT rate on food catering services will not be reduced this year even though it was it was a commitment of the government,” Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni said last … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Hoteliers Slam Illegal Accommodation In Northern Greece by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 “These bogus apartments-to-let have not decreased and even more have opened and are even advertised via the most known and reliable tourism sites as establishments that provide high quality services … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Hotel Chamber Re-Submits Proposal For Social Tourism Programs by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels last month re-submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Labor and Social Security to reform and take on the subsidized social tourism holiday programs of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Visa-Free Pilot Program Proves A Success by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 The visa facilitation pilot program launched in June that allows non-European Union citizens to enter Greece from Turkey and visit five Greek Eastern Aegean islands without a visa from a … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Government Stalls VAT Reduction On Food Catering Services by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 The VAT rate on food catering services will be reduced once the Greek economy’s fiscal sector is stabilized, Deputy Finance Minister George Mavraganis said in Parliament on Friday, 31 August. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel ECTAA: Still No Refund For Spanair And Malev Customers by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 “A solution to the bankruptcies of airlines is vital,” the Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies (HATTA) said last month citing a statement released by the European Travel Agents … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Tourism Ministry To Focus On Greece’s Troubled Air Transport by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 The Tourism Ministry will seek cooperation with other ministries to upgrade Greece’s regional airports and increase Athens airport’s competitiveness, according to Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Athens Center In Need Of Protection, Tourism Minister by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 “The improvement of public safety is a prerequisite for tourism development especially in the historic center of the capital but also more widely throughout Athens,” Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni said … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy New Tourism Ministry Has Work Cut Out by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 The re-establishment of the new Tourism Ministry in June was welcomed by the vast majority of Greek tourism professionals who are expecting a series of chronic issues to be solved … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy 10 Tourism Priorities, Greek PM by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 Last year, while representing the main opposition of the Greek Government, today’s Prime Minister Antonis Samaras promised a room full of hoteliers (during the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels’ first general … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Initiatives Priorities Set To Boost Tourism Inflow To Greece by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 The simplification of the procedure for issuing Schengen visas to increase the inflow of tourists to Greece and the protection of the country’s image via crisis management, were two priorities … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy G20 Commits To Visa Issue, Greece Makes Proposals by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 “While recognizing the sovereign right of States to control the entry of foreign nationals, we will work towards developing travel facilitation initiatives in support of job creation, quality work, poverty … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
