MICE Designing Investment Policy For Greek Tourism by GTP editing team 1 November 2006 by GTP editing team 1 November 2006 For Greece to become a more attractive tourism destination, investment must be oriented to improving quality of life by combining the uniqueness of the Greek lifestyle experience with the standards … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news International Tourism Exhibit To Be Held in Athens by GTP editing team 1 November 2006 by GTP editing team 1 November 2006 The first International Tourism Salon (ITS) – Athens 2006 will be held November 30 through December 3 at the Piraeus Port Authority Center (OLP). 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Rodos Hosts Large Association Meeting by GTP editing team 1 November 2006 by GTP editing team 1 November 2006 For the first time in its 45-year history, the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) will hold its annual meetings in Greece at the Sofitel Capsis Hotel and “Marika Capsis … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Athens Wins Bid to Host City Break 2007 by GTP editing team 1 October 2006 by GTP editing team 1 October 2006 Athens will host next year’s City Break exhibition, and European Cities Tourism’s (ECT) annual conference, which is also the sponsor of the exhibition. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Cultural Tourism Conference At Philoxenia by GTP editing team 1 October 2006 by GTP editing team 1 October 2006 For the first time, a cultural and heritage tourism conference will be held at the Philoxenia tourism fair, November 16-19. Holding a conference during the popular and well-attended Philoxenia fair … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Arab-Hellenic Forum Venue for Tourism by GTP editing team 1 October 2006 by GTP editing team 1 October 2006 Greece is aiming to be one of the top five tourism destinations, said Tourism Minister Fani Palli-Petralia, at the first forum organized by the Arab-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce & Development. … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Annual PCO Congress To Be Held in Athens by GTP editing team 1 October 2006 by GTP editing team 1 October 2006 The Second General Assembly and Annual Congress of the European Federation of the Associations of PCOs will take place at the Helexpo Congress and Exhibition Centre in Athens December 8th … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Future of European Aviation Regulation Discussed by GTP editing team 1 October 2006 by GTP editing team 1 October 2006 In an unprecedented initiative, European Union Transportation Commissioner Jacques Barrot convened a meeting of Europe’s aviation industry leaders and their regulators for a one-day conference in Brussels titled, “The Future … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Sustainable Tourism Forum To Be Held on Rodos by GTP editing team 1 October 2006 by GTP editing team 1 October 2006 Next month, the second international tourism forum will take place on Rodos. This year’s theme is Competitiveness Through Sustainability: Opportunities and Challenges for Mediterranean Destinations.” 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Tourism and Development Conference Set for October by GTP editing team 1 September 2006 by GTP editing team 1 September 2006 The Association for Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) is holding its fifth Tourism and Development Conference in Athens on October 16 and 17. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Mediterranean Travel Fair Being Held in Cairo by GTP editing team 1 September 2006 by GTP editing team 1 September 2006 Despite tensions in the Middle East, the Mediterranean Travel Fair 2006 (MTF) will be held in Cairo from September 5th through the 7th, and by all indications it is set … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Helexpo To Open New Expo Center in March by GTP editing team 1 August 2006 by GTP editing team 1 August 2006 Last month, Helexpo, Greece’s national exhibition agency, signed a five-year renewable lease with Olympic Athletic Center of Athens (OAKA) to construct a new exposition center on a 20-stremma area of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Philoxenia Courts Balkan Countries by GTP editing team 1 August 2006 by GTP editing team 1 August 2006 This year’s Philoxenia tourism fair, November 16-19, expects to welcome a barrage of newcomers from the neighboring Balkan countries. Organizer Helexpo says a hosted buyers’ program as well as attendance … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE First Pan-European Agro-tourism Forum Held by GTP editing team 1 August 2006 by GTP editing team 1 August 2006 The first pan-European forum for agro-tourism was held recently in Epirus. Organized by Agrotouristiki S.A., the state organization for alternative tourism development, the forum will be held annually to promote … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE International Conference Explores Current Greek Tourism Issues by GTP editing team 1 August 2006 by GTP editing team 1 August 2006 The continual changing of advertising companies selected to promote Greece every year has resulted in a lack of continuity in the image Greece projects and no distinct brand identity, said … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Greek Music & Dance Highlight Beijing Tourism Exhibit by GTP editing team 1 July 2006 by GTP editing team 1 July 2006 The music of Mikis Theodorakis and Greek traditional folkdances were performed at the third Beijing International Tourism Exhibit (BITE) last month, during which Greece was the honored country. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Announcements Arab-Hellenic Trade Relations Forum Set for September by GTP editing team 1 July 2006 by GTP editing team 1 July 2006 The first forum, “Historic Relations and New Horizons for Cooperation,” is being organized for September 14 and 15 by the Arab-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce & Development, and will be held … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Panorama Welcomed Consumers by GTP editing team 1 June 2006 by GTP editing team 1 June 2006 Although this year’s Panorama welcomed a barrage of new visitors, the number of tourism professionals to the fair appeared minimal when compared with past years. Most said the venue, Expo … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Tourism Key to EU Growth and Employment by GTP editing team 1 May 2006 by GTP editing team 1 May 2006 Ministers and government representatives from the EU-25, the accession and candidate countries, EFTA/EEA and the Western Balkans met in Vienna last month for a European conference of tourism ministers. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE First International Tourism Exhibit for Athens by GTP editing team 1 May 2006 by GTP editing team 1 May 2006 The capital city’s first International Tourism Salon (ITS) – Athens 2006, will be held November 30 through December 3 at the Piraeus Port Authority Center (OLP) announced Giorgos Karachristos, president … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail