MICE Tourism Crisis Not Critical by GTP editing team 1 January 2002 by GTP editing team 1 January 2002 European Union travel agencies may be suffering somewhat financially, but for the moment the repercussions from the September terrorism attack are not near as bad as first anticipated, said Carl … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Air Transport Conference by GTP editing team 1 December 2001 by GTP editing team 1 December 2001 An International Conference on Air Transport and Airports and their evolution in the 21st Century takes place next month at the University of Patras on December 3 and 4. Organizers … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Tourism Industry Takes Action At World Tourism Market To End Crisis by GTP editing team 1 December 2001 by GTP editing team 1 December 2001 Greece’s tourism heads were optimistic after their contacts with UK’s most important tour operators during the International World Tourism Market in London last month. General Tourism Secretary Dimitrios Georgarakis and … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Europe Still The World’s Convention Continent by GTP editing team 1 December 2001 by GTP editing team 1 December 2001 Congress and convention specialist, Wolfram D. Svoboda, the head of marketing at the International Congress Center Berlin, said he’s very optimistic on the future of congresses as people always will … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Optimistic Atmosphere At Philoxenia 2001 by GTP editing team 1 December 2001 by GTP editing team 1 December 2001 Official reaction to Greece’s tourism sector, in light of the September 11 events, was more than optimistic during this year’s Philoxenia travel fair held last month in Thessaloniki. The country’s … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Unrestrained Optimism For Greek Tourism by GTP editing team 1 November 2001 by GTP editing team 1 November 2001 If anything was crystal clear at the last month’s Destination Greece conference organized by the British Hellenic Chamber of Commerce, it was that Greece has a fantastic opportunity to develop … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE ITB Launches Year-round Virtual Market by GTP editing team 1 October 2001 by GTP editing team 1 October 2001 The International Tourism Exchange ITB Berlin (March 16-20, 2002) has launched a virtual market place with more than 2,500 exhibitors on its site, www.itb-berlin.de. The virtual fair provides a 24-hour … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE World Travel Market Introduces ‘Savor the World’ by GTP editing team 1 October 2001 by GTP editing team 1 October 2001 As seen in the article on Greek cuisine, local wines, spirits, soft drinks and culinary specialties play an integral part in international travel and tourism. To acknowledge this, and as … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Ports And Marina Exhibition In View Of 2004 by GTP editing team 1 October 2001 by GTP editing team 1 October 2001 The International Exhibition “Ports 2001” for the construction, development and management of ports in view of 2004 took place on September 27-28, 2001 at the Peace and Friendship Stadium. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE World Travel Market Readies For November by GTP editing team 1 September 2001 by GTP editing team 1 September 2001 World Travel Market 2001 (12-15 November) in London, is to turn the spotlight on the latest ‘buzzword’ for the industry – effective customer relationship management (CRM). In partnership with KPMG, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE New Economy Conference Held While Cruising by GTP editing team 1 August 2001 by GTP editing team 1 August 2001 While sailing to the islands of Aegina and Hydra, delegates attending a conference on the new economy were told computers will never acquire common sense; therefore, humans will always be … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Philoxenia 2001 To Host International Congress by GTP editing team 1 July 2001 by GTP editing team 1 July 2001 This year’s tourism exhibition Philoxenia 2001, November 1 to 4, will host an international conference on Ecotourism entitled: “The International Experience and the Case of Greece.” 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE ABTA Congress Explored Internet Positives And Negatives by GTP editing team 1 December 2000 by GTP editing team 1 December 2000 The Association of British Travel Agent’s (ABTA) recent congress on Kos gave delegates some tasty food for thought. During the four-day event, which was perhaps the best-organized event ever held … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Philoxenia’s Last Stand by GTP editing team 1 December 2000 by GTP editing team 1 December 2000 During opening ceremonies, Development Minister Nikos Christodoulakis declared that a total of 596.2 billion drachmas in financing from the EU’s Third Structural Fund would be funnelled into the industry between … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE ABTA 2000 by GTP editing team 1 October 2000 by GTP editing team 1 October 2000 Greece and Great Britain are linked by a binding friendship and by cooperation. The relationship between the two countries, particularly regarding the tourism sector, is even stronger when we consider … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE UFTAA Holds World Congress by GTP editing team 1 October 2000 by GTP editing team 1 October 2000 The 34th UFTAA World Congress will be held in Colombo – Sri Lanka from October 29 to November 02, 2000. The theme for this year’s congress is “Travel Specialists of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE ABTA Holds 50th Anniversary Convention On Kos by GTP editing team 1 October 2000 by GTP editing team 1 October 2000 The Association of British Travel Agencies (ABTA) holds its annual convention this month on the island of Kos. This is the second time the association selected Greece to host the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE World Travel Market Celebrates 21st Birthday by GTP editing team 1 October 2000 by GTP editing team 1 October 2000 World Travel Market, November 13-16, celebrates its 21st birthday this year with a spectacular, world-class social extravaganza that organizers promise will surpass last year’s highly popular Millennium Party. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Thessaloniki Convention Bureau Activated by GTP editing team 1 August 2000 by GTP editing team 1 August 2000 The Thessaloniki Convention & Visitors Bureau has just released a 12-page brochure that lists information on how best to organize a conference in the northern port city. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Milos Conference Center Officially Opened by GTP editing team 1 August 2000 by GTP editing team 1 August 2000 The Milos Conference Centre George Eliopoulos, founded by Kitty Kyriacopoulou, chairperson of the mining company Argyro and Barytinis, was officially opened last month by the deputy minister for foreign affairs, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail