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
Culture Twin Kouros Statues Find their Way Home @ Ancient Corinth Museum by GTP editing team 13 July 2016 by GTP editing team 13 July 2016 The Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth welcomes two life-sized “Kouros” statues to its vast collection of antiquities. 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
Culture Greek Mythology Inspires Underwater Museum Near Volos by GTP editing team 11 July 2016 by GTP editing team 11 July 2016 Some 100 sculptures inspired by the myth of Jason and the Argonauts will be submerged into the waters of the Pagasitikos Gulf at the coastal town of Volos, in central … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Greece Tourism Sees Growth Potential in Chinese Market by GTP editing team 8 July 2016 by GTP editing team 8 July 2016 Greek Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura believes that there is great potential to increase tourist arrivals from China to Greece. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Greece: Authorities to Begin On-site Tax Inspections in Tourist Areas by GTP editing team 8 July 2016 by GTP editing team 8 July 2016 Greek authorities will begin inspecting tourist destinations across Greece and businesses that are known to be in violation of tax law. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Land Transportation Greek Rail Workers Announce Strike Until Tuesday, July 12 by GTP editing team 7 July 2016 by GTP editing team 7 July 2016 Railway services in Greece will not operate from Friday, July 8, until Tuesday, July 12, due to strike action announced by employees in protest of the government’s plans to privatize … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culinary ‘Greek Gastronomy Guide’ Marks Six Months of Taste by GTP editing team 7 July 2016 by GTP editing team 7 July 2016 It’s true… a person’s heart is through his stomach, and that’s what the Greek Gastronomy Guide is out to do: make you fall in love with Greece not through its … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Tourism, Infrastructure Top Greece-China Team Work by GTP editing team 6 July 2016 by GTP editing team 6 July 2016 Tourism and infrastructure will be at the top of the Greece-China agenda of collaborative efforts, Economy, Infrastructure, Shipping and Tourism Minister Giorgos Stathakis said during a business forum on shipping … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Greek Tourism: Minister Kountoura Expects Positive 2016 Summer Season by GTP editing team 5 July 2016 by GTP editing team 5 July 2016 Greece’s tourism industry is expected to post growth this year, Greek Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura said on Tuesday during a press conference in Athens. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greek Tourism, Trade Sector Bodies Call for Turn to E-transactions by GTP editing team 4 July 2016 by GTP editing team 4 July 2016 Greece’s tourism and trade sector bodies are calling on the government to push for the implementation of electronic transactions in efforts to cut operational costs for both businesses and government … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Greek Hospitality Startup ‘Workathlon’ Attends MIT Enterprise Forum Boot Camp in Boston by GTP editing team 4 July 2016 by GTP editing team 4 July 2016 Workathlon, a Greek company that finds, vets and hires the best staff in hospitality, was among the startups from Greece selected to attend a week-long boot camp at the Massachusetts … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Russia PM Putin Lifts Turkey Travel Ban by GTP editing team 1 July 2016 by GTP editing team 1 July 2016 Russians can once again resume travel to Turkey after President Vladimir Putin announced that he was lifting a ban on tourism there following recent phone talks with his Turkish counterpart … 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
Education Ready for Takeoff: Aviation & Flight Academy Launches for Greek High School Students by GTP editing team 30 June 2016 by GTP editing team 30 June 2016 Youngsters aged 14-16 will have the chance to sit in the pilot’s seat during the Hellenic American University Aviation & Flight Academy summer session which runs through to July 15. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Toll of Capital Controls in Greece a Year Later by GTP editing team 28 June 2016 by GTP editing team 28 June 2016 Capital controls, which were implemented in the summer of 2015 amid Greek political havoc and eurozone uncertainty and restricted access to personal deposits, are still with us a year later. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov SETE: Brexit Expected to Bring Changes in Greek Tourism by GTP editing team 27 June 2016 by GTP editing team 27 June 2016 The United Kingdom’s vote for Brexit creates new conditions for Greek tourism, according to the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE). 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Piraeus Chamber Wary of Brexit Backlash on Greek Tourism, Trade by GTP editing team 27 June 2016 by GTP editing team 27 June 2016 The dwindling rate of the British pound and the possibility of imposed customs duties may impact foreign trade between Greece and the UK, leading to a potential loss of some … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Hey Traveler, After UK EU Dropout Think About This… by GTP editing team 27 June 2016 by GTP editing team 27 June 2016 Brexit and its repercussions is all over the news after last Thursday’s decision by UK voters to leave the EU behind and go it alone. But what can a traveler … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
