Company updates TripAdvisor Changes Rating System to Ensure Quantity, Consistency by GTP editing team 23 May 2016 by GTP editing team 23 May 2016 In efforts to improve the accuracy of ratings and the overall online experience, TripAdvisor, one of the world’s largest user-generated travel sites, announced the change of its Popularity Ranking algorithm. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culinary ‘Tear of the Pine’ takes Greece’s Retsina Wine to New Levels by GTP editing team 23 May 2016 by GTP editing team 23 May 2016 The age-old Greek favorite retsina wine came into the spotlight last week during a special event at the Varoulko Seaside restaurant with the Kechris Domaine celebrating a decade of one … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Hellenic Post Celebrates Aristotle with Commemorative Stamp Series by GTP editing team 23 May 2016 by GTP editing team 23 May 2016 Marking 2,400 years since the birth of Greek philosopher Aristotle, the Hellenic Post (ELTA) is issuing a commemorative set of stamps paying tribute to one of the world’s greatest thinkers … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Greek Parliament Passes Omnibus Bill Full of Tax Hikes by GTP editing team 22 May 2016 by GTP editing team 22 May 2016 The Greek Parliament on Sunday night approved an omnibus bill which includes indirect tax hikes of some 1.8 billion euros. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Egypt Navy Says Flight ‘Debris Found’, EgyptAir Tweets Condolences by GTP editing team 20 May 2016 by GTP editing team 20 May 2016 Egypt’s navy said on Friday that they had found wreckage and passenger possessions in the Mediterranean from the EgyptAir flight that disappeared from radars half an hour before its scheduled … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Thessaloniki Hoteliers Ring Alarm Bells over Imminent Taxes by GTP editing team 20 May 2016 by GTP editing team 20 May 2016 Thessaloniki’s hoteliers are sending signals of distress over plans by the government to increase taxes or introduce new levies on areas affecting the hospitality sector, saying this will inevitably lead … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Extra Tax Measure Sparks Reaction in Greek Hotel Industry by GTP editing team 19 May 2016 by GTP editing team 19 May 2016 Greece’s hoteliers are up in arms over a new indirect tax that is part of the structural reforms required as part of the country’s debt deal with its lenders. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Search Underway in Mediterranean for Missing EgyptAir Plane by GTP editing team 19 May 2016 by GTP editing team 19 May 2016 Search and rescue missions from Greece, Egypt and France are currently underway in the eastern Mediterranean near the Greek island of Karpathos in efforts to locate an EgyptAir plane that … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Athens Hotels See No Rise in Q1 Occupancy Levels, Urge Crackdown on Unlicensed Accommodation by GTP editing team 19 May 2016 by GTP editing team 19 May 2016 Hotels in Athens saw no increase in occupancy in the first quarter of the year despite a growth of 6.1 percent in arrivals to the Greek capital during the same … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov SETE Says New Greek Incentives Law Complex, Unclear by GTP editing team 18 May 2016 by GTP editing team 18 May 2016 The new Greek incentives law tabled earlier this month which foresees deductions and exemptions, leasing and interest subsidies, and a 12-year fixed tax framework, must be simple with clear guidelines … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Culture Ministry wants to get Greece in the Movies by GTP editing team 18 May 2016 by GTP editing team 18 May 2016 Greek Culture Minister Aristides Baltas said that one of the main priorities of his ministry is to establish a Film Commission to attract and support foreign movie productions in Greece. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Corfu Hoteliers Event Explores Challenges to Hospitality Sector by GTP editing team 18 May 2016 by GTP editing team 18 May 2016 The challenges of the hospitality sector took center stage during a meeting of the Corfu Hotels Association on Tuesday, which also revealed the findings of a recent Institute for Tourism … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov IGLTA, European Travel Commission Join Forces to Boost LGBT Tourism in Europe by GTP editing team 18 May 2016 by GTP editing team 18 May 2016 The International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) has announced its organizational partnership with the European Travel Commission (ETC) in an aim to strengthen LGBT tourism in Europe. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Sabre Opens New Athens Office, Has New Technology High on Agenda by GTP editing team 16 May 2016 by GTP editing team 16 May 2016 The Sabre team in Athens recently hosted its first-ever opening event for customers and suppliers in the brand new office in Chalandri. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Majority of Turkish Airlines Foreign Pilots are Greek by GTP editing team 16 May 2016 by GTP editing team 16 May 2016 The 77 Greek captains of Turkish Airlines represent the highest percentage among approximately 800 foreign pilots in the company. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Kountoura: World Still Has Confidence in Greece, Tourism Figures on the Rise by GTP editing team 13 May 2016 by GTP editing team 13 May 2016 With the tourism season ready to take off, Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura expressed her optimism during the recent 24th annual general assembly of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), adding … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy PM Tsipras: Extra Levy on Greek Hotels Postponed to 2018 by GTP editing team 12 May 2016 by GTP editing team 12 May 2016 The government is postponing until 2018 a new levy that was to be charged on accommodation this year, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said during the 24th annual general assembly of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov SETE Says Greece may not Meet Arrivals Forecast, PM Tsipras thinks Otherwise by GTP editing team 12 May 2016 by GTP editing team 12 May 2016 Greece may record losses in tourism over the next two years, the president of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), Andreas Andreadis, said on Thursday during the 24th annual general assembly … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Ioannina Authorities Urge PM to Step in, Get Airport Up & Running by GTP editing team 12 May 2016 by GTP editing team 12 May 2016 Local authorities in the northwestern Greek city of Ioannina are calling on Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to step in and ensure the local airport is up and running with consistent … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Greek Hotel Industry Up Against Slow Bookings, Overtaxation and ‘Underground Economy’ this Year by GTP editing team 11 May 2016 by GTP editing team 11 May 2016 This year has become a challenging time for the Greek hotel industry with many diverse challenges being thrown its way such as lagging bookings, overtaxation and the “underground economy” created … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
