Destinations news Greek Private Island Among CNT’s Top 22 by GTP editing team 7 January 2016 by GTP editing team 7 January 2016 A privately-owned Greek island has been selected among the world’s top 22 by Conde Nast Traveler (CNT) for those elite vacationers who seek “utter seclusion and perfect peace, in a … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Disruptions at Greece’s Regional Airports Due to Friday Strike by GTP editing team 5 January 2016 by GTP editing team 5 January 2016 Travelers flying across Greece will be forced to re-schedule as regional airports will be facing disruptions on Friday, January 8, due to 24-hour strike called by the Federation οf Associations … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Minister Kountoura: Three Airlines to Run Direct NY-Athens Flights by GTP editing team 5 January 2016 by GTP editing team 5 January 2016 Delta, United and American airlines would be handling passenger traffic to Greece in the upcoming summer season. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Investments Application Procedure for NSRF Funds to Kick off Soon by GTP editing team 5 January 2016 by GTP editing team 5 January 2016 The Greek government is expected to launch the first round of NSRF funding (ESPA) amounting to 150 million euros in the coming weeks, with the second phase set for May. … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Awards Greece’s Variety Cruises Vies for Best Boutique Cruise Line Award by GTP editing team 5 January 2016 by GTP editing team 5 January 2016 A Greek owned company, Variety Cruises, is competing against 19 leading operators in the USA Today’s online readers’ choice contest for the Best Boutique Cruise Line. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Izmir Marks Epiphany 95 Years After Asia Minor Catastrophe by GTP editing team 5 January 2016 by GTP editing team 5 January 2016 For the first time in almost a century, the ceremonial Orthodox Blessing of the Waters will take place tomorrow in Smyrna (modern-day Izmir, Turkey) for the Great Feast of Theophany … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Greece’s Museums, Archaeological Sites Back to Normal on Weekends by GTP editing team 31 December 2015 by GTP editing team 31 December 2015 Operations at the museums and archaeological sites in Greece are expected to be back to normal as of the first weekend of 2016. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture World Wonder Colossus of Rhodes Back to Life? by GTP editing team 31 December 2015 by GTP editing team 31 December 2015 In efforts to bring in much needed revenue and at the same time keep tourists flowing, Rhodes local authorities are taking a daring proposal by a group of young scientists … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Gucci Social Media Campaign Slammed for ‘Artistic Vandalism’ of Parthenon Sculptures by GTP editing team 30 December 2015 by GTP editing team 30 December 2015 The Club for UNESCO of Piraeus & Islands has slammed Gucci’s Instagram project #Guccigram for “humiliating” the Parthenon sculptures. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Greek Startup ‘Visit Meteora’ Takes Off by GTP editing team 30 December 2015 by GTP editing team 30 December 2015 When they discovered that visitors to Meteora stayed for a single night and still didn’t know what to do, the Kourelis brothers decided it was time to do something about … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Linguist Sheds Light on the Mystery of Crete’s Phaistos Disc by GTP editing team 30 December 2015 by GTP editing team 30 December 2015 A linguist may have unveiled the mystery behind the famed Phaistos Disc, a 15cm fired clay tablet uncovered in 1908 in the Minoan palace of Phaistos on the island of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culinary NY’s ‘League of Kitchens’ Taps into Immigrant Cooking Secrets by GTP editing team 30 December 2015 by GTP editing team 30 December 2015 For one Greek in New York, homemade cooking went from the kitchen to the world thanks to “League of Kitchens”, an online group of home cooks from New York’s immigrant … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Frontex Launches Operation ‘Poseidon Rapid Intervention’ in Greece by GTP editing team 29 December 2015 by GTP editing team 29 December 2015 Frontex, the EU border agency, initiated on Monday the deployment of 293 officers and 15 vessels to the Greek islands as part of a new operation called “Poseidon Rapid Intervention” … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Report: 2016 to be a Banner Year for Air Travel by GTP editing team 29 December 2015 by GTP editing team 29 December 2015 The year 2016 is shaping up to be a great one for travelers to save money as they take to the skies, according to a report released recently by Expedia … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Traveling Suitcases to Teach Kids About Cycladic Art by GTP editing team 29 December 2015 by GTP editing team 29 December 2015 A team from the Athens-based Museum of Cycladic Art held a fund-raising event at New York’s Public Library last month in order to launch its “traveling suitcases” project aimed at … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Travel Operators World Travel Agents Associations Alliance Welcomes Spain’s CEAV by GTP editing team 29 December 2015 by GTP editing team 29 December 2015 The World Travel Agents Associations Alliance (WTAAA) in December announced its newest member, the Spanish Confederation of Travel Agencies (CEAV), which also hosted the 3rd Summit of Presidents of Travel … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Travel Agents Still the Go-to Persons by GTP editing team 28 December 2015 by GTP editing team 28 December 2015 Technology and the Internet may have made traveling much easier, but holidaymakers still prefer the face-to-face advice of a professional travel operator when planning their future vacation, according to the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy EU Digital Single Market Plan Paves Way to Access by GTP editing team 23 December 2015 by GTP editing team 23 December 2015 EU member states will be required to harmonize their copyright laws and adopt digital technologies after the European Commission presented this month its proposal for a European Digital Single Market. … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Half of 1m Refugees Cross into Europe via Lesvos in 2015 by GTP editing team 23 December 2015 by GTP editing team 23 December 2015 More than one million refugees have made their way to Europe this year, with the Greek island of Lesvos, opposite Turkey, bearing the brunt of the massive influx, according to … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates US Airways Out of BSP System as of Dec 31 Due to Merger with American Airlines by GTP editing team 23 December 2015 by GTP editing team 23 December 2015 US Airways has notified its partner travel agents that it will withdraw its membership from all BSP (Billing Settlement Plan) systems with effect from December 31 due to its merger … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
