Company updates Travelport Signs New Agreement with OTA Sindbad by GTP editing team 23 November 2015 by GTP editing team 23 November 2015 Travelport recently signed a new, long term, global agreement with Sindbad, one of Russia’s largest online travel agencies. Sindbad has been operating since 1995 and specialises in selling air tickets. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture SNF Withdraws 3m euro Grant to National Museum of Contemporary Art Due to Delays by GTP editing team 20 November 2015 by GTP editing team 20 November 2015 The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) announced that it has withdrawn a three million euro grant to the National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST) due to failure to adhere to the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Amadeus Presents Emerging Traveler Trends to Greek Professionals by GTP editing team 20 November 2015 by GTP editing team 20 November 2015 Some 200 Greek tourism and travel professionals recently had the opportunity to gain insight on emerging traveler trends based on key findings from the Amadeus Traveller Trend Observatory (ATTO). 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates AirAsia Slash Cost of Agency Bookings with eNett Virtual Account Numbers by GTP editing team 20 November 2015 by GTP editing team 20 November 2015 eNett International and AirAsia have signed an agreement enabling agents to purchase AirAsia flights using Virtual Account Numbers (VANs) at significantly lower costs. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Education International Hellenic University Offers Post-Grad Tourism Studies by GTP editing team 20 November 2015 by GTP editing team 20 November 2015 The Thessaloniki-based International Hellenic University (IHU) announced the launch earlier this month of its post-graduate studies program in Hospitality & Tourism Management. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greece Explores ways to Strengthen Tourism Ties with Indonesia by GTP editing team 19 November 2015 by GTP editing team 19 November 2015 Greece and Indonesia can form tourism ties and cooperate in many sectors, Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura said on Wednesday during a meeting with a delegation of the Parliament of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Education Kountoura Discusses Upgrading Tourism Education in Greece by GTP editing team 18 November 2015 by GTP editing team 18 November 2015 The Tourism Ministry is examining ways to reconstruct the level of tourism education and upgrade the Greek vocational tourism training schools (former OTEK schools). 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Greece Hoteliers Table their Troubles at Philoxenia by GTP editing team 17 November 2015 by GTP editing team 17 November 2015 The heads of the country’s hotelier associations met in Thessaloniki, last week, to discuss crucial issues affecting the sector including the need to restore the VAT rates to competitive levels, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Kountoura Says Gov’t Eyeing Offsetting Measures for Tourism Industry by GTP editing team 16 November 2015 by GTP editing team 16 November 2015 Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura announced changes to the criteria that accommodation facilities in Greece must meet in order to be awarded relevant classification following her meeting with the Hellenic … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Patmos Port Authority Says ‘No’ to Hydroplanes by GTP editing team 16 November 2015 by GTP editing team 16 November 2015 The Patmos Port Authority is blocking the creation of a hydroplane waterway on the island, which was currently in the last stage of the licensing procedure and expected to start … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov UNWTO: The International Tourism Community Strongly Condemns the Attacks in Paris by GTP editing team 14 November 2015 by GTP editing team 14 November 2015 The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is deeply shocked by the tragic attacks perpetrated in Paris and expresses its heartfelt condolences to the families and friends of the victims … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Pieria Hoteliers Team Up to Discuss Quality vs Illegal Board by GTP editing team 13 November 2015 by GTP editing team 13 November 2015 A total of 228 hoteliers from the Pieria prefecture met on Thursday, during the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels (HCH) 2nd workshop in the town of Katerini, central Macedonia, to discuss … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Celestyal Announces Good Year for Greek Cruise Market, New Destinations for 2016 by GTP editing team 12 November 2015 by GTP editing team 12 November 2015 Cruise in Greece fared well in 2015 for Celestyal Cruises, despite the financial crisis and the imposition of capital controls in the middle of the summer, as the company recorded … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Travel Operators Global Operation Cracks Down on Airline Scam, 133 Detained by GTP editing team 11 November 2015 by GTP editing team 11 November 2015 A total of 162 suspicious transactions were reported and 133 individuals detained earlier this month during a joint operation to combat online fraud in the airline sector, Europol said in … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism No Ferries in Greece on Thursday, Nov 12 by GTP editing team 10 November 2015 by GTP editing team 10 November 2015 The Pan-Hellenic Seamen’s Federation (PNO) has announced that it will participate in the 24-hour strike called by the General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE) on Thursday, November 12. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Lufthansa to Fly to Santorini and Corfu in Summer 2016 by GTP editing team 6 November 2015 by GTP editing team 6 November 2015 Lufthansa recently announced the expansion of its summer program for Greece with the addition of flights to Santorini and Corfu in summer 2016. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Exhibitions WTM 2015: ‘The Refugee Crisis is Greece’s No. 1 Priority’, says ABTA Chairman by GTP editing team 5 November 2015 by GTP editing team 5 November 2015 Early bookings from the United Kingdom to Greece for 2016 may be showing an increase but the head of the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) warns that Greece must … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Interior Minister Inaugurates ‘Tourist Police Visitors Help Office’ in Athens by GTP editing team 5 November 2015 by GTP editing team 5 November 2015 Greek Interior Minister Panagiotis Kouroublis inaugurated on Thursday the long-awaited police-manned tourist help office in Athens. The new office aims to support Greek tourism by providing assistance and necessary information … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Exhibitions WTM 2015: UK Early Bookings Give Greece Encouraging News for 2016 Season by GTP editing team 3 November 2015 by GTP editing team 3 November 2015 A one-digit increase in early bookings from the United Kingdom to Greece for 2016 has been recorded so far, Andreas Andreadis, president of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), said on … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Technology Leonidas Zotos, Country Manager Travelport by GTP editing team 30 October 2015 by GTP editing team 30 October 2015 Travel and tourism industry is a pillar of the economy and life of our country and we have the responsibility to drive the upturn. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
