Air Travel SkyGreece Announces Flights from Canada to Athens and Thessaloniki by GTP editing team 2 February 2015 by GTP editing team 2 February 2015 SkyGreece Airlines will offer year round service from Toronto, Canada, to Athens and a seasonal direct flight to Thessaloniki as of this May. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Qatar Buys 9.99% Stake in IAG, Extends Push into Europe by GTP editing team 2 February 2015 by GTP editing team 2 February 2015 Qatar Airways has acquired a 9.99 percent stake in IAG (International Airlines Group), parent company of British Airways and Spanish carrier Iberia, making it the largest single shareholder in IAG, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Greece’s All-Inclusive Model Fine-Tuned to Benefit Local Economies by GTP editing team 30 January 2015 by GTP editing team 30 January 2015 The newly-elected leftist government Syriza said on Thursday, that it has no intention to do away with the all-inclusive resort model but instead focus on making it beneficial for local … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Historic Greek Luxury Resort Asteras Open for Business by GTP editing team 30 January 2015 by GTP editing team 30 January 2015 The historic coastal Asteras hotel resort in the southern Athens suburb of Vouliagmeni will remain open in 2015. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Costa Navarino Welcomes Greece’s New Tourism Season in February by GTP editing team 30 January 2015 by GTP editing team 30 January 2015 Costa Navarino in Messinia will welcome the 2015 season with The Westin Resort Costa Navarino, the signature golf courses The Dunes Course & The Bay Course and the awarded Anazoe … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Airlines Announce New Routes to/from Athens, Greece by GTP editing team 30 January 2015 by GTP editing team 30 January 2015 In view of the summer 2015 schedule of Athens International Airport, airlines have announced a series of new routes to/from the Greek capital. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Aegean Launches New Airport Services in Athens, Thessaloniki and Larnaca by GTP editing team 30 January 2015 by GTP editing team 30 January 2015 In an aim to upgrade the travel experience, Greek carrier Aegean Airlines inaugurated two new amenities at the airports of Athens, Thessaloniki and Larnaca this month. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Summer Holidays in Greece Concern for UK Press by GTP editing team 29 January 2015 by GTP editing team 29 January 2015 Described by the Independent as a “political earthquake that is rumbling from the Aegean across Europe”, the January 25 victory of the leftist Syriza party in Greece, seems to have … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Ancient Greek Coins Returned to Greece by GTP editing team 29 January 2015 by GTP editing team 29 January 2015 Germany handed over 2,607 ancient coins to Greek officials last week, after authorities seized the antiquities from a Greek traveller on his way to Munich, the culture ministry said. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Germanwings Launches Flights from Dusseldorf to Athens by GTP editing team 29 January 2015 by GTP editing team 29 January 2015 German low-cost carrier Germanwings announced on Wednesday, the launch of direct flights from Dusseldorf to Athens starting in March. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Transavia Gets Makeover by GTP editing team 29 January 2015 by GTP editing team 29 January 2015 Accessibility, affordability and hospitality are the pillars of Transavia’s latest rebranding and expansion policy. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greece: Olga Kefalogianni Hands Over Tourism Portfolio to Elena Kountoura by Nikos Krinis 28 January 2015 by Nikos Krinis 28 January 2015 Greece’s Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura took over her new post from Olga Kefalogianni at a special ceremony held today in Athens. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov UK Press: Should British Tourists Think Twice Before Coming to Greece? by GTP editing team 28 January 2015 by GTP editing team 28 January 2015 The January 25 election result in Greece, bringing the leftist Syriza party to power with a majority vote has created concern in the UK press with a series of articles … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov SAAE Urges Improvements to Regional Airports in Greece by GTP editing team 28 January 2015 by GTP editing team 28 January 2015 The Hellenic Association of Airline Representatives (SAAE) today referred to the urgent infrastructure needs of the regional airports in Greece. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality European Hotel Industry: Athens among Key Market Performers for December 2014 by GTP editing team 28 January 2015 by GTP editing team 28 January 2015 Hotels in Athens, Greece, last month reported the second largest increase in occupancy on a European level, according to data released by STR Global on the European hotel industry for … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov New Greek Cabinet Announced by GTP editing team 27 January 2015 by GTP editing team 27 January 2015 Following the parliamentary elections on 25 January that were marked by the victory of leftist party Syriza, the new cabinet was announced today. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel New 20-Cent Fee at Greek Airports for Special Assistance Providers by GTP editing team 27 January 2015 by GTP editing team 27 January 2015 All passengers departing from Greek airports will have to pay a new 20-cent charge to be included in the ticket price that will go towards special assistance service providers. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Travelport and SAS Sign New Multi-Year Full Content Agreement by GTP editing team 27 January 2015 by GTP editing team 27 January 2015 Travelport and SAS, Scandinavia’s leading airline, have signed a new, multi-year, full content agreement that allows all of Travelport’s 67,000 connected travel agents to continue to access SAS content. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Aegean Airlines Announces Larnaca – Tel Aviv Direct Flights by GTP editing team 27 January 2015 by GTP editing team 27 January 2015 As of February 3 and until the completion of the company’s winter schedule, Aegean Airlines will connect Larnaca with Tel Aviv, three times a week. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Thessaloniki Hoteliers Eye Potential of Turkey Tourists at EMITT by GTP editing team 27 January 2015 by GTP editing team 27 January 2015 Set on tapping into the growing potential of incoming tourism from Turkey, the Thessaloniki Hotels Association (THA) participated in this year’s EMITT 2015, which took place last weekend at the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
