Education Greek Universities to Launch Tourism Management Programs for Foreign Students by GTP editing team 28 November 2014 by GTP editing team 28 November 2014 The Greek ministries of Education and Tourism announced that two undergraduate programs on tourism management will launch in the country’s universities for students from outside the European Union. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Airlines Announce New Customer Protection Agreement: No Passenger Left Behind by GTP editing team 28 November 2014 by GTP editing team 28 November 2014 Passengers left stranded in the rare and unfortunate event of an airline bankruptcy will be offered “rescue fares” from airlines to ensure they can get home, according to the International … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Integrated Strategy Key to Sustainable Growth of Greece’s Maritime Sector, says SETE by GTP editing team 27 November 2014 by GTP editing team 27 November 2014 The need to draw up and implement an innovative strategy for the sustainable development of Greece’s maritime sector was the focus of the ESPON conference held this month in Piraeus. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Sharing Economy Thorny Issue for Greek Tourism by GTP editing team 26 November 2014 by GTP editing team 26 November 2014 In efforts to explore the sharing economy and its effects on Greek tourism as well as identify possible solutions to lost revenue resulting from illegal leasing practices, the Hellenic Chamber … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Aegean Airlines: Flight Cancellations, Reschedules on 27 November by GTP editing team 25 November 2014 by GTP editing team 25 November 2014 Greek carrier Aegean Airlines has announced the cancellation of 97 domestic flights and 65 international flights on Thursday, 27 November, due to a 24-hour strike scheduled by Greek air traffic … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Greek Air, Ferry, Rail, Bus Services to be Affected by Strike on Thursday by GTP editing team 25 November 2014 by GTP editing team 25 November 2014 Flights in Greece will be disrupted and there will be no ferry services in the country on Thursday, 27 November, as the Greek Air Traffic Controllers’ Association and the Pan-Hellenic … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Fraport AG-Slentel Consortium Named Preferred Bidder for Greek Regional Airports Tender by GTP editing team 25 November 2014 by GTP editing team 25 November 2014 Greek state privatization fund TAIPED has selected the Fraport AG-Slentel consortium as its preferred bidder in the tender procedure for the right to manage and operate 14 Greek regional airports. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates TIF-Helexpo Joins Forces with Greece’s Chambers of Commerce by GTP editing team 25 November 2014 by GTP editing team 25 November 2014 As part of its ongoing strategy to include all of the country’s productive forces in its conferencing activities, TIF-Helexpo invited chambers of commerce and local authorities across Greece to join … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Distinguished Speakers Set for Digi.travel Conference and Expo 2014 in Athens by GTP editing team 25 November 2014 by GTP editing team 25 November 2014 Travel Media Applications has announced that the agenda and speakers for its second edition of the e-tourism conference Digi.travel have been finalized. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Kefalogianni: Tourism Key to Greece’s Economic Recovery by GTP editing team 24 November 2014 by GTP editing team 24 November 2014 Greek tourism’s progress, prospects and contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) were the focus of a meeting in Athens between Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni and Bank of Greece … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Athens’ Hotels Record Highest Occupancy Increase in All of Europe in October by GTP editing team 24 November 2014 by GTP editing team 24 November 2014 Athens, Greece, was the only city that reported double-digit hotel occupancy increase on a European level, according to data released recently by STR Global on the European hotel industry for … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Amphipolis Dig Moves to New Phase, Scans to Reveal More by GTP editing team 24 November 2014 by GTP editing team 24 November 2014 Greek Culture and Sports Minister Kostas Tasoulas said recently that excavation works at the Amphipolis tomb, which has the world on edge as to the identity of the person buried … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culinary ‘We Do Local’ Gives Greek Tourism Ventures Stamp of Approval by GTP editing team 24 November 2014 by GTP editing team 24 November 2014 In efforts to upgrade the Greek tourist product and ensure that quality standards are being met, a new accreditation body has been set up in collaboration with tourist professionals of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Greece’s Airline Representatives Deliver Positive Messages for Aviation by GTP editing team 21 November 2014 by GTP editing team 21 November 2014 Τhe important role aviation plays in the Greek tourism chain was discussed during a recent conference held by the Hellenic Association of Airline Representatives (SAAE) and attended by representatives of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Competitiveness, Fair Fiscal Policy Key to Boosting Shipping Sector, Attracting Foreign Investment to Greece by GTP editing team 21 November 2014 by GTP editing team 21 November 2014 Competitiveness, fair fiscal policy and attracting foreign investment were the key points Shipping and Maritime Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis made during the opening of the recent 14th “Navigator 2014 – The … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Igoumenitsa Port in Greece Ranked ‘Strategic’ by Grimaldi Group by GTP editing team 21 November 2014 by GTP editing team 21 November 2014 The connections offered by the Egnatia Highway in northern Greece are considered a strong incentive for activity at the port of Igoumenitsa, according to Italy’s Grimaldi Group. Igoumenitsa is a … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Education New Tourism Studies Program at University of the Aegean, Greece by GTP editing team 20 November 2014 by GTP editing team 20 November 2014 As part of Greece’s ongoing plans to heighten the role of the tourism sector in the country’s economy, the University of the Aegean approved the establishment of a tourism department … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Greece Interested in Charters from Beijing to Athens by GTP editing team 20 November 2014 by GTP editing team 20 November 2014 Greece is interested in connecting Athens to Beijing via charter flights, Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) Secretary General Panos Livadas informed Chinese travel agents on the sidelines of the recent … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Athens Landmark Hotel Emporikon to Open for Business by GTP editing team 20 November 2014 by GTP editing team 20 November 2014 The Emporikon, a historic hotel building in the heart of Athens, is set to open its doors on New Year’s Day after more than half a century. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Education Top Business Schools to come to Greece for Masters and MBA Candidates by GTP editing team 20 November 2014 by GTP editing team 20 November 2014 Access Masters, a tour of customized recruitment events for specialized masters program, is making two stops in Greece next week. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
