Culture Amphipolis Dig Fully Uncovers The Pedestals Of The Caryatids by GTP editing team 1 October 2014 by GTP editing team 1 October 2014 The Caryatids of the burial mound at Kasta hill in Amphipolis, Greece, are standing on pedestals that are 1.40 m high and 1.36 m wide. The statues along with their … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Greek Air Traffic Controllers Announce 48-Hour Strike For 4-5 October by GTP editing team 29 September 2014 by GTP editing team 29 September 2014 The Greek Air Traffic Controllers’ Association has announced a 48-hour strike in the country’s airports scheduled for Saturday 4 October and Sunday 5 October. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel EASA Allows Use Of Smartphones, Tablets During Flights by GTP editing team 29 September 2014 by GTP editing team 29 September 2014 The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) now allows European airlines to permit mobile phones and other portable electronic devices to stay switched on during flights. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Air France Pilots End 14-Day Strike by GTP editing team 29 September 2014 by GTP editing team 29 September 2014 The leading pilots union of Air France on 28 September announced an end to a strike that lasted two weeks. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Task Force Report Includes Proposals For Development Of SMEs In Greece’s Tourism Sector by GTP editing team 27 September 2014 by GTP editing team 27 September 2014 As social partner to the Greek government in policy-making, the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) has made a series of proposals for the creation of a national strategy for … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy European Commission Task Force Announces Proposals For The Development Of Greek SMEs by GTP editing team 27 September 2014 by GTP editing team 27 September 2014 “If SMEs do not thrive in Greece then the economy will suffer,” Horst Reichenbach, the head of the European Commission’s Task Force for Greece, said during a recent presentation in … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Association of European Airlines Launches New Website by GTP editing team 27 September 2014 by GTP editing team 27 September 2014 The Association of European Airlines (AEA) has introduced a new website that contains several new features and is more than ever a rich source of information about the association, the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Archaeological Discoveries In Greece Are Important For Cultural Tourism by GTP editing team 25 September 2014 by GTP editing team 25 September 2014 Greek cultural tourism could receive a major boost if important monuments – such as the recently discovered large burial mound in Amphipolis, northern Greece – are handled correctly, Greek Tourism … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Land Transportation Athens Metro: Planned Line 4 To Extend From Evangelismos Station To Goudi District by GTP editing team 25 September 2014 by GTP editing team 25 September 2014 The first phase of the construction of the fourth metro line in Athens, Greece, will involve 14 stations instead of nine as originally planned. Metro stations for the new Line … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Greece To Celebrate The “Faces of Time” During European Heritage Days 2014 by GTP editing team 25 September 2014 by GTP editing team 25 September 2014 The theme of this year’s European Heritage Days in Greece is the “Faces of Time” and will involve over 100 archaeological sites and museums across the country. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Ryanair Partners With Amadeus For Travel Agency Distribution by GTP editing team 24 September 2014 by GTP editing team 24 September 2014 Ryanair has launched a new GDS partnership with Amadeus that will allow Amadeus-affiliated travel agents across Europe to distribute the airline’s low fares and full ancillary services content for the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Hotels In Athens, Greece, Performed Well In August 2014 by GTP editing team 24 September 2014 by GTP editing team 24 September 2014 Athens, Greece, experienced the second largest hotel occupancy increase and largest revenue per available room (RevPAR) growth in August 2014 compared to the same month of 2013, according to data … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Hellenic Seaways To Operate Northern Aegean Route by GTP editing team 24 September 2014 by GTP editing team 24 September 2014 Greek coastal ferry operator Hellenic Seaways will operate between Piraeus and Kavala and serve the islands of Chios, Mytilini and Limnos via the “Nissos Mykonos” vessel as of Friday 26 … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Travelport Expands Agreement With Carlson Wagonlit Travel by GTP editing team 24 September 2014 by GTP editing team 24 September 2014 Travelport and Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), one of the world’s leading travel management companies, recently announced an expanded multi-year, global agreement. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Awards Meliá Hotel In Greece A Member Of TripAdvisor GreenLeaders Program In Europe by GTP editing team 23 September 2014 by GTP editing team 23 September 2014 The Meliá Athens is one of the 67 hotels operated by Meliá Hotels International that form part of the TripAdvisor GreenLeaders program in Europe thanks to its sustainable business practices. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Turkey’s Pegasus Airlines Selects Travelport To Distribute Its Content Globally by GTP editing team 23 September 2014 by GTP editing team 23 September 2014 Pegasus Airlines, Turkey’s low cost carrier, has signed a multi-year agreement with Travelport and has become the latest fast-growing, low cost carrier to participate in the company’s Travel Commerce Platform. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Amphipolis: Not The Burial Site Of Alexander the Great by GTP editing team 22 September 2014 by GTP editing team 22 September 2014 Greek Culture Minister Kostas Tasoulas expects the secret of ancient Amphipolis in northern Greece to be revealed soon and feels that the tomb is not the burial site of Alexander … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Amphipolis Tomb: Details Of The Caryatids Come To Light by GTP editing team 21 September 2014 by GTP editing team 21 September 2014 The Greek Culture Ministry has released details of the Caryatids that were unearthed earlier this month during the excavation of the large burial mound in Amphipolis, northern Greece. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Greek Tourism Minister Applauds Lady Gaga’s Comments About Greece by GTP editing team 20 September 2014 by GTP editing team 20 September 2014 Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni was among the thousands who gathered at American pop star Lady Gaga’s artRAVE concert held at the Olympic Stadium (OAKA) in Athens on 19 September … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Reduced ENFIA Property Tax For Greek Hotels, Rooms-To-Let by GTP editing team 18 September 2014 by GTP editing team 18 September 2014 The new unified property tax (ENFIA) for all of Greece’s tourist accommodation establishments will be calculated at a reduced rate, the Greek Tourism Ministry announced on 18 September after working … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
