Trade Associations - Gov Kefalogianni: Safeguards Are Needed For Greek Businessmen, Russian Tourists by GTP editing team 17 September 2014 by GTP editing team 17 September 2014 Safeguards must be developed for Greek businessmen and Russian tourists in the event of a tour operator going bankrupt, Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni said on 17 September when referring to … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Greece To Nominate Archaeological Site Of Philippi For UNESCO’s World Heritage Site Status by GTP editing team 17 September 2014 by GTP editing team 17 September 2014 By 30 September the Greek Culture Ministry will submit a nomination proposal to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) with the purpose of having the Archaeological site … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Qatar Airways Takes Delivery Of Its First Airbus A380 by GTP editing team 17 September 2014 by GTP editing team 17 September 2014 Qatar Airways recently took delivery of its highly anticipated first A380. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Tripoli Military Airfield To Operate As Civil Airport In 2015 by GTP editing team 16 September 2014 by GTP editing team 16 September 2014 As of next year the Civil Aviation Authority will have partial use of the military airfield in Tripoli (Peloponnese), Greece, to service passenger traffic, according to a joint ministerial decision … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Travel Operators Another Russian Tour Operator Calls It Quits, Some 2,000 Tourists Stranded In Greece by GTP editing team 16 September 2014 by GTP editing team 16 September 2014 St. Petersburg-based tour operator Versa is halting operations and cutting off services to some 9,000 customers who bought trips to destinations including Greece, Spain, Turkey, Cyprus, Tunisia, Italy, Bulgaria, Croatia … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Medical Tourism High On Greek Ministers’ Agenda by GTP editing team 15 September 2014 by GTP editing team 15 September 2014 Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni and Health Minister Makis Voridis recently held a meeting in Athens to discuss ways to develop medical tourism in Greece. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Travelport And Alitalia Sign Full Content Agreement by GTP editing team 15 September 2014 by GTP editing team 15 September 2014 Travelport recently announced the renewal of its multi-year full content agreement with Alitalia, Italy’s leading carrier. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Greece To Promote Cultural Heritage Through “Thematic Destinations” by GTP editing team 12 September 2014 by GTP editing team 12 September 2014 The Greek Tourism Ministry is planning to enrich and improve the country’s tourism offer through the promotion of “thematic destinations.” 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Travel Operators Chain of bankruptcies in Russia’s Tourism Sector by Maria Theofanopoulou 11 September 2014 by Maria Theofanopoulou 11 September 2014 Another leading Russian tour operator,Yuzny Krest Travel, with a preliminary estimation of 9,000 tourists currently vacationing abroad, suspended yesterday its operation. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Technology Webinar Video – Preparing Your Business To Meet Traveler Trends In 2020 by GTP editing team 10 September 2014 by GTP editing team 10 September 2014 Travel agencies and tour operators need to become more nimble and knowledgeable to continue to meet the needs of future customers. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Air New Zealand unveils first refurbished 777-200ER by GTP editing team 9 September 2014 by GTP editing team 9 September 2014 The first of Air New Zealand’s refurbished Boeing 777-200ER aircraft signals an ongoing evolution in the airline’s long haul customer experience. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Caryatids the Second Line of Guards in the Amphipolis Tomb by News archives 8 September 2014 by News archives 8 September 2014 Two magnificent Caryatids were unearthed on Saturday 6, as the excavation in the tomb of Amphipolis, Greece, continues apace. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Announcements ITAR-TASS: Russian tourist company Solvex-Tourne suspends activities by felipe 8 September 2014 by felipe 8 September 2014 One of major tourist companies in St. Petersburg Solvex-Tourne suspended activities on Monday. About 9,000 clients of the company are abroad now. Most of them stay in Greece and Bulgaria. … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Joint actions to attract international film producers in Greece by felipe 8 September 2014 by felipe 8 September 2014 Minister of Tourism Olga Kefalogianni and Minister of Culture and Sports Kostas Tasoulas have agreed upon a series of joint actions to attract international film and television producers in Greece 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Bloomberg: Hotel-Room Technology Changing The Way You Stay by GTP editing team 8 September 2014 by GTP editing team 8 September 2014 While tech start-ups like Airbnb provide alternative accommodations in the sharing economy, new technology behind the scenes has completely changed the way hotels fill rooms. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Social Responsibility IRENA & UNWTO to promote renewable energies by GTP editing team 8 September 2014 by GTP editing team 8 September 2014 The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), have joined forces to promote the use of renewable energies in Islands. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Hong Kong Airlines & Air Seychelles Signed Codeshare Agreement by GTP editing team 8 September 2014 by GTP editing team 8 September 2014 Hong Kong Airlines and Air Seychelles have signed a codeshare agreement to provide travellers with enhanced connections in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel AIR France – KLM New Country Manager for Greece by GTP editing team 8 September 2014 by GTP editing team 8 September 2014 With effect as from 1st September 2014, Mr Alain Lahellec is appointed General Manager AIR FRANCE KLM for Greece, based at Athens. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Misc Tips For Startups: How To Build Relationships With Reporters by GTP editing team 5 September 2014 by GTP editing team 5 September 2014 Public relations is an essential piece of every startup’s strategy. It’s crucial for startups to build credibility, gain users, and receive venture capital funding. Reporter relationships are the key to … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Korean Air Resume Seoul – Tel Aviv Flight by GTP editing team 5 September 2014 by GTP editing team 5 September 2014 Korean Air resume the Incheon, Seoul – Tel Aviv service and announce the code-share with China Southern Airlines on the Seoul-Urumqi route, in its September 2014 newsletter. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail