Land Transportation Greece Makes Announcements For Extension Of Athens Metro (Line 4) by GTP editing team 20 August 2014 by GTP editing team 20 August 2014 The Greek Ministry of Infrastructure recently confirmed that a fourth metro line will be constructed in Athens to service many densely populated areas of the city. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Willem Dafoe Narrates The History Of The Benaki Museum In Greece (Video) by GTP editing team 20 August 2014 by GTP editing team 20 August 2014 The Benaki Museum – An enlightening short film by Athena Rachel Tsangari and narrated by American actor Willem Dafoe about Antonis Benakis. A man who dedicated his life to the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Athens To Display 25 Masterpieces From Greece & Italy by GTP editing team 20 August 2014 by GTP editing team 20 August 2014 Twenty-five masterpieces from Greece and Italy will be displayed at an art exhibition at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens as of late August. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture The Guardian: The Acropolis Museum Is The Best Place To House The Parthenon Marbles by GTP editing team 19 August 2014 by GTP editing team 19 August 2014 “The Parthenon marbles are the world’s most beautiful art – and that’s why we should give them back,” columnist Jonathan Jones wrote in an article published recently in The Guardian. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Greek Archaeological Sites And Museums Attract More Visitors by GTP editing team 14 August 2014 by GTP editing team 14 August 2014 Visitors to Greek archaeological sites during the first four months of the year increased by 24.9 percent and revenue from receipts were up by 21.5 percent compared with the same … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culinary USA Today Takes A Santorini Wine Tour by GTP editing team 14 August 2014 by GTP editing team 14 August 2014 USA Today recently made a few stops along the Santorini wine trail and revealed what exactly makes the island’s wine so special. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Finance Minister To “Mamma Mia” Director: “We Are Not Privatizing The Greek Coastline” by GTP editing team 13 August 2014 by GTP editing team 13 August 2014 “Let me assure you that we are not privatizing our coastline,” Greek Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis wrote to the director of the “Mamma Mia!” movie, Phyllida Lloyd. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Niche markets Greece Among 10 Hottest Destinations For Luxury Travelers by GTP editing team 13 August 2014 by GTP editing team 13 August 2014 Greece is among the destinations where the affluent will be venturing for the remainder of 2014, including the crucial holiday time and winter months, according to a leading luxury travel … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Dig Unveils Important Discovery At Ancient Amphipolis, Northern Greece by GTP editing team 12 August 2014 by GTP editing team 12 August 2014 “We are in front of an extremely important find,” Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said during his visit to Ancient Amphipolis in Serres, Central Macedonia, northern Greece, where archaeologists are … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov “Mamma Mia!” Film Director Appeals To Tourism Minister Against Coastal Development Plans In Greece by GTP editing team 12 August 2014 by GTP editing team 12 August 2014 Mamma Mia! director Phyllida Lloyd has joined the voice of environmental groups and citizens in Greece against the government’s coastline privatization plans and recently sent a letter to Greek Tourism … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism August Exodus From Athens Kicks Into High Gear by GTP editing team 9 August 2014 by GTP editing team 9 August 2014 As the Greek public holiday of 15 August is near, more and more Athenians are leaving the city and heading to the islands. August is the month that most Greeks … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth Sets Sail From Piraeus, Greece by GTP editing team 9 August 2014 by GTP editing team 9 August 2014 The Queen Elizabeth, one of the most luxurious cruise ships in the world, was in Piraeus Port in Greece on 8 August. Piraeus was the ship’s starting point for a … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel June 2014: Airports In Athens And Mykonos Among Those With Highest Passenger Traffic In Europe by GTP editing team 7 August 2014 by GTP editing team 7 August 2014 The airports in Athens and Mykonos are among the European airports that had the highest increase in passenger traffic in June this year, according to data released recently by European … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Stranded Russian Tourists Should All Be Home By Next Week by GTP editing team 7 August 2014 by GTP editing team 7 August 2014 More than 50 flights are expected to take place in the coming days to fly Russian tourists back home from Greece after they were stranded due to the collapse of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Incrediblue: An Easy And Cost Effective Way To Vacation On A Boat by GTP editing team 7 August 2014 by GTP editing team 7 August 2014 Yiorgos Gatos, Thodoris Orfanidis and Antonis Fiorakis are three Greeks who noticed a gap in the tourism market and came up with an idea: to create an online platform for … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Europe’s Airports Welcomed 5.5% More Passengers During First Half Of 2014 by GTP editing team 7 August 2014 by GTP editing team 7 August 2014 Passenger traffic at Europe’s airports grew by 5.5 percent from January to end June this year, European airport trade body Airports Council International (ACI) Europe reported recently. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture From London To Athens By Bike, An Initiative For The Parthenon Marbles To Return To Greece by GTP editing team 7 August 2014 by GTP editing team 7 August 2014 Italian professor Salvatore Lo Sicco traveled from London to Athens on his bike to rally for the Parthenon Marbles to return to their birthplace in Greece. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greek Tourism To Receive Funds From New NSRF Program by GTP editing team 6 August 2014 by GTP editing team 6 August 2014 Greek tourism will be supported by funds under the new National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) program, it was announced on 5 August. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Awards Acropolis Of Athens On CNN’s Most Beautiful World Heritage Site List by GTP editing team 6 August 2014 by GTP editing team 6 August 2014 American news network CNN has provided an updated version of the world’s 20 most beautiful World Heritage Sites and the Acropolis of Athens came in second! 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Nikki Beach Resort & Spa Makes Its Debut In Porto Heli, Greece by GTP editing team 5 August 2014 by GTP editing team 5 August 2014 “Porto Heli is a very special place in Greece; it’s uniqueness & natural beauty make it the perfect place to expand our Nikki Beach brand,” said Jack Penrod, founder and … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
