Company updates Amadeus Rolls Out New Solution That Allows Travel Agents To Book From Anywhere In The World by GTP editing team 28 July 2014 by GTP editing team 28 July 2014 Amadeus continues the deployment of Amadeus Selling Platform Connect, a solution that gives travel professionals more flexibility to be out meeting clients, learning new things, and booking travel. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Transavia.com Invests Further In The GDS, Plans To Extend Reach In Greek Market by GTP editing team 25 July 2014 by GTP editing team 25 July 2014 transavia.com, a Dutch low-cost carrier and member of Air France-KLM Group that provides scheduled services and charter flights to more than 160 destinations, has a strong mission to extend its … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Aegean Airlines Among Carriers To Renew Flights To And From Tel Aviv by GTP editing team 25 July 2014 by GTP editing team 25 July 2014 Several American and European airlines have been informed they can consider flying again to and from Israel’s international airport and have already renewed flights. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Report: Crete Attracts One In Five Visitors To Greece by GTP editing team 24 July 2014 by GTP editing team 24 July 2014 Crete is one of Greece’s most attractive destinations as one in five tourists arrive in the country to vacation on the island, recent data has shown. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel AEA: Debate On Airspace Security Guidance For Airlines Urgently Needed by GTP editing team 24 July 2014 by GTP editing team 24 July 2014 The Association of European Airlines (AEA) has called for an urgent international debate about airspace security guidance for airlines following the downing of Malaysian Airlines’ flight MH17 and recent flight … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Acropolis Museum To Celebrate Full Moon On 10 August by GTP editing team 24 July 2014 by GTP editing team 24 July 2014 The Acropolis Museum will celebrate the August Full Moon on Sunday 10 August 2014 with opera classics, film music and famous Greek melodies, performed by the historic Hellenic Air Force … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Initiatives TOURISMlink, An EU Initiative, Enters Its Second Phase by GTP editing team 24 July 2014 by GTP editing team 24 July 2014 A Memorandum of Understanding was recently signed on the continuation of TOURISMlink, a European initiative aimed to create a link between smaller local tourism enterprises to improve their competitiveness in … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Greek Parliament Passes New Tourism Bill by GTP editing team 23 July 2014 by GTP editing team 23 July 2014 The draft bill for Greek tourism was voted in principle in the Parliament’s summer session on 23 July. The bill aims to improve the quality and identity of the national … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Flights To Tel Aviv, Israel, Suspended By US And European Airlines by GTP editing team 23 July 2014 by GTP editing team 23 July 2014 European and American airlines are canceling flights to Tel Aviv, Israel, following a security alert after a rocket landed one mile away from the country’s main airport on Tuesday 22 … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Greek Tourism: Draft Bill Goes To Summer Session Of Parliament by GTP editing team 22 July 2014 by GTP editing team 22 July 2014 The draft bill for Greek tourism, which includes a set of amendments aimed to improve the quality and identity of the national tourism product, is being discussed today, 22 July, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Etihad Airways: Outside Investment Needed For EU Carriers by GTP editing team 22 July 2014 by GTP editing team 22 July 2014 Abu Dhabi’s state-owned airline Etihad Airways wants to engage with Europe for mutual gain, according to the airline’s president and CEO, James Hogan. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Amadeus And Germanwings Announce New Distribution Deal by GTP editing team 21 July 2014 by GTP editing team 21 July 2014 Germanwings and Amadeus recently announced a new agreement that will enable the airline to distribute all of its published fares and the most demanded ancillary services in the travel agency … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Cooperation Is Essential For Greece’s Tourism Development by GTP editing team 18 July 2014 by GTP editing team 18 July 2014 The Greek Tourism Ministry wants to strengthen its cooperation with the country’s regions and municipalities during the tourism season. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news First Waterway Of Cyclades Island Group To Be Constructed On Tinos by GTP editing team 18 July 2014 by GTP editing team 18 July 2014 Tinos in Greece is expected to be one of the first of the Cyclades island group to welcome seaplanes, as waterway facilities are on their way towards construction at the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov UNWTO Shocked By Tragic Loss Of Malaysia Airlines Flight by GTP editing team 18 July 2014 by GTP editing team 18 July 2014 The UNWTO is deeply shocked by the tragic crash of Malaysia Airline flight MH17. On behalf of the international tourism community, UNWTO conveys its heartfelt condolences to the families and … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Tourism Potential of Thessaloniki, Greece, Discussed by GTP editing team 17 July 2014 by GTP editing team 17 July 2014 The Greek Tourism Ministry is exploring ways to develop thematic forms of tourism in Greece’s northern city of Thessaloniki. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Tourists Involved In Shootout In Athens, Greece, In Good Health by GTP editing team 16 July 2014 by GTP editing team 16 July 2014 Two tourists visiting Athens were slightly injured on Wednesday 16 July during a shootout in central Athens between Greek police and fugitive terrorist Nikos Maziotis. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culinary Varvakeio Market In Athens, Greece, Impresses Renowned American Chef by GTP editing team 16 July 2014 by GTP editing team 16 July 2014 The Varvakeio meat and fish market in downtown Athens, Greece, recently got a thumbs up from David Rosengarten, renowned American chef, food and travel writer. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greece, China Strengthen Ties During Chinese President’s Visit To Rhodes by GTP editing team 15 July 2014 by GTP editing team 15 July 2014 Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed his wish to serve as an ambassador for Greek tourism, during a recent stopover on the Greek Island of Rhodes on his way to Brazil … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Hotel Chamber: Senior Tourism Can Combat Seasonality In Greece by GTP editing team 14 July 2014 by GTP editing team 14 July 2014 The most important parameter to reduce Greece’s seasonality is to increase the flow of senior tourists to the country as the specific group of travelers make trips during the off-season, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail