Company updates Greek Ferry Routes Now Available On Greece’s Official Tourism Website by GTP editing team 5 June 2014 by GTP editing team 5 June 2014 The entire year’s day by day ferry schedules for travel to all of Greece’s destinations are now available to the public through the official website of the Greek National Tourism … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Greece Goes To Venice Architecture Biennale by GTP editing team 5 June 2014 by GTP editing team 5 June 2014 Greece will showcase its architectural heritage to the world at the 14th International Architecture Exhibition “La Biennale di Venezia,” which officially opens on 7 June in Venice, Italy. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culinary Lefkada Island Joins “Greek Breakfast” Program by GTP editing team 5 June 2014 by GTP editing team 5 June 2014 Hotels on Lefkada, Greece, will now include Greek products and dishes on their breakfast menus as the Ionian Island recently became the latest destination to join the “Greek Breakfast” program. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Qatar Airways Welcomes Greek PM At Posidonia 2014 Shipping Exhibition by GTP editing team 5 June 2014 by GTP editing team 5 June 2014 Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras visited the stand of Qatar Airways during his tour of the international shipping exhibition Posidonia 2014 at the opening ceremony held on 2 June. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Kefalogianni: Greek Tourism Is Making A Dynamic Comeback by GTP editing team 4 June 2014 by GTP editing team 4 June 2014 “Greek tourism is coming back to stay on the world tourism map,” Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni said when recently asked to comment on the increasing tourist inflow in Greece. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Aristotle’s Lyceum: New Archaeological Site Opens In Athens, Greece by GTP editing team 4 June 2014 by GTP editing team 4 June 2014 A new archaeological site has been added to the many in the Greek capital city. The 4th century BC Lyceum of Aristotle has opened to the public and comes to … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Free WiFi Available At Some Metro, Train Stations In Athens by GTP editing team 3 June 2014 by GTP editing team 3 June 2014 STASY, the authority that manages fixed rail modes of transport, has launched a free wireless Internet network in seven selected metro and train stations in Athens, Greece. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Greek PM Opens Top Shipping Event “Posidonia 2014” by GTP editing team 2 June 2014 by GTP editing team 2 June 2014 Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras inaugurated the international shipping exhibition Posidonia 2014. “We are relaunching our country starting from the sea,” the Greek Premier said in his address. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Greek Museums, Sites Begin To Cash In On Extended Opening Hours Scheme by GTP editing team 30 May 2014 by GTP editing team 30 May 2014 The Greek Government’s decision to extend the opening hours of the country’s most popular museums and archaeological sites seems to be paying off as visitor numbers and revenue from receipts … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality No “Ski Week” Holiday For Greek Schools In 2015 by GTP editing team 30 May 2014 by GTP editing team 30 May 2014 The Hellenic Federation of Hoteliers’ proposal for the establishment of a new annual school holiday period in Greece, so families could take a vacation during the winter, will not launch … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Greece: Tourism Driving Up Demand For More Hotel Investments by GTP editing team 29 May 2014 by GTP editing team 29 May 2014 Greek tourism professionals recently pointed out that investments for high class hotels must be made in Greece for the country to keep pace with expected growth. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culinary Greek Gastronomy Goes To Hong Kong by GTP editing team 29 May 2014 by GTP editing team 29 May 2014 The Chef’s Club of Greece will present authentic Greek cuisine and delicious dishes prepared exclusively with Greek products to residents of one of Hong Kong’s most luxurious hotels. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Patmos, Greece, To Inaugurate “Paths Of Culture” by GTP editing team 29 May 2014 by GTP editing team 29 May 2014 The “Paths of Culture” of Patmos Island in Greece will be inaugurated by the Elliniki Etairia – Society for the Environment and Cultural Heritage and the pan-European Federation for Cultural … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Athens, Greece: Abandoned Building To Turn Into High-Class Hotel by GTP editing team 28 May 2014 by GTP editing team 28 May 2014 An abandoned building on Mitropoleos Street, near Syntagma Square in central Athens, that once housed the Greek Education Ministry, will be transformed into a hotel. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culinary Trip2taste Greek Gastronomy Festival To Launch On Corfu by GTP editing team 27 May 2014 by GTP editing team 27 May 2014 A unique culinary experience will await food & wine lovers at the first Trip2taste Festival to take place in June 2014 on Corfu. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Southwest Airlines, Amadeus Sign Contract For Single Reservation System by GTP editing team 27 May 2014 by GTP editing team 27 May 2014 Southwest Airlines and Amadeus IT Group recently announced that they have entered into a joint contract for Amadeus’ Altéa reservations solution that will support the carrier’s domestic service. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Naxos, Greece, Aims To Attract More Trekkers To Extend Tourism Season by GTP editing team 26 May 2014 by GTP editing team 26 May 2014 Aiming to extend the tourism season on Naxos, authorities on the Greek island are making efforts to attract more trekkers from all over the world to visit in the spring … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Delta Air Lines Finalizes Agreement With Travelport by GTP editing team 26 May 2014 by GTP editing team 26 May 2014 Delta Air Lines and Travelport finalized an agreement in which Delta will reacquire the data and intellectual property rights central to its passenger service and flight operations systems. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Greece Gets EU Approval For New NSRF, Tourism To Receive Funding by GTP editing team 23 May 2014 by GTP editing team 23 May 2014 Greece will receive funds for the country’s tourism promotion from the new National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) for the new programming period 2014-2020 that was approved on 23 May by … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Report: Shipping Can Further Contribute To Greece’s Economy by GTP editing team 23 May 2014 by GTP editing team 23 May 2014 Greek shipping can further contribute to the country’s economy provided a stable and competitive institutional framework is maintained, according to the recently released annual report of the Union of Greek … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail