Laws, Regulations & Policy Greece, Australia To Sign Work-Visa Agreement by GTP editing team 7 May 2014 by GTP editing team 7 May 2014 On Wednesday 14 May, Greece and Australia will sign an intergovernmental agreement that will enable young adults to obtain a tourist visa for travel between both countries to live and … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Land Transportation New Bus Line To Connect Piraeus Port With Acropolis & Syntagma by GTP editing team 6 May 2014 by GTP editing team 6 May 2014 Visitors to Athens arriving by cruise ship will soon be able to access the city center in just 60 minutes from Piraeus Port and see popular sites such as the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greece To Update Tourism Agreement With Iraq Signed 33 Years Ago by GTP editing team 5 May 2014 by GTP editing team 5 May 2014 Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni has agreed to update a tourism agreement between Greece and Iraq that was signed back in 1981. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Greece Goes LIVE On German Die Zeit News Portal by GTP editing team 5 May 2014 by GTP editing team 5 May 2014 The online version of German newspaper Die Zeit is inviting all to discover Greece’s uniqueness and variety. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Education University of Aegean To Hold International Summer School On Earth Sciences by GTP editing team 5 May 2014 by GTP editing team 5 May 2014 The University of the Aegean is organizing EarthBiAs2014, an international summer school on “Big Data Analysis in Earth Sciences,” on Rhodes, Greece, this July. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture CNN: Although Over-Popular, Greece’s Acropolis Is Still Worth Visiting by GTP editing team 2 May 2014 by GTP editing team 2 May 2014 The Acropolis in Athens is ranked second among the eight most over-popular places in the world that are still worth visiting, according to a list compiled by American news network … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Environmental Groups Slam Greek Coastal Development Bill by GTP editing team 2 May 2014 by GTP editing team 2 May 2014 Environmental groups in Greece have slammed a draft law on coastal development prepared by the Greek Finance Ministry, claiming it will cause irreversible damage to Greece’s fragile ecosystem and in … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Amadeus Launches New Platform For Airport Of The Future by GTP editing team 2 May 2014 by GTP editing team 2 May 2014 Amadeus recently reinforced its commitment to developing the airport of the future with the launch of Amadeus Airport Common Use Service (ACUS), a next-gen airport platform capable of carrying out … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greek PM Promises Tax Breaks, More Investment For Tourism by GTP editing team 1 May 2014 by GTP editing team 1 May 2014 Greece will invest half a billion euros on tourism infrastructure per year for the next six years, according to an announcement made by Prime Minister Antonis Samaras during the 22nd … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greece Holds Optimistic Forecast For Tourism by GTP editing team 1 May 2014 by GTP editing team 1 May 2014 Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni is pleased for all that has been achieved in the field of Greece’s tourism and very optimistic for this year, according to her speech during the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality 4-Star Greek Hoteliers Most Positive On 2014 Second Quarter Outlook by GTP editing team 1 May 2014 by GTP editing team 1 May 2014 Together with a very optimistic forecast for the upcoming Q2 of 2014, the Greek hotel sector remains very optimistic for 2014 as a whole with significant improvements in occupancy levels … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Air China Signs Up For Travelport Rich Content And Branding Technology by GTP editing team 1 May 2014 by GTP editing team 1 May 2014 Travelport and Air China recently announced a new merchandising agreement, which will see Air China participate in Travelport’s Rich Content and Branding program. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Greek Hotel Federation Expects New Record in Tourist Arrivals by GTP editing team 30 April 2014 by GTP editing team 30 April 2014 The president of the Hellenic Federation of Hoteliers, Yiannis Retsos, said a record of tourist arrivals in Greece from almost all major markets and a corresponding increase in revenue should … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Greece’s “Spatosimo” Air Passenger Tax To Be Revised by GTP editing team 29 April 2014 by GTP editing team 29 April 2014 Greece’s “modernization and development tax,” the so-called spatosimo, imposed on international and domestic passengers departing from all Greek airports, will be revised as of 31 October 2014. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture “The Two Faces of January,” Filmed In Greece, Coming Soon To Theaters by GTP editing team 29 April 2014 by GTP editing team 29 April 2014 Some of Greece’s best features will be shown to the world through a motion picture expected to hit theaters on 16 May. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culinary Costa Navarino To Host Gastronomy Seminar For Professionals Of Messinia by GTP editing team 29 April 2014 by GTP editing team 29 April 2014 For the second consecutive year, Costa Navarino will host a gastronomy seminar to promote and establish Messinian cuisine and upgrade services in the region’s catering sector. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Greece’s TRAINOSE To Start Passenger Rail Service To Sofia, Belgrade by GTP editing team 28 April 2014 by GTP editing team 28 April 2014 Greek trains will cross borders again as of 10 May 2014 with the launch of a passenger train connecting Greece’s second largest city Thessaloniki with Sofia and Belgrade (with a … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel KEELPNO Gives Guidance For Preventing MERS Virus From Spreading In Greece by GTP editing team 28 April 2014 by GTP editing team 28 April 2014 The Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO) has released guidance for preventing the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) from spreading in Greece following a confirmed case in … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Awards Costa Navarino Wins At 2014 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards by GTP editing team 25 April 2014 by GTP editing team 25 April 2014 Costa Navarino has won the “Destination Award” at the prestigious 2014 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards that took place at the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) annual Global Summit, in … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greek Tourism: An Eternal Journey – Video by GTP editing team 25 April 2014 by GTP editing team 25 April 2014 The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) has launched a four-minute video with images from all over Greece and takes us on a journey through the country’s oldest industry: Tourism – … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
