Air Travel Ryanair Announces Record Pre-Bookings To Greek Destinations by GTP editing team 19 March 2014 by GTP editing team 19 March 2014 Ryanair’s six new scheduled flights to Athens that will launch from 1 April, have achieved record numbers, the Irish airline’s CEO, Michael O’ Leary, said during a press conference in … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Greece To Step Up Promotion Of Athens Festival To Attract More Visitors by GTP editing team 19 March 2014 by GTP editing team 19 March 2014 The Tourism Ministry, the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) and the Athens Festival have decided to launch a cooperation to promote Greece abroad through the Greek festival’s program of events. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Travelport Works With transavia.com To Help Travel Agents by GTP editing team 19 March 2014 by GTP editing team 19 March 2014 Travelport and transavia.com have joined forces to develop a range of travel agency-focused initiatives. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Education InSETE To Launch Quality Tourism Programs For Greek SMEs by GTP editing team 18 March 2014 by GTP editing team 18 March 2014 The SETE Institute (InSETE) intends to adopt a set of voluntary quality principles proposed by the European Commission and include them in planned programs for Greek tourism enterprises. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Free Admission At The Acropolis Museum On 25 March by GTP editing team 18 March 2014 by GTP editing team 18 March 2014 The Acropolis Museum will offer free admission to the general public from 9am to 5pm on Tuesday 25 March, which is a national holiday celebrated annually in Greece. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Pierre-Yves Cousteau Wants To Create A Marine Park On Santorini by GTP editing team 18 March 2014 by GTP editing team 18 March 2014 Pierre Yves Cousteau, world-famous diver and son of legendary undersea explorer Jacques Yves Cousteau, recently referred to his aim to create a Marine Protected Area (marine park) in Santorini, while … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greece To Promote Religious Tourism At MITT 2014 Expo In Moscow by GTP editing team 17 March 2014 by GTP editing team 17 March 2014 In a bid to strengthen religious tourism, the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) will host the Church of Greece in a special area in its stand at the Moscow International … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism “Blue Growth” Is High On Greece’s Agenda by GTP editing team 17 March 2014 by GTP editing team 17 March 2014 Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni gave a speech in Parliament on the power of “Blue Growth,” a key driver of tourism development for Greece and other countries of the South … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Heraklion, Crete, Expects Increase Of Cruise Passengers This Year by GTP editing team 17 March 2014 by GTP editing team 17 March 2014 Initial signs for cruise tourism in Heraklion, Crete, are very positive as the port authority recently announced that it expects cruise passenger arrivals to increase by 10 percent this year. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greek Tourism Minister Holds Talks With Norwegian Tourist Board by GTP editing team 14 March 2014 by GTP editing team 14 March 2014 Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni held a meeting with the administration of the Norwegian Tourist Board, Innovation Norway, on 14 March, the second day of her official visit to Oslo. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy New Bill For Marine Tourism Tabled In Greek Parliament by GTP editing team 14 March 2014 by GTP editing team 14 March 2014 A new bill for marine tourism was recently tabled in Greek Parliament by the Greek Ministry of Mercantile Marine. The new bill aims to attract more recreational ships, under Greek … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greek Tourism: Good News From Norwegian Tour Operators by GTP editing team 14 March 2014 by GTP editing team 14 March 2014 Greece should expect an especially good tourism season this year, tour operators in Norway recently informed Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni during her official visit to Oslo to promote the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culinary Greek Chef’s Club Launches Branch Office In Austria by GTP editing team 14 March 2014 by GTP editing team 14 March 2014 Greek gastronomy and premium quality Greek products will be introduced to the Austrian public through the Chef’s Club of Greece branch office that recently was inagurated in Austria. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Europe’s Regional Carriers Return To Growth by GTP editing team 13 March 2014 by GTP editing team 13 March 2014 Europe’s regional aviation sector is slowly returning to growth as the last quarter of 2013 marked positive changes for the sector in terms of passenger numbers, aircraft movements and numbers … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greece To Tap Scandinavian Market by GTP editing team 12 March 2014 by GTP editing team 12 March 2014 Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni will depart on Wednesday, 12 March, for Oslo to promote Greece and woo visitors from Norway and the wider Scandinavian market. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culinary “Greek Breakfast” Gets Thumbs Up From German Tour Operators At ITB 2014 by GTP editing team 12 March 2014 by GTP editing team 12 March 2014 Leading German tour operators at the recent ITB Berlin exhibition said they were interested in including the “Greek Breakfast” feature as a reference in their travel packages for destinations in … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Greeks May Apply For Social Tourism Vouchers As Of 12 March by GTP editing team 12 March 2014 by GTP editing team 12 March 2014 Greeks that are eligible to receive vouchers for subsidized vacations, through the Greek National Tourism Organization’s social tourism program “Tourism For All,” may apply to the Citizen Service Centers (KEP) … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Awards Corfu’s Etrusco Wins “Best Restaurant In Greece” Title by GTP editing team 12 March 2014 by GTP editing team 12 March 2014 Etrusco, situated near a small village on the island of Corfu, won the Golden Chef’s Hat Award for the “Best restaurant in Greece” for the second year in a row. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Awards Greece’s Odeon of Herodes Atticus Tops World’s Most Spectacular Theater List by GTP editing team 11 March 2014 by GTP editing team 11 March 2014 The Odeon of Herodes Atticus stone theater structure, located on the southwest slope of the Acropolis of Athens, is at the top of a list of the world’s most spectacular … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism EU: Coastal, Maritime Tourism Can Contribute To Growth And Creation Of Jobs by GTP editing team 11 March 2014 by GTP editing team 11 March 2014 The European Union (EU) aims to enhance coastal and maritime tourism in Europe, acknowledging the potential for growth and the generation of new job opportunities in the sector. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
