Air Travel Ryanair To Distribute Through Travelport GDS Provider by GTP editing team 11 March 2014 by GTP editing team 11 March 2014 Ryanair will participate in a Global Distribution System (GDS) channel for the first time in over a decade. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Amadeus Acquires UFIS Airport Solutions by GTP editing team 11 March 2014 by GTP editing team 11 March 2014 Amadeus recently announced that it continues its expansion into the Airport IT space with the acquisition of UFIS Airport Solutions, a leading airport information technology player. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Greece Will Not Impose Changes To Visa Policy For Russians by GTP editing team 10 March 2014 by GTP editing team 10 March 2014 Greece has no thoughts to change its visa policy regarding tourists from Russia due to the crisis in Ukraine. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism UNWTO: Greece Is A Success Story by GTP editing team 10 March 2014 by GTP editing team 10 March 2014 UNWTO Secretary General Taleb Rifai referred to the “tremendous turnaround” Greek tourism made in 2013, while speaking at the High-Level Conference On Coastal And Maritime Tourism held in Athens. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Europe’s Blue Economy Potential Discussed In Athens by GTP editing team 10 March 2014 by GTP editing team 10 March 2014 Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni spoke about the challenges and opportunities arising from coastal and maritime tourism for European Union countries at a High-Level Conference held on 10 March at … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism EU Aims To Unlock Potential Of Coasts, Seas by GTP editing team 10 March 2014 by GTP editing team 10 March 2014 The European Commission has a new strategy to support coastal and maritime tourism in Europe, European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Maria Damanaki said during a High-Level Conference held … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Travel Giant TUI Confirms Interest In Greek Market by GTP editing team 6 March 2014 by GTP editing team 6 March 2014 TUI Travel may invest further in the Greek market, according to the German company’s chief executive, Friedrich Joussen. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greece Anticipates Over 2.5 Million German Arrivals As Mood Improves by GTP editing team 6 March 2014 by GTP editing team 6 March 2014 Arrivals from Germany to Greece this year will range between 2.5 and 2.7 million, up from 2.3 million in 2013, according to the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE). 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greece Signs Health Tourism Agreement With Germany by GTP editing team 5 March 2014 by GTP editing team 5 March 2014 An agreement for the development of health tourism for the elderly and people who need care while on holiday was signed on 5 March between Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Astra Airlines Connects Athens To Iraqi Kurdistan by GTP editing team 5 March 2014 by GTP editing team 5 March 2014 Thessaloniki-based Astra Airlines has announced the launch of a new route connecting Athens, Greece, with Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan as of 3 April 2014. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greek Tourism Minister Invites Germans To Holiday In Greece by GTP editing team 4 March 2014 by GTP editing team 4 March 2014 Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni invited Germans to spend their summer holidays in Greece and assured that they will feel right at home. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
B2B events Athens To Host High-Level Conference On Coastal And Maritime Tourism by GTP editing team 4 March 2014 by GTP editing team 4 March 2014 On the occasion of the Greek Presidency of the EU Council, the European Commission, the Greek Tourism Ministry and the Greek National Tourism Organization will organize a High Level Conference … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Greek Museums, Sites To Operate On Extended Hours This Season by GTP editing team 28 February 2014 by GTP editing team 28 February 2014 Thirty-three of Greece’s most popular museums and archaeological sites will extend their hours from this April and remain open from 8am to 8pm, seven days a week, according to the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Kefalogianni To Attend Berlin’s International Tourism Exhibition ITB by GTP editing team 28 February 2014 by GTP editing team 28 February 2014 Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni will depart for Berlin, Germany, on Monday 3 March, on the occasion of Greece’s participation in the leading international tourism exhibition ITB. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Galant Hellas Appointed GSA For transavia.com Greece by GTP editing team 28 February 2014 by GTP editing team 28 February 2014 As of 1 March, Galant Hellas will begin offering services as low cost airline transavia.com’s new General Sales Agent (GSA) for Greece. transavia.com has high expectations of the developments in … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Niche markets Top 10 Least Gay-Friendly Travel Destinations In The World by GTP editing team 28 February 2014 by GTP editing team 28 February 2014 An online travel agency based in the UK and a NGO fighting for LGBT rights globally, has compiled a list of what it believes to be the least friendly holiday … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Peloponnese Tourism Organization Opposes Regional Tourism Directorate Shutdown by GTP editing team 27 February 2014 by GTP editing team 27 February 2014 The Peloponnese Tourism Organization has published an announcement in which it opposes the Greek Tourism Ministry’s intention to shut down the Peloponnese Regional Tourism Directorate and transfer its services from … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture EU To Secure Easier Recovery Of Illegally Removed National Treasures by GTP editing team 27 February 2014 by GTP editing team 27 February 2014 A directive on the return of cultural objects unlawfully removed from the territory of a member state may be officially adopted by the Council during the Greek Presidency. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture UNESCO To Hold Exhibition On Greece’s Marathon Town by GTP editing team 27 February 2014 by GTP editing team 27 February 2014 The Greek town of Marathon of the Region of Attica will be showcased by UNESCO as a cultural landscape of global significance in an exhibition to be held in Paris … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greek Tourism Industry Body Hopes For Reduction In Insurance Contributions by GTP editing team 26 February 2014 by GTP editing team 26 February 2014 A reduction in insurance contributions could be the next best thing for Greek tourism following the lessened value-added tax rate on food services, according to the Association of Greek Tourism … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
