Industry sectors

This autumn, 15 Greek businesses will promote their services in a workshop in Moscow to increase their clientele and establish Greece as a medical tourism destination for Russians.

Sixtly-one percent of global travelers plan to spend the same amount or less on travel in 2014, according to one of the key findings of the TripBarometer by TripAdvisor.

The contribution of spa tourism to Greece’s economic development and ways to attract investments in this area will be discussed next week at a workshop in Athens.

Visa information, vaccinations and weather forecasts top the list of additional information business travelers expect to receive from their corporate travel program, according to a joint report by Travelport and …

The International Federation for IT in Travel and Tourim (IFITT) will give insight on useful technological innovations for the Greek tourism sector at the upcoming e-tourism conference Digi.Travel.

Public services will be disrupted on Wednesday and Thursday (18-19 September) as civil servants walk off the job to protest government plans to put thousands of workers into a mobility …

The declared World Heritage Site of Mycenae, Greece, located about 90 kilometers southwest of Athens, has been chosen by American news network CNN as one of the 15 most important …

Travelport and transavia.com jointly announced a new distribution deal that will see transavia.com become the next low cost carrier participant in the aggregated shopping component of Travelport’s merchandising platform.

Greek carrier Οlympic Air is offering special promotional fares for one-way trips within its domestic network from/to Athens.

September and October will be “two very good months” for the Greek tourism sector, Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni said today, Monday.

easyJet and Amadeus have announced the launch of unique system enhancements that will allow travel agents around the world, in a phased approach, to book low-cost carriers with the same …

The Greek Environment Ministry recently approved the environmental terms for the creation of a “cruise liner center” at the south side of Piraeus Port to accommodate large cruise ships.

Arrivals to Greece from Australia this year increased by 28 percent compared to 2012, it was announced during a meeting held in Athens today between Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni …

Seven companies and consortiums have been shortlisted for the second stage of the tender for the operation, management, development, and maintenance of the country’s regional airports.

Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev recently expressed his interest to launch investment projects in the Greek tourism sector, during a meeting he had with Deputy Development Minister Notis Mitarakis in Athens.

A new, superior Japanese GDS is on schedule to launch this autumn by AXESS International Network (AXESS) and Travelport.

Greek museums and archaeological sites saw an increase in visitation levels last May, according to the Greek statistical authority, ELSTAT.

Ferry company ANEK LINES has announced new special discounts on ferry tickets for passengers traveling to Chania, Crete.

Travelport announced the multi-year renewal of its content agreement with Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, and its wholly owned subsidiary, Jet Lite.

Sabre has appointed Alketas Malioukis as its new member in the global distribution system’s (GDS) online sales department.