Air Travel Lufthansa Receives International Five Star Diamond Award by GTP editing team 11 September 2013 by GTP editing team 11 September 2013 German flag carrier Lufthansa recently received the coveted International Five Star Diamond Award from the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences (AAHS). 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Investments TAIPED Announces Tender For Greek Thermal Springs by GTP editing team 10 September 2013 by GTP editing team 10 September 2013 The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (TAIPED) has launched a public tender for investors to submit an expression of interest for four thermal springs in the regional unit of Fthiotida. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Travel Operators TUI Travel CEO To Make Friendly Visit To Greece by GTP editing team 10 September 2013 by GTP editing team 10 September 2013 The CEO of TUI Travel PLC, Peter Long, will arrive in Greece in mid-September to hold meetings with Greek tourism professionals from Corfu, the Peloponnese and Kos. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Greece’s National Museum of Contemporary Art To Open Spring 2014 by GTP editing team 10 September 2013 by GTP editing team 10 September 2013 If you have recently passed by the start of Syngrou Avenue towards the center of Athens – one of the busiest sections of the Greek capital – then you surely … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Athens Airport Shortlisted For World Routes Awards 2013 by GTP editing team 10 September 2013 by GTP editing team 10 September 2013 Athens International Airport (AIA) has been shortlisted for the World Routes Airport Marketing Awards that will take place this October in Las Vegas. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov SETE To Give Out Three Scholarships On Tourism Management by GTP editing team 10 September 2013 by GTP editing team 10 September 2013 Three scholarships for a BA Degree (Hons) in International Hospitality & Tourism Management will be awarded by the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) in collaboration with the Athens Metropolitan … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Application Deadline Tomorrow For OAED Social Tourism Vouchers by GTP editing team 9 September 2013 by GTP editing team 9 September 2013 Tomorrow, Tuesday 10 September, is the last day the Greek Manpower Employment Organization (OAED) will accept applications for social tourism vouchers for its 2013-2014 program. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Greek Authorities Target Luxury Island Villas For Tax Evasion by GTP editing team 9 September 2013 by GTP editing team 9 September 2013 Greece’s Financial Crime Squad (SDOE) has revealed that owners of some 500 luxury homes on popular islands are leasing their property via the Internet without declaring income to tax authorities. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greek PM: Greek Economy Will Recover In 2014 by GTP editing team 8 September 2013 by GTP editing team 8 September 2013 Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said on 7 September that Greece’s economy will recover in 2014 as the government will present a primary budget surplus and no additional measures will … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov 2014 Can Be An Even Better Year For Greek Tourism by GTP editing team 8 September 2013 by GTP editing team 8 September 2013 Next year can be even a better year for Greek tourism, Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni said on 7 September on the sidelines of the 78th Thessaloniki International Fair opening in … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Aegean-Olympic Deal Rumored To Have Been Approved By E.U. by GTP editing team 5 September 2013 by GTP editing team 5 September 2013 Although a final decision on the acquisition of Olympic Air by Aegean Airlines is expected next month, it is rumored that the E.U. competition authorities have already decided to approve … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE SETE Will Present Plan That Sees 24 Million Tourists Coming To Greece In 2021 by GTP editing team 4 September 2013 by GTP editing team 4 September 2013 A growth-oriented strategic plan for tourism that sees Greece welcoming 24 million international arrivals and collecting 18-19 billion euros in revenue on an annual basis by 2021, will be presented … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Travel Operators Greek Travel Agents To Promote Religious Tourism In Shanghai by GTP editing team 3 September 2013 by GTP editing team 3 September 2013 The Synod Office of Pilgrimage Tours of the Church of Greece will head a delegation of Greek tour operators and travel agencies to China next month to promote Greece as … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Olympic Air Gears Up With Travelport’s Rapid Reprice by GTP editing team 3 September 2013 by GTP editing team 3 September 2013 Travelport on 3 September announced the successful implementation of Travelport Rapid Reprice with Greek carrier, Olympic Air. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Land Transportation Greece Sees Increase In Arrivals By Road This Year by GTP editing team 2 September 2013 by GTP editing team 2 September 2013 Tourists arriving to Greece by crossing the country’s northern and eastern borders by car boosted arrivals by 25 percent. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Niche markets Greece To Promote Its Best At Trade Fair For Senior Citizens by GTP editing team 2 September 2013 by GTP editing team 2 September 2013 Greek tourism enterprises are getting ready to promote their services to senior tourists this October at the upcoming tourism fair “Senior,” the biggest fair in Sweden for an active older … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Travel Operators Greek Travel Agents Invited To Explore E.U. “Travelife” Initiative by GTP editing team 2 September 2013 by GTP editing team 2 September 2013 Greek travel agents can now get fully informed on how their businesses can benefit from participating in the E.U. initiative “Travelife” through the new website that recently launched in the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Tinos To Host “Water Is Necessary for Life, WIN4LIFE” Conference by GTP editing team 31 August 2013 by GTP editing team 31 August 2013 Views and ideas about water management, advanced wastewater treatment processes and sustainable brine management practices will be exchanged at the upcoming international conference “Water Is Necessary for Life, WIN4LIFE” to … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Khors Air Signs Ground-Breaking Deal With Travelport by GTP editing team 30 August 2013 by GTP editing team 30 August 2013 Travelport has signed a new distribution agreement with Khors Air, the specialist Ukrainian airline focused primarily on travel to and from Greece. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Ministry Announces Action Plan For Greek Tourism by GTP editing team 29 August 2013 by GTP editing team 29 August 2013 The Greek Tourism Ministry and the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) will launch targeted marketing actions to extend the country’s tourism season until the end of the year and make … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
