Trade Associations - Gov Greek Tourism Sector To Welcome 10,000 Unemployed Young People by GTP editing team 9 May 2013 by GTP editing team 9 May 2013 A subsidized internship program targeting 10,000 unemployed young Greeks up to age 29 to offer them the opportunity to gain work experience in the tourism sector, was announced today, 9 … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Qatar Airways To Expand On Three Continents by GTP editing team 9 May 2013 by GTP editing team 9 May 2013 Qatar Airways recently announced route expansion on three continents together with a huge increase in capacity in Pakistan as part of the Doha-based carrier’s continued aggressive growth strategy. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Investments Greek PM To Visit China, Tourism Included On Agenda by GTP editing team 8 May 2013 by GTP editing team 8 May 2013 Some 50 businessmen and representatives of Greece’s privatization agency (TAIPED) will accompany Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on an official visit to China next week. There, the Greek government hopes … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Minister Kefalogianni To Present Employment Program For Young Greeks by GTP editing team 8 May 2013 by GTP editing team 8 May 2013 A program to tackle youth unemployment in Greece’s tourism sector will be presented tomorrow, Thursday, 9 May, by Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni and Labor Minister Yiannis Vroutsis. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Passenger Traffic At Piraeus Increases During Easter Holiday by GTP editing team 2 May 2013 by GTP editing team 2 May 2013 Passenger traffic at Piraeus Port is up by 25 percent compared to last year, Merchant Marine Minister Kostis Mousouroulis said on Thursday 2 May. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Greek Museums And Sites On New Time Schedule After Easter by GTP editing team 1 May 2013 by GTP editing team 1 May 2013 The operating hours of Greek museums and archaeological sites that have heavy tourist traffic will soon be adjusted to the convenience of tourists and cruise ship passengers. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culinary “Gastronomy in Santorini” Cartoon Exhibition In May by GTP editing team 30 April 2013 by GTP editing team 30 April 2013 Santorini’s gastronomy is the theme of a cartoon exhibition that will open in May at the Estia Cultural Center on Santorini. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Private Company Launched To Efficiently Promote The Greek Travel Industry by GTP editing team 29 April 2013 by GTP editing team 29 April 2013 The Greek private sector’s ambition to have an active involvement in the management and promotion of brand “Greece” to international tourism markets is now a reality. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Niche markets Athens Tourism Could Benefit From Niche Markets by GTP editing team 29 April 2013 by GTP editing team 29 April 2013 Over 100 Greek tourism professionals in Athens gained insight last week on the growing markets of youth/student travel and gay travel and how they could attract more visitors from these … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Private Company “Marketing Greece” Launched by GTP editing team 29 April 2013 by GTP editing team 29 April 2013 At a press conference held earlier today, Monday, 29 April, the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) launched the long-awaited private marketing company for Greek tourism “Marketing Greece.” 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culinary SETE Begins First Phase To Promote Greek Gastronomy by GTP editing team 27 April 2013 by GTP editing team 27 April 2013 The Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) recently wrapped up its fundraising campaign and secured the necessary financial resources to launch the first phase of a marketing plan for Greek … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov VAT Cut For Greek Restaurants Expected This July by GTP editing team 26 April 2013 by GTP editing team 26 April 2013 “On 1 July the VAT on food catering services will be reduced to 13 percent following negotiations of the Greek government with the troika,” the president of the Association of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greece, Sweden Discuss Tourism Cooperation by GTP editing team 26 April 2013 by GTP editing team 26 April 2013 Greece has made an agreement with Sweden to launch a joint promotion for autumn city breaks in Athens and Stockholm, according to Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Ryanair And Athens Airport Butt Heads Over High Charges by GTP editing team 26 April 2013 by GTP editing team 26 April 2013 Irish low-cost airline Ryanair said recently that it could bring 10 million tourists to Greece over the next three years if Athens International Airport (AIA) would reduce the air passenger … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greek Tourism Minister Says Swedish Ad Is “In Bad Taste” by GTP editing team 25 April 2013 by GTP editing team 25 April 2013 “We consider this advertisement unfortunate and a campaign of bad taste,” Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni said on Wednesday, 24 April, in regards to an advertisement for a theme park … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Visa-Free 2013 Pilot Program For Turks To Kick Off by GTP editing team 24 April 2013 by GTP editing team 24 April 2013 Last summer’s visa facilitation pilot program that allowed non-European Union citizens from Turkish ports to visit selected Greek islands in the eastern Aegean without a visa from a Greek consulate … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greece Eyes Sweden To Woo Tourists by GTP editing team 23 April 2013 by GTP editing team 23 April 2013 Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni will depart for Stockholm today, Tuesday, 23 April, to improve the flow of tourist traffic from Sweden. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Athens Mayor Proposes Shops To Operate Some Sundays A Year by GTP editing team 23 April 2013 by GTP editing team 23 April 2013 Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis on Tuesday, 23 April, restated his proposal for shops in the historical center of the city to operate on some Sundays and this way give tourists … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Acropolis Area Beset By Tour Buses, Solution Sought by GTP editing team 20 April 2013 by GTP editing team 20 April 2013 The Greek Tourism Ministry is in search of a management strategy to ease the congestion in the area of the Acropolis caused by tour buses when transferring tourists to and … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greece Revokes Free Entrance To State Museums And Sites On World Tourism Day by GTP editing team 18 April 2013 by GTP editing team 18 April 2013 The Greek Government recently decided to abolish the free admission to state museums and archaeological sites on World Tourism Day (27 September), according to blog Tourism Lobby. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
