Hospitality Hotel Chamber Informed On Labor Issues by GTP editing team 11 September 2012 by GTP editing team 11 September 2012 Employer contributions to the national health insurance fund IKA-ETAM will be cut by five percent next year, Labor Minister Ioannis Vroutsis informed the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels on Monday 10 … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Schengen Visas In The Spotlight by GTP editing team 11 September 2012 by GTP editing team 11 September 2012 All consular authorities of Greece are instructed to extensively use all Schengen visa system facilities to issue visas without delay and with the minimum of formalities, Foreign Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Social Tourism Programs To Make A Comeback In 2013 by GTP editing team 11 September 2012 by GTP editing team 11 September 2012 The subsidized social tourism holiday programs that were cancelled this year are scheduled to re-launch in 2013, according to Labor Minister Ioannis Vroutsis. The social tourism programs provided subsidized vacations … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Efforts For Athens’ Tourism Promotion Announced by GTP editing team 10 September 2012 by GTP editing team 10 September 2012 The Tourism Ministry and the City of Athens in early September announced a twofold effort that will address the tourism disincentives of the city center and see to the creation … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Niche markets Greece among most popular Gay Tourism hotspots for 2013 by GTP editing team 10 September 2012 by GTP editing team 10 September 2012 “Talk of the Eurozone crisis has not deterred LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) travelers who have pushed Greece up the rankings to appear in the top ten most desired … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy PM Skips Tourism At 77th TIF, Professionals Not Worried by GTP editing team 10 September 2012 by GTP editing team 10 September 2012 The word “tourism” was not on Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’ agenda at this year’s Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) held at the Thessaloniki International Exhibition Center, 8-16 September. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culinary SETE Launches Campaign To Fund Gastronomy Tourism by GTP editing team 5 September 2012 by GTP editing team 5 September 2012 The Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) on Wednesday 5 September announced the launch of a fundraising campaign to promote gastronomy tourism to enrich the country’s portfolio in tourism services … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Russia Deemed Among Prospective Source Markets For Greece by GTP editing team 5 September 2012 by GTP editing team 5 September 2012 Greece seems to be focusing more and more on attracting Russian tourists and prospects are positive since arrivals from Russia are expected to exceed one million this year as it … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Awards ANEK LINES Honored By Church by GTP editing team 3 September 2012 by GTP editing team 3 September 2012 The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on Saturday, 1 September, honored ANEK LINES CEO Yiannis Vardinoyannis for the company’s years of support to the Monastery of Agia Triada of Tzagarolon (Akrotiri Peninsula, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news ACB Launches New Promo Video Of Greek Capital by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 The first promotional video that showcases the conference tourism product of Athens was launched recently by the Athens Convention Bureau (ACB) and the Athens Development and Destination Management Agency. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Niche markets HATTA On Museum And Archaeological Site Setbacks by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 “As always, HATTA will assist in the effort to improve the (country’s) tourism product and for the qualitative improvement of tourism services, especially in the sensitive field of culture,” the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Land Transportation GEPOET Discusses Tourism Issues With Transport Minister by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 A bill that will regulate the legal details in regards to the pending liberalization of land passenger transport will be tabled in parliament in April 2013 by the Transport Ministry, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy VAT Cut For Restaurants Not Possible This Year by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 “The VAT rate on food catering services will not be reduced this year even though it was it was a commitment of the government,” Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni said last … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Hoteliers Slam Illegal Accommodation In Northern Greece by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 “These bogus apartments-to-let have not decreased and even more have opened and are even advertised via the most known and reliable tourism sites as establishments that provide high quality services … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Tourism Minister Targets UK Market by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 Jointly funded campaigns in the UK media between British tour operators and the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) to promote Greek tourism and attract last-minute bookings are underway, Tourism Minister … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Greek Hoteliers Wait To Be Paid By Libyan Government by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 Several hotels in Athens and Thessaloniki are near a financial crunch as the unpaid bills for the hosting of Libyan rebel fighters are now near some 30 million euros, the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Hotel Chamber Re-Submits Proposal For Social Tourism Programs by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels last month re-submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Labor and Social Security to reform and take on the subsidized social tourism holiday programs of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Visa-Free Pilot Program Proves A Success by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 The visa facilitation pilot program launched in June that allows non-European Union citizens to enter Greece from Turkey and visit five Greek Eastern Aegean islands without a visa from a … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Government Stalls VAT Reduction On Food Catering Services by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 The VAT rate on food catering services will be reduced once the Greek economy’s fiscal sector is stabilized, Deputy Finance Minister George Mavraganis said in Parliament on Friday, 31 August. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Creta Maris Green Team Strikes Again by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 by GTP editing team 1 September 2012 The Creta Maris Green Team—the environmental group of the Creta Maris Beach Resort—on 9 August helped clean up the beach area that starts from the hotel until the Agia Paraskevi … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
