Destinations news Efforts To Place Thessaloniki On The World Tourism Map by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 The need for cooperation between organizations, museums and institutions to achieve the better promotion of Thessaloniki domestically and abroad was underlined at a recent tourism conference organized by the Thessaloniki … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Seaplane Legislation Requested By Canadian Ambassador by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 Canadian Ambassador to Greece, Robert Peck, last month officially requested the immediate processing of necessary legislation and cutting of red tape for waterway investments to proceed in Greece and seaplanes … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Greeks Expected To Stay Home This Summer by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 The prolonged recession of the Greek economy and the country’s unpopular austerity measures that have included tax hikes, salary and pension cuts, high income tax payments and soon the second … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Delta Airlines Sets Record Straight by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 “Delta is not leaving Athens on a permanent basis, but will instead exit the market during the deep winter, when demand for air service between the U.S. and Greece is … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Major Airlines Suspend Flights To Thessaloniki by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 Swiss International Air Lines will cease routes to and from Thessaloniki as of 27 and 28 October 2012 respectively due to “financial difficulties of the route and the overall restructuring … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Announcements Helexpo Teams Up With ARTION For 28th Philoxenia by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 Following 27 years in the field of travel trade shows, Helexpo will organize this year’s Philoxenia international tourism exhibition with conference and event organizer ARTION. The aim is to highlight … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Greece Attracts Conference Interest After Elections by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 An interest in holding international conferences in Greece has been recorded following a sudden increase in cancellations in May due to the political and economic instability of the country, Greek … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Athens’ Hotels Bookings Continue To Drop by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 The “highly disappointing” figures of hotel occupancy in the Greek capital were confirmed late June by the Athens-Attica Hotel Association in collaboration with GBR Consulting. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Interviews ARTION Brings WACS Congress To Greek Capital by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 Greece will establish its prominent position in the international gastronomic scene and introduce its cuisine, culture and traditions, as, in less than four years, Athens will be the first European … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Athens Center On Ministry’s Priority List by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 The Tourism Ministry and the City of Athens last month said they would join forces and soon announce measures aimed for the tourism development of the Greek capital, which sees … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Announcements GNTO’s “Tourism for All” Program Launched by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 The “Tourism for All” discounted vacation program will run as of this month until 31 May 2013, according to a decision signed last month by Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni aimed … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Announcements SETE Conference To Focus On Promotion Company by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 “Marketing Greece,” the public-private marketing company that will aim to promote Greek tourism on an international level, will be the key topic of discussion at the Association of Greek Tourism … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Independent Tourism Ministry Re-Established by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 Following the parliamentary elections on 17 June that were marked by the creation of a three-party coalition government, new Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras announced the re-establishment of an independent … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy VAT Cut On Restaurants Considered by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 Greece’s Economy Ministry is considering slashing taxes to enable national economic development, press reports said last month. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Hotel Workers Sign New Contracts by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 Hotel employees signed a new collective labor contract last month introduced by the Hellenic Federation of Hoteliers after five months of negotiations and strike action by the workers. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Bookings To Greece Pick Up Pace After Elections by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 “The political stability that has resulted from the 17 June elections and the formation of the Government already has influenced recent reservations on a positive level,” Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Greece Opens Its “House” To The World In London 2012 by GTP editing team 27 July 2012 by GTP editing team 27 July 2012 Greece’s tourism potential, culture, history, political and economic developments and sports will be promoted this month at the “House of Hellenes” that will operate during the London 2012 Olympic Games. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Happenings Louis Cruises Presents New Strategy by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 Kerry Anastassiadis, CEO of Louis Cruises, presented the cruise company’s new strategy at a special event held at the cruise passenger terminal at Akti Xaveriou for the launch of itineraries … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Happenings Alltours Launches Campaign by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 In late May, Alltours launched a campaign to improve Greece’s image in Germany and decorated its offices in Duisburg with Greek flags and treated its 500 employees with Greek local … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Happenings HATTA Targets Kuwait Market by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 The New Acropolis Museum was among sites visited in Athens by tour operators and journalists from Kuwait during a fam trip organized 16-19 May by HATTA. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
