Hospitality European Hotel Managers Informed On Greek Tourism by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 Greece’s challenges and the difficulties faced by Greek citizens and the tourism industry were among the topics analyzed at the 39th European Hotel Managers Association (EHMA) Annual General Meeting held … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Travelport Presents New Technology Tools For Greek Travel Agents by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 Travelport, a broad-based business services provider to the global travel industry, held a workshop last month for agencies in Thessaloniki and briefed travel agents on the company’s new tools and … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Greek Beaches Get Blue Flag Status For 2012 by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 Greece once again ranked second place on the Blue Flag quality award list among 48 countries with seven beaches more compared to 2011, according to information provided recently by the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Announcements Greek “Green” Hotels To Tour Europe This Fall by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 Greek hotels, accredited by the “Green Key” program for 2012, will be presented to seven European countries this fall via a promotional campaign scheduled to run October 2012-April 2013. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Athens City Center Hotel Occupancy In Trouble by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 “At the beginning of the year I referred to a particularly difficult tourism season but now, based on the rate bookings are moving in Athens, I will now refer to … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Travel Operators Foreign Tour Operators Show Different Views On Greek Tourism by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 Some European tour operators began price-cutting campaigns last month in an attempt to attract more visitors to Greece this summer season. Others, on the other hand, appeared not so supportive … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Yachting Tourism Down In 2012 by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 Yacht reservations dropped some 30 percent in May only, compared with the same period in 2011, while the industry expected better results from last minute bookings, according to the general … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy No-Visa Regime Pilot Program For Turks Kicks Off by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 The Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies (HATTA) hailed the visa facilitation pilot program launched last month that allows Turkish nationals to visit five Greek Eastern Aegean islands without … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Tourism Professionals Reassure Foreign Travelers by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 “Greece remains one of the top destinations in the world and we reassure holidaymakers that this summer remains business as usual,” the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE), said in … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Initiatives GNTO Launches Initiatives To Reverse Downward Tourism Trend by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) launched initiatives last month that aimed to change the negative climate that is impacting the country’s tourism industry in the international travel market. True … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy SETE Holds General Assembly Prior To Second Round Of Greek Elections by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 “A capable and functional government with pro-European orientation in the Eurozone must arise from Greece’s second round of elections on 17 June,” the president of the Association of Greek Tourism … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Recruitments Greek Coalition Government Formed, Tourism Unsteady by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 New Democracy head Antonis Samaras was sworn in as Greece’s prime minister last month (20 June) in a three-party coalition government following Greece’s second round of national elections on 17 … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Interviews Heraklion Makes A Comeback As A Homeport This Summer by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 With Costa Cruises homeporting this summer in Heraklion (Crete), leading international cruise officials have expressed optimism in choosing the cruise destination as a homeport for non-European Union flag cruise ships … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Cruise Update: Cabotage Lifted In Greece, But More To Be Done by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 State protectionism is a stumbling block that discourages the potential growth of Greece’s sea tourism, according to heads of international cruise sector bodies, senior officials from Greece’s port authorities and … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Posidonia 2012 Sends Confident Message by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 The 23rd Posidonia International Shipping Exhibition held 4-8 June, displayed a positive image of Greece and sent a strong message to the world at large that Greek shipowning remains a … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Hotel Chamber Predicts Another Difficult Year by GTP editing team 29 June 2012 by GTP editing team 29 June 2012 This year’s arrivals are expected at the same level of 2009 while revenues are expected to be slightly down once again, President of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels Yiorgos Tsakiris … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Caretaker PM On Greek Tourism by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 The aim of the Government is to ensure that Greece has elections amid stability and tranquility, Greek Caretaker Prime Minister Panayiotis Pikramenos said on 19 May. In a meeting with … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Tourism Professionals At A Loss As Greece Calls For New General Elections by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 Greece is heading for a new round of elections as talks among party leaders to form a government—based on the results of the elections of 6 May—collapsed. The date for … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Tourism Falls Victim To Greece’s Political Scene by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 International bookings dropped some 50 percent only a few days after Greece’s general elections, according to Andreas Andreadis, president of the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE). 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Happenings Marathon Travel Promotes United Arab Emirates by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 Marathon Travel recently visited three United Arab Emirates states (Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Ras Al Hayman) during a fam trip aimed to promote UAE as a tourism destination. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
