Air Travel Aviation News Honors Best In Greek Aviation by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 Aviation News website honored the best companies and personalities in the Greek aviation field last month at the Sofitel Athens Airport Hotel. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Interviews Amadeus Turns Crisis Into An Opportunity For Greek Travel Agencies by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 Although Greece in the midst of its fifth year of recession, Amadeus tells us that travel agents are not held back from pursuing online business opportunities. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Airlines Exempt From Aviation User Fees At Regional Airports by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 Airline companies will not be obliged to pay aviation user fees at Greek regional airports for the rest of the year, the Infrastructure, Transport and Networks Ministry announced last month. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Athens Loses Direct Air Connections To Major Destinations by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 Singapore Airlines will cease routes to Athens as of 26 October 2012 due to “sustained weak performance,” the Greek travel industry was informed last month. This was just the most … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel EU Air Safety List Updated by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 “Where we have evidence inside or outside the European Union that air carriers are not performing safe operations, we must act to guarantee to exclude any risks to safety,” the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Greek Regional Airports Privatization Discussed At Conference by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 The privatization process of regional airports was presented last month during the seventh “Aviation: Present and Future” conference held at the Infrastructure, Transport and Networks Ministry in Athens. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Amadeus Turns Crisis Into An Opportunity For Greek Travel Agencies by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 “I believe Greece deserves more attention, especially currently, because it has an immense touristic potential,” Amadeus Vice President of the Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern Europe (NECSE) region Petra Euler, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Initiatives Public/Private Initiatives For Greek Tourism In The Works by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO), foreign tour operators and Greek expatriates have launched a series of initiatives aimed to restore the country’s image internationally and reverse the negative trends … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE German Tour Operators On Low Bookings To Greece by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 A 30-percent-drop forecast for bookings was made last month for this tourism season by Greek tourism professionals, during a workshop held by Germany’s leading travel industry media group FVW Mediengruppe … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Athens To Host Chef Congress In 2016 by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 Athens was selected to host the 37th World Association of Chefs Societies (WACS) Congress in May 2016. This will be the first time the international congress will be held in … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats SETE Survey Shows Falling Business Expectations by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 Business expectations in Greece’s tourism sector continued to decline in the first quarter of 2012 compared to the previous quarter, according to a recent survey conducted by the Association of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Turkish Group To Operate Mytilene Marina by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 The Mytilene Marina, southern east area of the island of Lesvos, has been leased to Setur, the travel unit of Istanbul-based Koc Holding AS, after it won a government auction … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Museums And Sites Temporary Schedule Hits Dead End by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 State museums and archaeological sites in Greece continued to operate in accordance to the winter schedule (8am-3pm) last month despite an announcement made by the Culture and Tourism Ministry for … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Visa Facilitation Connected To Arrivals, Tourism Receipts And Jobs by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 G20 economies could boost their international tourist numbers by an additional 122 million, generate an extra $206 billion in tourism exports and create over five million additional jobs by 2015 … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE European Commission Offers Suggestions For Greek Tourism by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 European Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship Antonio Tajani recently underlined the importance of providing support to small and medium-sized Greek enterprises (SMEs) in the tourism sector. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Greek Tourism’s Expectations From New Government, SETE by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 by GTP editing team 1 June 2012 Five steps are needed to support Greek tourism, SETE said prior to the country’s parliamentary elections in May. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Initiatives German Tour Operators Launch Campaign For Greek Tourism by GTP editing team 1 May 2012 by GTP editing team 1 May 2012 “For true friends only trust counts,” is the slogan of a print campaign launched in late March in the German media to support Greek tourism. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Mixed Forecasts For Greek Tourism by GTP editing team 1 May 2012 by GTP editing team 1 May 2012 “It is unrealistic to expect an increase in arrivals to Greece this year,” Taleb Rifai, the secretary general of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) said last month during a joint … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Greek Museums and Sites On Temporary Summertime Schedule by GTP editing team 1 May 2012 by GTP editing team 1 May 2012 State Museums and archaeological sites in Greece will operate on the temporary schedule 9:30am-5:30pm until further notice, according to the Culture and Tourism Ministry. This applies to all state museums … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Easter Holiday Travel Disrupted By Crisis, Strikes And High Fares by GTP editing team 1 May 2012 by GTP editing team 1 May 2012 The effects of Greece’s economic crisis (pay cuts, job and pension cuts, tax hikes) coupled with increased ferry ticket prices and a 48-hour strike of seamen, was enough for many … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
