Hospitality Hoteliers Get Discount On New Property Tax by GTP editing team 1 November 2011 by GTP editing team 1 November 2011 The 35 percent of communal areas of hotels and lodges will be exempt from the new property tax, Economy Minister Evangelos Venizelos said recently. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Athens’ Four-Star Hotels In The Lead In August by GTP editing team 1 November 2011 by GTP editing team 1 November 2011 Bookings in four- and five-star hotels of the Greek capital in August recorded a slight increase of 1.13 percent over the same month last year, according to data released recently … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Athens Arrivals Drop, AIA Too Expensive by GTP editing team 1 November 2011 by GTP editing team 1 November 2011 Athens experienced a 4.67 percent decrease in international arrivals in September compared to the same month in 2010, according to recent figures released by the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Minister Briefs SETE On Government’s Tourism Strategy by GTP editing team 1 November 2011 by GTP editing team 1 November 2011 “Our first priority is to attract more investment to Greece through tourism in order to attract more visitors… These are the two main pillars we are working on,” Culture and … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Land Transportation Greek Taxi Strikes Continue In September by GTP editing team 11 October 2011 by GTP editing team 11 October 2011 After a suspension of mobilizations in August, Greek taxi owners and drivers resumed protest action in September in response to the government’s proposed law to liberalize the taxi sector and … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel SAS Informs On Plans For Athens by GTP editing team 1 October 2011 by GTP editing team 1 October 2011 Danish Ambassador to Greece Tom Nørring (left) held a media briefing on Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) at his residence in Athens last month. SAS, which flies directly from Athens to Copenhagen, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Happenings Chalkidiki Hoteliers Approach Gay Travel Market by GTP editing team 1 October 2011 by GTP editing team 1 October 2011 The Halkidiki Hotel Association recently organized a four-day fam trip to Chalkidiki and Thessaloniki for gay German journalists in an attempt to approach the gay travel market. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Olympic Air and KLM Sign Code Share Agreement by GTP editing team 1 October 2011 by GTP editing team 1 October 2011 Olympic Air and KLM signed a code share agreement last month that entitled the airlines to market flights between Amsterdam and Athens for connecting traffic under each other’s flight numbers. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Qatar Airways Named Airline Of The Year by GTP editing team 1 October 2011 by GTP editing team 1 October 2011 Qatar Airways was recently named “Airline of the Year” for its outstanding in-flight product and operational excellence, at the annual Skytrax World Airline Awards 2011. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Religious Tourism Expo To Kick Off In Spring 2012 by GTP editing team 1 October 2011 by GTP editing team 1 October 2011 Greek tourism will be promoted in Athens this coming spring via the uniqueness of Greece’s natural beauty, significant cultural wealth and deep religious tradition at Nexus, the first International Cultural, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Creta Maris Goes All-Inclusive, Returns to Local Gastronomy by GTP editing team 1 October 2011 by GTP editing team 1 October 2011 The Creta Maris Group of Hotels recently presented an ambitious promotion plan for Crete that includes all-inclusive services combined with the Cretan way of life, the local agricultural production and … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE SETE: 10th Tourism & Development Conference by GTP editing team 1 October 2011 by GTP editing team 1 October 2011 Initiatives for the Greek economy based on consensual approaches and a broader political, social and economic cooperation aimed at a recovery and an exit from the crisis will be analyzed … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Blue Flags Removed From Eight Beaches by GTP editing team 1 October 2011 by GTP editing team 1 October 2011 Eight Greek coasts that had been honored with the quality “Blue Flag” award in June were dropped last month from the 2011 list, according to the Hellenic Society for the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Campsites To Be Classified With Star Rating System by GTP editing team 1 October 2011 by GTP editing team 1 October 2011 Organized campsites in Greece will now be ranked according to a star-rating system, from one star to five stars, based on mandatory technical and functional specifications and ratings criteria, according … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism HATTA Objects To New Port Fee In Kerkyra by GTP editing team 1 October 2011 by GTP editing team 1 October 2011 “Once again Greek tourism was caught unaware by the imposition of the new fee, this time to Kerkyra Port that welcomes cruise ships, effective as of 1 September,” the Hellenic … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Complaints On Greek Tourism Services On The Up by GTP editing team 1 October 2011 by GTP editing team 1 October 2011 The Tourist Protection Office of the General Consumers Federation of Greece (INKA) recorded a 36 percent increase of questions and complaints that concerned tourism services and prices during the 1 … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Greece Falls Out Of Favor With Gay Tourists by GTP editing team 1 October 2011 by GTP editing team 1 October 2011 “Gay and lesbian tourists, who for years flocked to the islands of Mykonos and Lesbos, have removed Greece from their list of favorite destinations because of discrimination,” a survey by … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Stronger Ties Between Greece And Serbia by GTP editing team 1 October 2011 by GTP editing team 1 October 2011 “Serbian visitors to Greece this year are expected to reach 700,000 and the aim is for that figure to increase to one million visitors over the next few years,” Culture … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Niche markets Greece Lacks In Medical Tourism Despite Potential by GTP editing team 1 October 2011 by GTP editing team 1 October 2011 Medical tourism has been a fast growing sector worldwide over the last 15 years and while Greece has potential to compete in the rapidly growing ‘middle market’ of medical tourism, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Athens’ Bookings Satisfactory Despite Disruptions by GTP editing team 1 October 2011 by GTP editing team 1 October 2011 “The winter season is expected to be extremely difficult, not only for Athens but for all Greek destinations that operate year round,” Yiannis Retsos, president of the Athens-Attica Hotel Association, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
