Company updates Louis Moves Its “Majesty” To Piraeus by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 Louis Cruises recently announced that its luxurious Louis Majesty would now perform cruises in the Aegean Sea next summer from Piraeus, Greece. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Holiday Inn Attica Changes Name by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 The Attica Holiday Inn Hotel rang in the New Year with a new name and new logo. The hotel is now an airport hotel and has been renamed Holiday Inn … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Recruitments Amadeus Announces New President by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 Amadeus, a leading travel technology partner and transaction processor for the global travel and tourism industry, announced last month that Luis Maroto, former Deputy CEO of Amadeus, has replaced David … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Religious Tourism Expo To Kick Off In March by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 European Expo will host the first International Cultural, Religious and Pilgrimage Tourism Exhibition from 31 March to 3 April in Athens. The four-day tourism exhibition will focus on religious, cultural … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Greek Hotels To Install Amber Alert System by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels announced last month that it plans to network all Greek hotels with the Amber Alert system to help distribute notices of missing children with the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Initiatives Greek Church Assists Religious Tourism Development by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 Two postgraduate study programs on religious tourism are to operate through partnerships of three Greek universities and the Church of Greece, according to a framework agreement signed recently at an … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Ski Tourism Analyzed At Forum by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 Chaotic bureaucracy, ski resorts that do not bear the appropriate GNTO seal due to land-use matters and the strong competition from neighboring countries are just some of the problems of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Low Cost Carrier Benefits To Greece Discussed by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 “Does Greece’s tourism product benefit from the operation of low cost carriers in the country?” was one of the main questions asked at the “Low cost carriers in the Greek … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism New Greek Cruise Ship Fees Unfair, GEPOET by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 If the increase of port charges are passed on to the consumer, cruise passengers would most likely cancel their bookings and prefer other locations because the Greek product will have … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel European Commission Skeptical On Major Airline Merger by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 The European Commission may reject the merger plan between Olympic Air and Aegean Airlines due to competition concerns, press reports said last month. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats SETE Promotes Fresh Model For Greek Tourism by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 “The proposal for a new development model for Greek tourism is basically a policy proposal primarily aimed at bringing about a major mentality change,” President of the Association of Greek … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Piraeus Headed Towards Major Revamp by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 The Cultural Coast of Piraeus project aims to highlight the comparative advantages of Piraeus so the city can once again become a reference point rather than simply a point of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Happenings Ministry Supports Acropolis Rally by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 The Acropolis Rally will be placed under the auspices of the Culture and Tourism Ministry, according to an announcement made by Deputy Culture and Tourism Minister George Nikitiadis during a … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Initiatives HATTA Joins Forces With Public Sector For School Tourism by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 The development of school tourism to Greek students and students of abroad through the promotion of Greece as a student destination with attractive package offers, was recently the topic of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy New Year Brings Abolition Of Cabotage by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 “A new era begins for Greek tourism and cruise in our country with the arrival of 2011,” Deputy Culture and Tourism Minister George Nikitiadis said last month after welcoming the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Government Promises Golf Tourism Investments by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 “What the article reports is not groundless and most of what is mentioned is true but it concerns a Greece that is changing,” Deputy Culture and Tourism Ministry George Nikitiadis … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Happenings Hotel Chamber Welcomes The New Year by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels will establish branches in key Greek tourism destinations this year to support the new local government structures introduced by the Kallikratis scheme, the chamber’s president, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greek Tourism 2010 Overview by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 Deputy Culture and Tourism Minister George Nikitiadis recently announced that legislation on alternative forms of tourism should be completed this year and expressed his hope that 2011 would be the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov GNTO Report Turned Over To Justice by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 The final report on the Greek National Tourism Organization’s (GNTO) functioning for the years 2008 and 2009, investigated by the Court of Audit, has been turned over to an Athens … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Hoteliers Object To New Development Law by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 The new development law -effective as of 1 January 2011- lacks sectoral policy and will not benefit the tourism sector, the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels said last month in an … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
