Event News PM Announces Tourism Support Measures by GTP editing team 1 June 2010 by GTP editing team 1 June 2010 The lifting of cabotage restrictions should take place immediately following a dialogue with all agencies involved until the end of May, Prime Minister Yiorgos Papandreou announced during the recent 18th … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Deputy Minister Calls E.U. Support On Greek Tourism by GTP editing team 1 May 2010 by GTP editing team 1 May 2010 Greece is experiencing the most painful effects of the economic crisis but tourism could offer a way out, Deputy Culture and Tourism Minister Angela Gerekou stressed last month at the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Amendment On Ground Handling Announced by GTP editing team 1 May 2010 by GTP editing team 1 May 2010 The tender procedure for the provision of ground handling services to 34 Greek regional airports has not been completed following a decision made by the Council of State, the Infrastructure, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE MITT 2010: Greece Tightens Ties With Russia by Nikos Krinis 1 May 2010 by Nikos Krinis 1 May 2010 Greece will grant multiple-entry visas for six to 12 months and up to five years to Russian citizens, Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos announced to the Russian press during … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Drop in Easter Holiday Overnights Creates Skepticism by Nikos Krinis 1 May 2010 by Nikos Krinis 1 May 2010 The total outcome in regards to hotel bookings during this year’s Easter holiday did not satisfy Greek hoteliers but hasty conclusions should not be made in regards to the season’s … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Greek Hotels Expensive For U.K. Visitors by GTP editing team 1 May 2010 by GTP editing team 1 May 2010 Greek hotels produced a two percent increase in the average price per room in 2009, according to the Hotel Price Index (HPI) survey released recently by U.K. website Hotels.com. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy 8% Withholding Tax Regulation Scrapped by GTP editing team 1 May 2010 by GTP editing team 1 May 2010 The Economy Ministry last month finalized amendments to the austerity tax bill introduced in March that included the revocation of the announced eight percent withholding tax on all service company … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Greeks Travel Visa-Free To The U.S. by GTP editing team 1 May 2010 by GTP editing team 1 May 2010 On 7 April the first flight on which Greek citizens were able travel to the United States without a visa left Athens following Greece’s accession to the U.S. Visa Waiver … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Turkish Tourists Want To Visit Greece Visa-Free by GTP editing team 1 May 2010 by GTP editing team 1 May 2010 Greece, as a Schengen country, cannot unilaterally abolish visa procedures as this requires a joint decision from all of the Schengen countries, Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas said in a … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Ryanair Enters Greek Market, Not Athens by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 Irish low cost carrier Ryanair recently announced the launch of “guaranteed lowest fares” on six new routes to the Greek destinations of Kos, Rodos and Volos. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Greece’s Two Major Airlines Seal The Deal by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 The merger of Olympic with Aegean will maintain competitive customer prices, protect levels of employment and increase our competitiveness at a European level, according to Olympic Air’s President Andreas Vgenopoulos. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel AIA Freezes Airport Charges For 2010 by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 As all predictions indicate another difficult year, Athens International Airport’s initiative to freeze all airport charges for 2010 aims to the financial support of our airline-partners, the CEO of the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Aegean Airlines Reshuffles Internal Flight Network by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 Aegean Airlines announced last month that flights to Lemnos and Kefallonia would be cut immediately after the Easter holiday as of 7 April due to commercial and financial reasons. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Greek Tourism Moves Ahead At 44th ITB by Nikos Krinis 1 April 2010 by Nikos Krinis 1 April 2010 Greece’s economic problems will not have an impact on German visits to the country this year, said Klaus Laepple, president of German Travel Association Deutschen ReiseVerbands (DRV), during the opening … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Lifting Of Cabotage Discussed Once Again by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 Cabotage restrictions must be lifted immediately so foreign-flag cruise ships could use Greek harbors as homeports by 2011, President of the Greek Shipowners’ Association for Passenger Ships Markos Foros stressed … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy VAT Hike Puts A Damper On Greek Tourism by Nikos Krinis 1 April 2010 by Nikos Krinis 1 April 2010 The government’s effort to solve Greece’s fiscal problems will not be successful if not accompanied by measures to support tourism, President of the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) Nikos … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Greece Finally Obtains Visa Waiver Status by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on 9 March announced the designation of Greece as a member of the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). This decision enables Greek citizens … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Greek Visa Policy Subject To Change by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 Greek tourism would get a boost if visa procedures for entry permits to Greece are less complicated, agreed Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos and Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greece Says “Kalimera” To Global Markets by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 Kalimera” (Greek for “good morning”) is the new slogan of the Greek National Tourism Organization’s (GNTO) international advertising campaign for the 2010 summer season. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Tourism Minister At NYT Travel Show by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 Greece is up against a great crisis but is not hiding, Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos assured during his visit to the 2010 New York Times Travel Show that … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
