Destinations news Athens Hotel Revenue Expected To Take A Plunge by Nikos Krinis 1 April 2010 by Nikos Krinis 1 April 2010 As a destination Athens is deteriorating and losing any grounds it had intended to gain and this ultimately cannot be considered a result of the global economic crisis, according to … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greece Targets Serb Tourists by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 The Culture and Tourism Ministry intends to redefine the classic “sun and sea” formula and promote tourism services that are not restricted to three months but offered throughout the year, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News HATTA Calls For Year-Round Tourism by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 The global economic crisis is not the only side to blame for the current situation of Greek tourism, Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies (HATTA) President Argyro Fili said … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Navarino Environmental Observatory Officially Announced by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 The operation of the Navarino Environmental Observatory (NEO) was officially announced recently during a ceremony at the Academy of Athens. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Niche markets SETE Promotes Gastronomy Tourism by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 With a 400,000-euro marketing investment, Greek gastronomy over the next five years could become one of the main reasons to choose Greece as a holiday destination, the Association of Greek … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Initiatives London Gets A Taste Of Greece by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 From February to December 2010 some 39 restaurants in the United Kingdom will be “dressed” in blue and white to challenge their customers to savour dishes of Greek cuisine, Greek … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news “Breathtaking Athens” Stars The Greek Capital by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 The Athens Tourism and Economic Development Company (ATEDCo) recently released a new promotional film that takes viewers one step further from the typical tourist clichés and showcases Athens as the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Acadimos Holidays In The Northern Suburbs by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 Acadimos Holidays travel agency last month opened its new branch in Nea Erythrea in the heart of the areas shopping center. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Athens City Center In Need Of Face-Lift by Nikos Krinis 1 March 2010 by Nikos Krinis 1 March 2010 If we want to upgrade Athens, we need to set down some rules and faithfully follow them, Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos recently said in an interview to the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov ETA Targeted For Inspection by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 Following the financial and management control of the Greek National Tourism Organization ordered by President Nikolas Kanellopoulos in January, certified internal auditors were recently assigned to inspect the financial records … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Subsidized Holidays Program Recipients Reduced by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 The Hellenic Federation of Hoteliers recently questioned a government decision that sees a 26 percent reduction of beneficiaries for the Workers’ Welfare Foundation’s social tourism program (subsidized holidays). 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Minister Meets Tourism Professionals by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 Greek tourist spots that lack English-language GNTO brochures is like going to war without ammunition, commented Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos last month during his visit to Rodos. His … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Niche markets Conference Tourism Committee Coming Soon by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 The Culture and Tourism Ministry last month announced its intention to establish a Conference Tourism Committee in an effort to promote Greece in international tourism markets as a meetings and … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news ACB: Athens Is Ideal For Business And Pleasure by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 “The Athens Convention Bureau’s aim is to highlight Greece’s image in the convention market and soon see the country among the top ten conference markets worldwide,” said the bureau’s director … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Thessaloniki’s Promotion Agency Criticized by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 President of the Thessaloniki Hotels Association Aristotelis Thomopoulos resigned from the post of Deputy President of the Tourism Promotion and Marketing Agency of the Thessaloniki Prefecture on 20 January. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Greek Spa Industry Lacks Trained Professionals by Nikos Krinis 1 March 2010 by Nikos Krinis 1 March 2010 Greece cannot be considered a luxury spa destination as Greek spas currently have no specific identification and hotels that promote themselves as spa resorts do not maintain proper standards, according … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Travelport Announces New Deals by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 “Although Sky Express has enjoyed significant early success since the launch of operations in 2007, we believe participating in Travelport’s GDS channel is essential to ensure our future growth,” said … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Aegean Airlines, Olympic Air Discuss Partnership by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 Greece’s two largest carriers, Aegean Airlines and Olympic Air, recently confirmed potential cooperation talks held between their major shareholders. Both companies have released no details so far. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE IMIC 2010 Touches Important Tourism Issues by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 Advice to create proposals that sell, branding in the economic downturn, key issues for the incentive and meeting industry and suggestions for an improved promotion of the Greek tourism product … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE 5th HO.RE.CA. Attracts Thousands by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 This year’s HO.RE.CA. proved wrong all negative forecasts that saw a “frightened attitude of the tourism sector against the escalating economic crisis,” according to Forum, the organizing company of the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
