Company updates ATEDCo Opens Infopoint At Syntagma Square by GTP editing team 1 February 2010 by GTP editing team 1 February 2010 Greek and foreign visitors to Athens from now on will get “pointed in the right direction” thanks to the new Athens Infopoint that has opened on the ground floor of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Kozani Prefecture To Promote Alternative Tourism by GTP editing team 1 February 2010 by GTP editing team 1 February 2010 The development of alternative forms of tourism in the area of Mount Voios in Kozani was discussed in Kozani last December at the presentation of the proposed project “Development of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Athens Hotel Industry In Free Fall by Nikos Krinis 1 January 2010 by Nikos Krinis 1 January 2010 Athens hotel bookings have been in “free fall” as of December 2008, which translates to a 12 percent decrease up until September 2009 and an eight percent drop in the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Minister Calls To Update Tourism Model by GTP editing team 1 January 2010 by GTP editing team 1 January 2010 Greece has a “tough” currency and increased labor costs while images recently released have been devastating for the country’s tourism: fires, terrorism attacks, prison escapes and battle scenes on the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Deputy Minister’s Portfolio Is Defined by GTP editing team 1 January 2010 by GTP editing team 1 January 2010 Greek Prime Minister Yiorgos Papandreou and Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos last month announced the responsibilities assigned to Culture and Tourism Deputy Minister Angela Gerekou. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats SETE’s 2009 Overview Not A Pretty Picture by Nikos Krinis 1 January 2010 by Nikos Krinis 1 January 2010 Greek tourism seems to be headed in the same direction it always has, the president of the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE), Nikos Angelopoulos, said last month while addressing … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov GNTO Offices Abroad In Trouble by GTP editing team 1 January 2010 by GTP editing team 1 January 2010 Deputy Culture and Tourism Minister Angela Gerekou recently commented on critical Greek press articles in regards to the bad management of Greek National Tourism Organization offices abroad. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov HATTA’s Info Campaign For Travelers by GTP editing team 1 January 2010 by GTP editing team 1 January 2010 “I want to travel without problems… That’s why I trust travel agencies,” is the title of the Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies’ campaign that was launched recently to … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Greece Sees Drop In Air Arrivals by GTP editing team 1 January 2010 by GTP editing team 1 January 2010 Air arrivals to Greek airports appeared reduced by 7.8 percent for the January-October 2009 period while for the month of October the decline reached 6.2 percent, the Institute of Tourist … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Olympic Air Grabs Last Agones Grammes Routes by GTP editing team 1 January 2010 by GTP editing team 1 January 2010 The operations of the nine remaining state-subsidized air routes (24 in total) to remote Greek islands were awarded to Olympic Air at the price of 5,220,527 euros, the Civil Aviation … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Private Yachts To Be Taxed by GTP editing team 1 January 2010 by GTP editing team 1 January 2010 Professional yachts will be exempt from the extraordinary tax and annual special tax on yachts, inflicted by the previous government, by April 2010, according to Economy, Competitiveness and Shipping Minister … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy E.U. Package Travel Directive To Be Revised by GTP editing team 1 January 2010 by GTP editing team 1 January 2010 The current European Union law on package travel—the Package Travel Directive—was drawn up in 1990 and is no longer suited for today’s travel market and will be renewed, E.U. Consumer … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Agones Grammes Interim Tender Causes Clashes by Nikos Krinis 1 December 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 December 2009 MIG President Andreas Vgenopoulos recently criticized Transport Deputy Minister Nikos Sifounakis as he made reference to a “scandalous government inability” and “lack of specific policy in air transports” in regards … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Qatar Airways: New Athens Flight To Doha by Nikos Krinis 1 December 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 December 2009 Qatar Airways recently announced its second daily non-stop flight from Athens to Doha, which would gradually integrate into the existing flight schedule from Athens by March 2010. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Olympic Air Officially Takes Off by Nikos Krinis 1 December 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 December 2009 Marfin Investment Group will continue to place public interest above short-term business interests for as long as Greece is tested by the crisis, said the company’s President Andreas Vgenopoulos during … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE SETE Analyzes Greek Tourism And Economy by Nikos Krinis 1 December 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 December 2009 Next year will not be an easy year as the recuperation from the global economic crisis may possibly be sluggish, said the UNWTO’s Secretary General Taleb Rifai on the first … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Philoxenia 2009 Hangs On Strong by Nikos Krinis 1 December 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 December 2009 The 25th Philoxenia International Tourism Exhibition, held together with the hotel furnishing exhibition Hotelia, saw trade visitors increase this year by some 28 percent compared to last year’s exhibition as … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Greece Outlines Tourism Targets At WTM ’09 by Nikos Krinis 1 December 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 December 2009 Travel and tourism, as an industry, has faced pandemics, natural disasters, escalating fuel prices and 9/11 but one of the World Travel Market’s greatest strengths is its ability to mirror … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Minister Promises Review Of Yacht Tax by Nikos Krinis 1 December 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 December 2009 It is not rational for marine tourism to be taxed differently than other tourism sectors especially in the time of crisis, Economy, Competitiveness and Shipping Minister Louka Katseli recently said. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Sojourn Tax Again Causes Friction by Nikos Krinis 1 December 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 December 2009 The increase of the sojourn tax—imposed on hotels and other private businesses that operate in tourist regions by local governments—is unconstitutional and without substantial benefit, said the Hellenic Chamber of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
