Company updates The Elysium Resort Presents Serenity Spa by GTP editing team 8 July 2009 by GTP editing team 8 July 2009 As of June, the Elysium Resort & Spa in Rodos offers spa treatments and products of the renowned international company ESPA. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Foreign Arrivals To Greece Drop by GTP editing team 1 July 2009 by GTP editing team 1 July 2009 International arrivals at major airports of Greece for the first five months of 2009 showed a decrease of 8.85 percent over the same period of 2008, the Association of Greek … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Aegean Airlines to Join Star Alliance by Nikos Krinis 1 July 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 July 2009 Star Alliance recently accepted Greece’s Aegean Airlines as a future member carrier, according to an official announcement at a press conference held in Athens. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Etihad Airways Launches Athens Flight by Nikos Krinis 1 July 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 July 2009 The opening of the Athens-Abu Dhabi route is another milestone that marks the strong relations between the United Arab Emirates and Greece, Etihad Airway’s chief commercial officer, Peter Baumgartner, recently … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Olympic Goes Through Revamp Process by Nikos Krinis 1 July 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 July 2009 Olympic Airline’s owners, Marfin Investment Group (MIG), announced the designers of the carrier’s new cabin crew uniforms last month. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Domestic Tourism Gains Ground by GTP editing team 1 July 2009 by GTP editing team 1 July 2009 The dynamics of domestic tourism to the benefit of Greek tourism businesses and the general public were highlighted at the third Summer Holidays Expo, held from 28 to 31 May … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Athens Surpasses London As A Convention Destination by GTP editing team 1 July 2009 by GTP editing team 1 July 2009 Athens moved up 10 places–from 25th to 15th– in the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) global city ranking for 2008. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Travel Agencies Called To Join Forces by Nikos Krinis 1 July 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 July 2009 Proposed solutions and improvements on technical and substantive issues within the relations of tourism offices and airline companies were discussed recently in Athens at the “Air Services 2009” conference. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Greek Blue Flag Beaches Announced by Nikos Krinis 1 July 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 July 2009 Greece this year was awarded blue flags for 425 beaches and eight marinas, according to a recent announcement by the Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature. Last year 430 … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates easyCruise Welcomed By Amadeus Cruise by GTP editing team 1 July 2009 by GTP editing team 1 July 2009 easyCruise recently announced that it is now available on Amadeus Cruise, an innovative and unique Graphical User Interface booking tool, as it actively targets the travel agency distribution channel to … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Hotel Brands in Greece On The Rise by GTP editing team 1 July 2009 by GTP editing team 1 July 2009 Over the past years hotel brands in Greece have expanded although their share still remains low when compared with other European countries, says tourism and hospitality consultant, Dr. Dimitris Koutoulas. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Athens Hoteliers Want A Safer Capital by GTP editing team 1 July 2009 by GTP editing team 1 July 2009 Along with the side effects of the economic crisis Athenian hotels now must deal with criminal acts against tourists (hotel guests) and employees of certain hotels in the city center, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Hoteliers Turn Down Health Minister by GTP editing team 1 July 2009 by GTP editing team 1 July 2009 Greek hoteliers recently responded negatively to Health Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos’s proposal for the use of a room in each hotel complex to isolate a tourist that would develop H1N1 (swine) … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Aquis Adds A New Hot Spot To Kerkyra by Nikos Krinis 1 July 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 July 2009 The demanding visitor is not interested exclusively in sun and sea but also expects top service and facilities and that is exactly what the Aquis all-inclusive package offers, “unique facilities,” … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Tourism Minister Optimistic by Nikos Krinis 1 July 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 July 2009 Tourism Minister Kostas Markopoulos recently claimed to be optimistic in regards to the direction of where this year’s tourism season is headed. For the first time he estimated that there … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Tourism Minister Speaks At EU Meeting by GTP editing team 1 July 2009 by GTP editing team 1 July 2009 The tourism industry’s role amid the current global economic crisis was discussed in Brussels recently at the European Union Competitiveness Council. The discussion was set up by the initiative of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov SETE Briefs The IMF On Greek Tourism by GTP editing team 1 July 2009 by GTP editing team 1 July 2009 Representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently announced that it would regularly include an assessment of the Greek tourism performance in its future scheduled visits. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates GNTO Presents New Portal by Nikos Krinis 1 July 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 July 2009 The Greek National Tourism Organization recently presented its new portal www.myGNTO.gr through which it aspires to convert electronic visits into actual tourist arrivals to Greece. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Public Transport Made Easier For Tourists by GTP editing team 1 July 2009 by GTP editing team 1 July 2009 The Transport and Communications Ministry recently circulated a 16-page guide/booklet titled “Getting around Athens-What I need to know” that includes the rights and obligations of passengers who move around the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Piraeus Prefect Discusses Tourism by Nikos Krinis 1 July 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 July 2009 The Piraeus Prefecture recently held a meeting that focused on tourism and ways to deal with the economic crisis in the areas and islands within its jurisdiction. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
