MICE Tourism Education Forum by Nikos Krinis 1 August 2008 by Nikos Krinis 1 August 2008 The tourism ministry recently organized the second International Conference of the Forum for Tourism Education and Training in Athens. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Sports Tourism On the Table by Nikos Krinis 1 August 2008 by Nikos Krinis 1 August 2008 The postgraduate program in business management of the Athens University of Economics and Business recently held the first Panhellenic Conference and International Symposium on Sports Tourism. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Greece Opens to Aviation Tourism by Nikos Krinis 1 August 2008 by Nikos Krinis 1 August 2008 Aviation tourism (private aircraft and aero sports) was one of the main topics on the agenda of the third scientific conference “Aviation – Present and Future,” which took place recently … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Asian Adventure From Athens by Nikos Krinis 1 August 2008 by Nikos Krinis 1 August 2008 One of the first foreign-flag cruise ships to begin its itinerary from Athens, Azamara Quest, docked in Piraeus last month. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Initiatives easyCruise Steps Into Parthenon Marbles Debate by Nikos Krinis 1 August 2008 by Nikos Krinis 1 August 2008 Sir Selios Haji-Ioannou, founder of easyCruise, recently announced the launch of an advertising campaign that aims to initiate a conversation between Greece and the United Kingdom regarding the cultural debate … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality New Categorization Plan for Lodgings by Nikos Krinis 1 August 2008 by Nikos Krinis 1 August 2008 The tourism ministry has inaugurated a public discussion for the formation of the functional specifications and quality criteria arrangement plan for Greek tourist resorts, which will lead to a new … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Continental Airlines Completes Travel Agent Seminar by GTP editing team 1 July 2008 by GTP editing team 1 July 2008 Continental Airlines recently completed its second educational seminar at Athens International Airport for representatives from some of the biggest travel agents and tour operators in Greece. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel OpenSkies Gets DOT Approval by GTP editing team 1 July 2008 by GTP editing team 1 July 2008 British Airways subsidiary airline OpenSkies received United States Department of Transportation (DOT) approval to begin flights between Paris Orly Airport and New York’s JFK airport last month. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Alitalia Launches New Routes by GTP editing team 1 July 2008 by GTP editing team 1 July 2008 Alitalia announced it would enhance its connections to Greece through 35 weekly flights from Greece to Rome Fiumicino this summer. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Cyprus Airways to Renew its Fleet by GTP editing team 1 July 2008 by GTP editing team 1 July 2008 Cyprus Airways’ Executive Chairman Kikis Lazarides recently announced the renewal of the airline’s fleet would take place within a year. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Posidonia 2008 Shows Environmental Concern by GTP editing team 1 July 2008 by GTP editing team 1 July 2008 Green business took center stage at Posidonia 2008 (June 2-6) as World Environment Day is high on the corporate social responsibility agenda and the global maritime community intensifies its efforts … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Ioannina and Preveza at Cyprus Travel Exhibition by GTP editing team 1 July 2008 by GTP editing team 1 July 2008 The prefectures of Ioannina and Preveza had a dynamic presence—with stands and new information material—at the 11th Cyprus tourism exhibition “Taxidi 2008” (9-11 May) in Nicosia. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Greece Leads Tourism Committee by GTP editing team 1 July 2008 by GTP editing team 1 July 2008 Tourism Development Minister Aris Spiliotopoulos announced Greece would lead the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Committee for Sustainable Development of Tourism for the next four years on the occasion … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Greece Shines in South Korea by GTP editing team 1 July 2008 by GTP editing team 1 July 2008 Greece received a double-distinction recently at KOFTA 2008 travel fair in Seoul, South Korea where it won “Best Booth Design Award” and “Best Music Performance,” realized by Greek Soprano Anastasia … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Conference Promises to Promote Cruises in Greece by GTP editing team 1 July 2008 by GTP editing team 1 July 2008 Yiannis Evangelou, president of the Hellenic Association of Travel & Tourist Agencies (HATTA), asserted that “Greece underestimates the importance of the international cruise industry and unlike all other Mediterranean destinations … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Happenings Superfast Ferries FAM Trip for Port Agents by GTP editing team 1 July 2008 by GTP editing team 1 July 2008 Superfast Ferries recently invited several port agents on a three-day familiarization trip to Italy. The group, made up of company executives from several departments and Adriatic coast port agents from … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates easyCruise Life Launched by GTP editing team 1 July 2008 by GTP editing team 1 July 2008 After a successful launch in the summer of 2007, easyCruise inaugurated its second and larger ship to join the easyCruise fleet for a seven-day cruise to the Greek Islands and … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Steady Increase in Greek Blue Flag Beaches by GTP editing team 1 July 2008 by GTP editing team 1 July 2008 The Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature—Blue Flag coordinators for Greece—announced a steady increase in Greek Blue Flag beaches with 430 in 2008 compared with 428 in 2007 and … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Astir Beach Open Again to Public by GTP editing team 1 July 2008 by GTP editing team 1 July 2008 Astir Beach, Vouliagmeni, reopened last month after an extensive refurbishment process that began in October 2007 and cost some seven million euros. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Galaxy Hotel Fully Refurbished by GTP editing team 1 July 2008 by GTP editing team 1 July 2008 Galaxy Hotel Iraklio on Crete, a member of the Oikonomou group of companies, recently opened its doors after a full refurbishment and upgrade to a five-star category that, according to … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
