Air Travel British Airways Launches New Carrier OpenSkies by GTP editing team 1 February 2008 by GTP editing team 1 February 2008 British Airways recently announced its plans to launch a subsidiary inter-continental airline, “OpenSkies,” that would conduct daily flights from New York to Brussels and Paris. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Singapore Airlines Receives Second A380 by GTP editing team 1 February 2008 by GTP editing team 1 February 2008 Singapore Airlines recently received its second Airbus A380, the world’s largest passenger aircraft. The aircraft was handed over to Singapore Airlines at the Airbus Delivery Center in Toulouse, France, on … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Boeing 787 Dreamliner Delivery Delayed by GTP editing team 1 February 2008 by GTP editing team 1 February 2008 Boeing recently announced the first flight of the 787 Dreamliner has been moved from the end of the first quarter of 2008 to the end of the second quarter so … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Emirates Re-launches Website by GTP editing team 1 February 2008 by GTP editing team 1 February 2008 Emirates Airline recently re-launched its website, www.emirates.com, by uploading 76 web pages simultaneously for 76 countries in six continents and in 10 different languages. Emirate’s new portal has the latest … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Tourism Summit in Bali Against Climate Change by GTP editing team 1 February 2008 by GTP editing team 1 February 2008 Politicians from all over the world, including Greece, met in Bali, Indonesia, between December 3 and 14 for the United Nations Climate Change Conference. At the conference, secretary general of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Second Tourism & Property Show Brings Leading Tourism and Real Estate Companies by GTP editing team 1 February 2008 by GTP editing team 1 February 2008 The second Tourism & Property Show, organized by media network group Real Travel, is to be held on the 22nd to 24th of this month in Athens, at the Fencing … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Last Voyage for “Queen Elizabeth 2” by GTP editing team 1 February 2008 by GTP editing team 1 February 2008 The world-renowned cruise ship “Queen Elizabeth 2” recently set sail from Southampton for its last voyage around the world. The cruise ship “Queen Victoria” that is on its maiden voyage … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Louis Hellenic Cruises Halts Cleanup Operation on Santorini by GTP editing team 1 February 2008 by GTP editing team 1 February 2008 Louis Hellenic Cruises, the operator of the ferry “Sea Diamond” that sunk off the coast of Santorini last April, claims it has successfully completed the cleanup operation in the area … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Happenings New Strategic Direction for Yades Group by GTP editing team 1 February 2008 by GTP editing team 1 February 2008 Distinguished historical hotel group Yades Heritage & Hospitality announced its aim to enhance its presence in Greece and abroad through a series strategic moves that would promote the unique characteristics … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Youtravel.com Sees Great Success in First Year by GTP editing team 1 February 2008 by GTP editing team 1 February 2008 Online accommodation supplier Youtravel.com is ambitious in 2008 as in its first year of operation — launched October 2006 — the Athens-based company received some 70 million euros revenue from … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy More Countries Join Schengen Area by GTP editing team 1 February 2008 by GTP editing team 1 February 2008 On 21 December 2007, nine countries were inducted into the Schengen area thus facilitating travel within Europe and eradicating land and sea border control restrictions. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Continental Airlines’ Fam Trip for Travel Agents by GTP editing team 1 January 2008 by GTP editing team 1 January 2008 Continental Airlines recently organized a familiarization trip to New York for 12 representatives of Greek travel agencies. The aim of the trip was the complete familiarization of the agents of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Star Alliance Plants Olive Trees in Ancient Olympia by GTP editing team 1 January 2008 by GTP editing team 1 January 2008 Star Alliance recently took an initiative to plant some 3,000 Greek olive trees in the prefecture of Ancient Olympia. Representatives of nine of the 17 members of the Star Alliance … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Olympic Airways Celebrates 50 Years by GTP editing team 1 January 2008 by GTP editing team 1 January 2008 Olympic Airways marked its 50-year anniversary with the publication of a special edition photographic album entitled “50 Years Olympic Airways-The Aircraft we Flew.” 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Qatar Airways Receives First Boeing 777-ER by GTP editing team 1 January 2008 by GTP editing team 1 January 2008 Qatar Airways recently received the first Boeing 777-Extended Range, which arrived direct from Seattle and carried executive members of the airline, Boeing executives, and members of the American press. The … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Xenia Exhibition Promotes Quality Greek Tourism by GTP editing team 1 January 2008 by GTP editing team 1 January 2008 The thirty-ninth international tourism industry exhibition Xenia was recently held in Athens under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism Development and the Greek National Tourism Organization, and was sponsored … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE World Travel Market 2007 Breaks All Records by GTP editing team 1 January 2008 by GTP editing team 1 January 2008 World Travel Market 2007 proved a great success and “broke all records,” according to the organizer, who recently revealed un-audited figures. WTM is a four-day travel industry event held in … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Azamara Quest Embarks and Disembarks from Pireaus Port by GTP editing team 1 January 2008 by GTP editing team 1 January 2008 Azamara Cruises recently added the refurbished cruise ship Azamara Quest to its fleet, which will conduct cruises in the Mediterranean with Pireaus as the port of embarkation or disembarkation, from … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Bachelor Program and MBA for Club Hotel Casino Loutraki Employees by GTP editing team 1 January 2008 by GTP editing team 1 January 2008 Club Hotel Casino Loutraki recently took an initiative, in cooperation with New York College, to partially finance Bachelor and MBA degrees for some twenty employees. This initiative is part of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Novotel Athenes Moves into a New Era by GTP editing team 1 January 2008 by GTP editing team 1 January 2008 Novotel Athenes, a member of the Accor group, completed its full refurbishment in May 2007. The refurbishment process, which began in November 2006, cost some 5.3 million euros, and included … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
