Happenings HATTA and Oinotria Land Celebrate World Tourism Day by GTP editing team 1 November 2007 by GTP editing team 1 November 2007 The Hellenic Association of Travel & Tourist Agencies celebrated its eightieth anniversary at Costas Lazaridi’s Oinotria Land, which also celebrated 15 years since its creation. The event was held on … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov New Tourism Minister Meets Representatives by GTP editing team 1 November 2007 by GTP editing team 1 November 2007 Newly-appointed Tourism Development Minister Aris Spiliotopoulos recently met with representatives from various sectors of the tourism industry. The meeting was to discuss key concerns of all the representatives, which arose … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Internet Travel Sites vs Travel Agents by GTP editing team 1 November 2007 by GTP editing team 1 November 2007 The Internet offers a plethora of travel sites, notably Travelocity, Expedia, Orbitz and Priceline. Travelers can plan and book a trip in a matter of minutes, and travel planning over … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Recruitments New Tourism Development Minister in Office by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 The September election result brought New Democracy to power for a second term running, and was followed by changes in the structure of ministries as well as the allocation of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news International Concern for Impact of Fires on Greek Tourism by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 The recent fires in Greece have destroyed over 1,900,000 hectares of land, claimed over 60 lives and destroyed dozens of villages. The loss of value of a number of tourism-related … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greek Tourism Gets Organized on the WWW by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 Greek tourism has been offered a unique opportunity to benefit from a more organized worldwide online promotion through the adoption of the “.travel” domain ending for destinations, organizations and travel … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Former Tourism Development Minister Meets President of WTTC by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 Former Tourism Development Minister Fanni-Palli Petralia, met the president of the World Travel and Tourism Council, Jean Claude Baumgarten, who recently visited Greece. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Recruitments New Board for the Hellenic Association of Airline Representatives by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 The Hellenic Association of Airline Representatives elected recently, during its annual assembly, a new board of directors. Anastasios Stylianopoulos will act as president, Dino Frantzeskaki as vice president, Margarita Zabeli … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Land Transportation London-Paris in Record Time by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 The virgin voyage of the Eurostar train along the new and improved High Speed 1 railroad set a new record for train journeys as the journey London to Paris was … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Land Transportation Suburban Railway Launch in Northern Greece by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 The Thessaloniki Proastiako railway is now officially open to transport passengers from Thessaloniki to Litochoro. With Desiro Electric trains and a speed of up to 160 kilometers an hour, the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates New Strategic Collaboration for Amadeus and DOTW by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 Amadeus global travel distribution system and Destinations of the World, the sole wholesale travel company dedicated to selling purely to the global travel trade, recently announced a new strategic collaboration … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Fountas Group Inaugurates New Premises by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 Panayiotis Fountas, founder of the Fountas Group, recently held an event to inaugurate the new premises of the group of companies in Athens. Kronos Worldwide Travel is part of the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Amadeus Creates More Efficient Fare-Loading by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 Amadeus recently launched an IT solution as a more efficient means of filing private fares in the distribution system. Fares are now filed through the FareXpert Filing Platform and the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Aegean Airlines Shows Environmental Sensitivity by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 Aegean Airlines recently announced its contribution to the victims of the recent fires through a donation of one million euros. This amount goes towards the funding of projects aimed at … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Dreamliner 787 First Test Flight Delayed by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 Boeing recently announced the first test flight of the new Dreamliner 787 would take place between November and December, although initially it had been planned for September. According to Scott … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel British Airways Gives Children a Voice by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 British Airways recently invited twelve young travelers from all over the world to its London headquarters in Waterside, in order to participate in a kid’s council that would inquire into … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Buyers Show Great Interest in 23rd Philoxenia Exhibition by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 Interest generated by the Philoxenia exhibition (November 1-4, Thessaloniki) for buyers has exceeded expectations a month before the event. Travel agencies and tour operators from 50 countries and some 3,000 … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE World Travel Trends 2007 for WTM by Euromonitor by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 World Travel Market is a four-day travel industry event (November 12-15, London) that brings together worldwide buyers and sellers from every sector of the industry. A record breaking 46,945 travel … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Celebrity Cruises Patron of the Fine Arts in International Waters by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 Celebrity Cruises, whose general sales agent in Greece is Navigator Travel, recently provided its passengers with an autonomous tour guide device for its fine art collection on seven vessels of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates TUI and Carnival Corporation Annul Union by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 Leading world tour operator, TUI AG, and cruise company, Carnival Corporation, have annulled their cooperation agreement initiated earlier this year. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
