Company updates Esser Travel Moves to New Quarters by GTP editing team 1 July 2005 by GTP editing team 1 July 2005 Due to increases in staff and business, Esser Travel recently moved from Glyfada to bigger, better and brighter quarters in the Ano Glyfada area. Joergen Esser, owner and managing director … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Travel Operators Travel Agents Look to Luxury Travel for Profits by GTP editing team 1 July 2005 by GTP editing team 1 July 2005 Apparently there’s an explosion in luxury travel. Within Europe and North America it’s considered a fast-growing market and a really profitable one. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Amadeus Strengthens Its E-commerce Products by GTP editing team 1 July 2005 by GTP editing team 1 July 2005 Strengthening their partnership, TravelCLICK recently announced an agreement to provide Amadeus with the ability to offer preferred placement to its hotel clients. The solution is called Amadeus Instant Preference. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Government Predicts Substantial Rise in Tourism by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 Tourism Development Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos last month, during a press call, said that we would see at least a seven percent rise in tourism arrivals this year. He said that … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Forty-nine New Hellenic Tourism Organization Offices Planned by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 The tourism ministry is planning to establish 49 new Hellenic Tourism Organization offices around the world, in addition to the current 23 international offices, Tourism Development Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos said … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Another Year for Tourism Business Subsidies by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 Two government subsidy programs, worth a total of 237.5 million euros, remain open for tourism enterprises to take advantage of for another year. Complete information on the program is available … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Hop in Sightseeing Creates New Packages by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 Hop in Zinon Tours, in the Greek marketplace since 1952, now offers new tours to its plethora of sightseeing packages. The latest edition is its “Cruising to Antiquity” package that … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Travel Operators New World Travel Agent Alliance by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 A group of travel agency organizations have formed the World Travel Agents’ Associations Alliance. Announced recently in Geneva, Switzerland, the WTAAA aims to facilitate exchanges of information and advice about … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Delta Air Lines Heads for Bankruptcy Protection by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 Shares of Delta Air Lines Inc. tumbled for a time last month after the nation’s third-largest carrier warned it will record a substantial loss for the rest of the year … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel New Airline Reservation System Offers Airlines an Ownership Stake by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 A new global distribution system of sorts has emerged and travel agents are worried that it might be taken over by airlines. G2 SwitchWorks Corp., which has developed a reservation … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Sabre Purchases Lastminute.com by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 Sabre Inc. reached an agreement last month to acquire lastminute.com for an estimated $1.1 billion. Sabre said the addition of lastminute.com, with its well-established consumer brands, is expected to provide … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Qatar Airways Begins Direct Athens-Doha Flights by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 Qatar Airways, one of the world’s fastest growing airlines, announced last month that it would begin operating direct flights between Athens and Doha as of June 15. The airline plans … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Olympic Airlines’ Bids at 30 Million Euros by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 From the five bids government has received in an international sale tender for a majority stake in national carrier Olympic Airlines, it appears that government coffers will be lucky to … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Amadeus Holds Regional Conference in Athens by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 Amadeus executives who met in Athens last month to discuss future strategies for the company said that Greece shows a huge potential for Amadeus and it will therefore reinforce its … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Yperia Hosts 3rd International Convention of Culture & Tourism by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 Some 90 journalists from home and abroad latched onto the opportunity to experience the rich history, culture and traditions of the island of Amorgos during last month’s 3rd International Convention … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Attica Group Chairman Calls for Liberalized Coastal Shipping by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 If Greece wants to see further investment within its coastal shipping sector, it must stop this continual postponement of liberalizing coastal shipping, says Pericles Panagopoulos, chairman of the Attica Group … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Poros Hosts 4th International Yachting Symposium by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 For the fourth year in a row, the island of Poros hosted its international Yachting Symposium. The annual event has been held on the island every May to promote Greek … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Corfu Hosts Inflatable Boat Races by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 With numerous successes under its belt in organizing a various boat races, the island of Corfu on July 2 takes on the task of organizing and presenting the Panhellenic Inflatable … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Louis Hellenic Cruises to Raise the Greek Flag by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 At least three Louis group cruise ships will raise the Greek flag, CEO Costakis Loizou said aboard Thomson Destiny, the group’s flagship, during a reception held while the vessel was … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Industry sectors Tourism Promotion for Greek Regions by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 Advertising promotion of Greece’s regions and the resumption of general activities to entice tourism was discussed by the country’s tourism minister last month with representatives and managers of all Greece’s … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
