Destinations news Athens Promises Tourism and Economic Development Agency by GTP editing team 1 March 2005 by GTP editing team 1 March 2005 Athens Mayor Dora Bakoyannis last month submitted a proposal before City Council to establish a tourism development agency, in cooperation with the private sector, as part of efforts to raise … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov New GNTO Offices for North Amercia by GTP editing team 1 March 2005 by GTP editing team 1 March 2005 Tourism Development Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos announced a major Greek tourism promotion drive in the U.S. market on the first day of a tourism workshop organized by the Hellenic-American Chamber of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Greek 60 Million-euro Tourism Promotion Campaign Well Underway by GTP editing team 1 March 2005 by GTP editing team 1 March 2005 Greece’s tourism promotion campaign steams ahead in both Europe and the USA. The first phase of the 60-million-euro campaign has been completed and the second phase is now in full … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Former Olympic Sites Open to Commercial Development by GTP editing team 1 March 2005 by GTP editing team 1 March 2005 The heads of four local authorities surrounding the huge former Olympic sites near the old Athens international airport, which had been earmarked four years ago to become “Europe’s largest” metropolitan … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news New Possibilities for Greece’s Ecotourism Sector by GTP editing team 1 March 2005 by GTP editing team 1 March 2005 A step taken last month by the Greek government opens new possibilities for the country’s Ecotourism sector. Ecotourism, a sub-category of sustainable tourism, is considered the fastest growing market in … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Germans Opt for Cheaper Destinations by GTP editing team 1 March 2005 by GTP editing team 1 March 2005 It appears that Germans have turned away from Greece as a holiday destination and have headed to cheaper destinations outside the euro zone. Greek tourism professionals say the move has … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture New Athens Festival Program Announced by GTP editing team 1 March 2005 by GTP editing team 1 March 2005 Two of the “Three Tenors” will perform at separate events this summer at Greece’s annual Hellenic Festival, organizers announced last month. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Colossus of Rhodes to Rise Again by GTP editing team 1 March 2005 by GTP editing team 1 March 2005 The Colossus of Rhodes will rise again, if ambitious plans by the mayor of Rodos, Yiannis Iatridis, to rebuild the ancient statue come to fruition. Mayor Iatridis said that Cypriot … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Record Tourism Promotion Campaign Underway by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 Greece’s spending on tourism advertising will reach record highs in 2005, approaching 60 million euros. Tourism Development Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos announced last month that of the 31.8 million euros promised, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Annual ABTA Report Promotes Greece and Athens City Breaks by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 Positive remarks for Greece in general and Athens in particular were included in the recent annual report of vacation preferences formulated by the Association of British Travel Agents. For 2005 … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Two of Greece’s Biggest Travel Agencies Initiate Merge by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 Two of Greece’s major travel enterprises took the plunge last month and started off the new year with a merger announcement. Panagiotis Zerzivilis of Aktina Travel and Giorgios Economou of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Huge New York Company Buys European Travel Giants Octopus and Gullivers Travel by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 Cendant Corporation recenlty announced that it has agreed to acquire privately held, UK-based Gullivers Travel Associates, the trading name of Donvand Ltd., and Octopus Travel Group Ltd. (together: “Gullivers”) for … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates La Greca Celebrates 40th Anniversary by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 La Greca Travel in downtown Athens this year celebrates 40 years of quality service to Greece’s travel sector. The office, opened in 1965 by Diana Panagiotopoulou and her husband, gradually … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture National Archaeological Museum Near Completion by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 The country’s biggest showcase of antiquities, the Athens National Archaeological Museum, currently functioning at under half-capacity pending repairs for earthquake damage, will fully reopen this summer, the government said last … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel World’s First Double-deck Passenger Aircraft Unveiled by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 The world last month took its first official look at the biggest airliner yet built during a spectacular ceremony attended by the leaders of four countries, the heads of 14 … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Regional Authorities Now Urge for Lower Athens Airport Fees by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 The municipal authorities of the Saronic Gulf tourist islands of Aegina, Poros, Hydra and Spetses last month made a joint appeal for a reduction in usage charges at Athens international … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel New Scheduled Flights for Helios Airways by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 Helios Airways announced recently that it would add two new flights from Heathrow to Larnaca this summer, taking direct service to Cyprus from 5 to 7 times a week. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel No Commissions From BA for UK Agents by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 British Airways last month delivered a two-punch strike to the British travel agent community. Not only does the airline plan to cease paying agent commissions, it also will block IATA … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Greece Presents New Image by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 Last month, during the 20-odd tourism exhibitions held across Europe, well over a million Europeans were among the first to view the new image of Greece.And at the recent Valantiebeurs … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Athens Hosts First Luxury Travel Show by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 Luxury travel is an industry in its own right representing 3% of elite travelers worldwide who account for 20% of total annual travel expenditures. This segment of tourism is expanding … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
