MICE ITB 2004 Expects More Than 9,000 Exhibitors by GTP editing team 1 March 2004 by GTP editing team 1 March 2004 The International Tourism Exchange ITB Berlin 2004, which will take place from 12 to 16 March on the Berlin Exhibition Grounds and in the International Congress Center ICC Berlin, represents … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Panorama Tourism Fair Premieres Olympic Greece by GTP editing team 1 March 2004 by GTP editing team 1 March 2004 Visitors to this year’s tourism fair Touristiko Panorama get the first glimpse of “Olympic Greece” and also get the chance to form initial impressions on the tourism dimension of the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Festival Cruises Sells Three Vessels by GTP editing team 1 March 2004 by GTP editing team 1 March 2004 In late January, Festival Cruises (of Greek-Italian interests) was broiled in talks with creditors in an attempt to reverse a decision to auction off its three recently acquired cruise ships … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Superfast Ferries Considers New Investment Program by GTP editing team 1 March 2004 by GTP editing team 1 March 2004 After the sale of four of its first-generation super-fast ferry vessels, Attica Enterprises reportedly has its eyes on foreign shipyards for the construction of new vessels within the framework of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Athenian Hotels Record Major Drop in Overnights by GTP editing team 1 March 2004 by GTP editing team 1 March 2004 Overnights in the Athens area dropped an average drop of 11.5% last year when compared with 2002, according to statistics released last month by the Attica Hoteliers’ Association. The association … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Legislation for Tourism Marketing Firm by GTP editing team 1 March 2004 by GTP editing team 1 March 2004 Legislation before parliament foresees the creation of a tourism marketing firm, most likely under private management. According to the legislation, 51% of the firm’s capital will be held by the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Tourism Industry Leaders Pessimistic for 2004 Season by GTP editing team 1 March 2004 by GTP editing team 1 March 2004 Greece’s tourism professionals are not in the least optimistic about the future of the country’s main currency-earning industry thus crushing earlier hopes that 2004, being the country’s Olympic year, would … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Olympic Prices for Greek Tourism Sector by GTP editing team 1 March 2004 by GTP editing team 1 March 2004 A lot has been said recently on the difficulties that face the Greek tourism market and whether or not tourism enterprises will manage to scrounge out a profit from business … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Athens Hosts Europe’s Hotel Managers by GTP editing team 1 March 2004 by GTP editing team 1 March 2004 Some 280 hotel managers from throughout Europe arrived in Athens recently to take part in the European Hotel Manager Association’s 31st general assembly. During the assembly participants heard in-depth reports … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov National Tourism Council Reorganization by GTP editing team 1 February 2004 by GTP editing team 1 February 2004 Just before the New Year’s holidays, Development Minister Akis Tsohatzopoulos announced the reorganization of the National Tourism Council. He said he wanted the council to play a bigger role in … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Tourism Arrivals down Slightly in 2003 by GTP editing team 1 February 2004 by GTP editing team 1 February 2004 Development Minister Akis Tsohatzopoulos said Greece has begun a “communication blitz” for Greek tourism promotion abroad in 2004, planning to expand beyond Europe after January. Meanwhile, employees of the Hellenic … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Tourism Key Economic Activity for Foreign Investment by GTP editing team 1 February 2004 by GTP editing team 1 February 2004 Greece is emerging as a hub of inter-European networks in the Balkans and hopes to attract large investment schemes in key sectors such as energy and tourism, Development Minister Akis … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Land Transportation New Railway Section Cuts Travel Time by GTP editing team 1 February 2004 by GTP editing team 1 February 2004 Prime Minister Costas Simitis, along with Transport Minister Christos Verelis, last month inaugurated a new, improved section of the Athens-Thessaloniki railway that cuts travel time between Greece’s two major cities … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Corporate Online Travel Bookings to Double in Next Three Years by GTP editing team 1 February 2004 by GTP editing team 1 February 2004 The battlefield lines are being drawn in the evolving online corporate travel arena. Players positioned at the brink of head-to-head combat, as well as those scuffling behind the front lines, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Economic Death Toll for Royal Olympia Cruises by GTP editing team 1 February 2004 by GTP editing team 1 February 2004 Royal Olympia Cruises, Greece’s only international player in the sector, has been forced by creditors to auction off its two star vessels, Olympia Voyager (launched June, 2000) and Olympia Explorer … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Full Liberation of Ferry Routes Doubtful by GTP editing team 1 February 2004 by GTP editing team 1 February 2004 Presently, four of Greece’s major ferry routes — Dodekanissos, Cylades, Argosaronikos, Crete — fulfill the requirements for complete liberation when discussions are finalized between Greece’s merchant marine ministry and the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Superfast Ferry Sold to Italian Group by GTP editing team 1 February 2004 by GTP editing team 1 February 2004 Attica Enterprises announced last month that Atlantic Navigazione of Grimaldi Group, Napoli, has entered into an agreement with its wholly owned subsidiary Superfast Ferries to acquire the fast ferry Superfast … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Blue Star 2 Most Popular Ferry on Piraeus-Chania Route by GTP editing team 1 February 2004 by GTP editing team 1 February 2004 The newest ferry vessel on the Piraeus-Chania route, the Blue Star 2, has managed to sail ahead of all its competitors. For the month of December, Blue Star 2 increased … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Planned New Convention Center Includes New Hotel by GTP editing team 1 February 2004 by GTP editing team 1 February 2004 The Attica hotel owners association met with the head of Hellenic Tourism Properties recently to discuss the construction of a convention center at the old Athens International Airport at Hellenikon. … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Legislation Tabled for Spa Tourism by GTP editing team 1 February 2004 by GTP editing team 1 February 2004 Legislation was tabled in parliament recently that if passed would modernize Greece’s 1920 legislation regarding spa tourism. Government says the new legislation would create a solid base for the development … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
