Sea Tourism FerryScreen System for ferries by GTP editing team 1 December 2001 by GTP editing team 1 December 2001 FerryScreen, a reservations and online ticketing system for coastal shipping companies that’s owned by Analysis SA says it issued more than one million coastal lines’ tickets for Anek and Blue … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Europe Still The World’s Convention Continent by GTP editing team 1 December 2001 by GTP editing team 1 December 2001 Congress and convention specialist, Wolfram D. Svoboda, the head of marketing at the International Congress Center Berlin, said he’s very optimistic on the future of congresses as people always will … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Travel Trade Calls Emergency Session To Confront Commission Cuts by GTP editing team 1 December 2001 by GTP editing team 1 December 2001 Greece’s travel trade associations got together last month ans called emergency general assembly of all travel associations to consider stop selling domestic airline tickets after local carriers cut agency commission … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats WTO Chief Foresees Positive Tourism Growth by GTP editing team 1 December 2001 by GTP editing team 1 December 2001 The global tourism industry is projected to grow by 1 to 1.5 percent this year, down from an original forecast of 3 percent, due principally to the global crisis brought … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Optimistic Atmosphere At Philoxenia 2001 by GTP editing team 1 December 2001 by GTP editing team 1 December 2001 Official reaction to Greece’s tourism sector, in light of the September 11 events, was more than optimistic during this year’s Philoxenia travel fair held last month in Thessaloniki. The country’s … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Initiatives World Tourism Bodies Announce Joint Statement On Industry by GTP editing team 11 November 2001 by GTP editing team 11 November 2001 Leading travel and tourism industry associations from around the world have collaborated on a joint statement asking governments to work together in partnership to address concerns facing the global travel … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Major Step Forward For Tolo Hotels by GTP editing team 1 November 2001 by GTP editing team 1 November 2001 Tolo Hotels at Tolon, Argolis, has expanded business with the introduction of a new luxury unit christened Tolo Holidays. The unit comes with an A-class original design swimming pool, and … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Tourism Sector Calls For Abolition Of Airport Tax As Air Fares Rise by GTP editing team 1 November 2001 by GTP editing team 1 November 2001 High insurance fees and low revenue have forced Greek airlines to increase fares. At the same time, they want major decreases in airport fees and taxes. And so far, they … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Smaller Airlines Preferred By Travelers by GTP editing team 1 November 2001 by GTP editing team 1 November 2001 It looks like the average flyer believes that the smaller airlines are safer than the big named companies. September’s passenger load factor figures were down for Greece’s largest airline, state-owned … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Conference Cancellations Continue by GTP editing team 1 November 2001 by GTP editing team 1 November 2001 One after another, conferences scheduled for the fall in Athens are being canceled along with the corresponding hotel bookings that go with them. There is no indication that they are … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Development Of Greek Ports Crucial For 2004 by GTP editing team 1 November 2001 by GTP editing team 1 November 2001 The 2004 Olympiad provides the greatest opportunity for the reformation and development of Piraeus, said Antonis Nikolopoulos, of Kantor Management Consultants, at the recent international conference EuroMare 2001. Piraeus Port … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel New Athens Airport Dealt Serious Blow by GTP editing team 1 November 2001 by GTP editing team 1 November 2001 If forecasts for the Athens’s new Eleftherios Venizelos airport come to pass, the new airport could be dealt a serious blow. For the moment it expects to see a 20- … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov State Casinos Up For Sale Post Increased Profits by GTP editing team 1 November 2001 by GTP editing team 1 November 2001 The state-owned casinos at Parnitha and on Corfu are expected to enrich state coffers by some 15 billion drachmas this year, Hellenic Tourist Properties said last month. The optimistic projection … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Closer Ties Expected Between Ferry And Cruise Lines by GTP editing team 1 November 2001 by GTP editing team 1 November 2001 New strategic partner agreements, even with European cruise and ferry companies, are expected to see the light of day in the near future, according to high ranking executives of Greece’s … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Coastal Fare Hikes Up To 20% by GTP editing team 1 November 2001 by GTP editing team 1 November 2001 Coastal shipping companies are expected to ask Merchant Marine Minister Christos Papoutsis to consent to fare hikes of up to 20 percent. They also called on him to extend the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Lufthansa Closes Thessaloniki Office by GTP editing team 1 November 2001 by GTP editing team 1 November 2001 In the wake of the many repercussions after the September 11 disaster, some companies were quick to cut costs in hopes of staving off financial disaster. The German carrier Lufthansa, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel European Airlines Seek EU Financial Assistance by GTP editing team 1 November 2001 by GTP editing team 1 November 2001 Don’t weaken our competitive position, the Association of European Airlines tells EU policy-makers. The events of September 11th have taken the global airline industry into uncharted territory, and according to … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov New Tourism Crisis Committee Action Package by GTP editing team 1 November 2001 by GTP editing team 1 November 2001 Government action to help tourism out of its present predicament was promised early last month by Development Minister Nikos Christodoulakis. He announced the formation of an “Tourism Crisis Management Committee,” … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Unrestrained Optimism For Greek Tourism by GTP editing team 1 November 2001 by GTP editing team 1 November 2001 If anything was crystal clear at the last month’s Destination Greece conference organized by the British Hellenic Chamber of Commerce, it was that Greece has a fantastic opportunity to develop … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Superfast And Strintzis Increase Sales And Market Share by GTP editing team 1 October 2001 by GTP editing team 1 October 2001 Although both Superfast Ferries and partner Strintzis Lines (Blue Star Ferries) increased sales and market share during the first half of this year, profits for both are down. When Attica … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
