Sea Tourism HATTA Objects To Passenger ID Checks On Ships by GTP editing team 1 June 2011 by GTP editing team 1 June 2011 The Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies (HATTA) recently expressed concern to the Greek Coast Guard in regards to plans to implement identity checks (check-in) of persons that board … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Cheaper Ferry Tickets This Summer by GTP editing team 1 June 2011 by GTP editing team 1 June 2011 Coastal shipping tickets are expected to be at least 10 percent cheaper this summer as dues for third parties are to be eliminated from the price, Prime Minister George Papandreou … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Sea Tourism Forum To Launch Next Month by GTP editing team 1 May 2011 by GTP editing team 1 May 2011 The potential for sea tourism and the development of the economies of Greece, the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea region will be examined during the first Posidonia Sea Tourism … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Greek Cruise Contract Considered Complex by GTP editing team 1 May 2011 by GTP editing team 1 May 2011 The required three-year contract international cruise companies are required to sign with the Greek Government in order to homeport at a Greek port is a “written declaration of cooperation” that … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Royal Caribbean Orders New Ship For 2014 by GTP editing team 1 April 2011 by GTP editing team 1 April 2011 Royal Caribbean Cruises recently signed an agreement with German shipyard Meyer Werft and ordered a brand new class of ships, dubbed “Project Sunshine,” according to the cruiseline’s representative in Greece … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Doubts On Lifting Of Cabotage Restrictions by GTP editing team 1 April 2011 by GTP editing team 1 April 2011 The Ministry of Maritime Affairs may hope to attract non-European Union flag cruise ships this summer, but cruise professionals have warned that the market may be lost even for 2012 … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Louis Cruises Plans To Reflag Its Ships by GTP editing team 1 March 2011 by GTP editing team 1 March 2011 Cyprus-based Louis Cruises, the only cruise company with Greek flag ships, announced last month that it had decided to abandon the Greek flag and switch to the Malta flag. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Louis Moves Its “Majesty” To Piraeus by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 Louis Cruises recently announced that its luxurious Louis Majesty would now perform cruises in the Aegean Sea next summer from Piraeus, Greece. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism New Greek Cruise Ship Fees Unfair, GEPOET by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 If the increase of port charges are passed on to the consumer, cruise passengers would most likely cancel their bookings and prefer other locations because the Greek product will have … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy New Year Brings Abolition Of Cabotage by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 by GTP editing team 1 February 2011 “A new era begins for Greek tourism and cruise in our country with the arrival of 2011,” Deputy Culture and Tourism Minister George Nikitiadis said last month after welcoming the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Diving Tourism On Ministry’s Agenda by GTP editing team 1 January 2011 by GTP editing team 1 January 2011 The development of diving tourism is one of the top priorities of the Culture and Tourism Ministry within the framework of promoting alternative forms of tourism, Deputy Culture and Tourism … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Deputy Minister Attends International Cruise Convention by GTP editing team 1 January 2011 by GTP editing team 1 January 2011 Deputy Culture and Tourism Minister George Nikitiadis presented significant opportunities provided for cruise tourism and investments in Greek port projects, following the lifting of cabotage restrictions (currently in process by … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Seaplanes To Make A Comeback by GTP editing team 1 December 2010 by GTP editing team 1 December 2010 The Infrastructures, Transports and Networks Ministry announced last month its intention to establish waterways in Greece and attract seaplane companies to strengthen the transport of Greece’s border areas. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Thessaloniki To Be Launched As Cruise Destination by GTP editing team 1 December 2010 by GTP editing team 1 December 2010 Thessaloniki is scheduled to be promoted as a cruise destination through a non-profit organization soon to be established by the city’s port authority, trade association and chamber of commerce and … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Revamp Planned For Piraeus Port by GTP editing team 1 December 2010 by GTP editing team 1 December 2010 The Piraeus Port Authority will proceed to a full upgrade of its services in 2011 in order for international cruise companies to respond in 2012 to the lifting of the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Greek Sea Cruise Passenger Boarding Fee Announced by GTP editing team 1 December 2010 by GTP editing team 1 December 2010 “A new day is beginning for sea cruise and the country,” Maritime Affairs, Islands and Fisheries Minister Yiannis Diamantidis said in reference to the lifting of cabotage restrictions for non-European … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Greek Beaches Stripped Of Blue Flags by GTP editing team 1 October 2010 by GTP editing team 1 October 2010 Nine Greek coasts, winners of the ‘Blue Flags’ international program for environmental education, information and awareness were dropped last month from the 2010 list and lost their award. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Cabotage Abolition Law Becomes A Reality by GTP editing team 1 October 2010 by GTP editing team 1 October 2010 On 25 August the draft bill for the lifting of cabotage restrictions, drawn up by the Economy, Competitiveness and Shipping Ministry, was signed into law. Non-European Union-flag cruise ships would … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Cabotage Abolition Draft Law Tabled In Parliament by GTP editing team 1 September 2010 by GTP editing team 1 September 2010 The draft law for the lifting of cabotage restrictions, drawn up by the Economy, Competitiveness and Shipping Ministry, was tabled in Parliament on 20 July and was pending since then … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Professional Yacht Sector Watches Bookings Sink by GTP editing team 1 September 2010 by GTP editing team 1 September 2010 The professional yacht sector is experiencing perhaps its worst year as bookings for professional yachts with crew have dropped more than 80 percent this year compared to 2009, Antonis Steliatos, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
