Sea Tourism New Type Cruise Scheduled for Greek Islands by GTP editing team 1 August 2005 by GTP editing team 1 August 2005 Stelios Haji-Ioannou, head of easyCruise, says he plans to deploy a cruise ship on a Greek Islands itinerary in the summer of 2006 or 2007, and an Arabian Gulf itinerary … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Blue Star Ferries Completes Financial Reorganization by GTP editing team 1 July 2005 by GTP editing team 1 July 2005 The Board of Directors of Blue Star Maritime S.A. announced last month that it had successfully refinanced its group’s debt load with a new bond issue. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Another Record Year for Blue Flags on Greek Beaches by GTP editing team 1 July 2005 by GTP editing team 1 July 2005 Greece’s tourism industry received another welcome boost last month when the Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature announced that 383 of the country’s beaches – five more than last … 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
Sea Tourism Minoan Doubles Profits by GTP editing team 1 May 2005 by GTP editing team 1 May 2005 Minoan Lines announced recently that it managed to more than double its net profit for last year despite a drop in traffic on Adriatic routes and less-than-expected passenger loads on … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy A Call to Save a Greek Tradition by GTP editing team 1 April 2005 by GTP editing team 1 April 2005 A key element of Greece’s tourist allure, the traditional wooden fishing boats that brighten many an island harbor, is facing a major threat of extinction due to EU policies and … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Louis Hellenic Cruises Begins 2005 Cruise Program by GTP editing team 1 April 2005 by GTP editing team 1 April 2005 Last month, Louis Hellenic Cruises held an inauguration reception in Piraeus aboard its cruise ship The Emerald. The new cruise company announced the beginning of its cruise program for this … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Superfast Purchases 10% of Minoan Lines by GTP editing team 1 March 2005 by GTP editing team 1 March 2005 Attica Holdings (Superfast and Blue Star Ferries) announced late last month that it had reached an agreement with an Italian company, represented by Romano Artioili, for the acquisition of more … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Ferry Owners Confront Government with Demands by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 The Union of Coastal Shipowners late last month presented the government with a series of demands they feel must be confronted and solved in order for them to invest in … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Louis Cruise Lines Brings Yet Another Cruise Vessel to Piraeus by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 Louis Cruise Lines announced the purchase of the cruise ship “Seawing” from My Travel Group plc, in response to the surge in demand for cruises from Piraeus. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Attica Holdings Enters Ro-Ro Market by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 The Board of Attica Holdings S.A. last month announced the delivery of 7,395 GRT, ice-class 1A, Ro-Ro ferry m/v Nordia, capable of carrying approximately 90 unaccompanied freight units. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism The Louis Group to Set Up Greek Cruise Line by GTP editing team 1 November 2004 by GTP editing team 1 November 2004 Cyprus-based Louis Cruise Lines announced last month that it would have a new company set up and running cruises out of Piraeus by March of next year. The first ships, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Minoan to Triple Profits by GTP editing team 1 November 2004 by GTP editing team 1 November 2004 By year-end, Minoan Lines expects to post triple the amount of its last year’s net profit of 3.5 million euros. Highly placed company executives say that their forecast takes into … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Hellas Flying Dolphins Awaits Catamarans by GTP editing team 1 November 2004 by GTP editing team 1 November 2004 Hellas Flying Dolphins says it will start off the new year with two new catamarans to be named Flyingcat 5 and Flyingcat 6. The new vessels are scheduled to ply … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Piraeus Port Improvements Phenomenal by GTP editing team 1 October 2004 by GTP editing team 1 October 2004 Ioannis Tzoannos, general secretary for the ministry of merchant marine, told guests during an Athens Business Club 2004 seminar on nautical tourism that he would like to see a close … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates New Era Dawns for Hellas Flying Dolphins by GTP editing team 1 September 2004 by GTP editing team 1 September 2004 After several years in the doldrums, Hellas Flying Dolphins seems to have pricked the interest of Greece’s major coastal shipping companies. Last month, under its new managing director, Gerasimos Stintzis, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Dane Sea Lines on the Verge of Bankruptcy by GTP editing team 1 September 2004 by GTP editing team 1 September 2004 After years of economic problems, it appears that the ferry operator for the Dodekanissos islands, Dane Sea Lines, is about sink into the realm of memory. Citizens of the island, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
