Event News BlueGrowth II Rewards Innovation, Startups for Positive Change by GTP editing team 21 January 2016 by GTP editing team 21 January 2016 Inspiration and innovation were the focus of the 2nd Blue Growth startup competition held at the Piraeus Marine Club on Tuesday, bringing to the fore young entrepreneurs and their concepts … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News BlueGrowth II: Greek Startup Blue Economy Competition Final on Jan 19 by GTP editing team 18 January 2016 by GTP editing team 18 January 2016 The award ceremony for the finalists of the second edition of BlueGrowth, the marine challenge competition that seeks to deliver innovative sustainable business ideas for products and services relating to … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Hotelgenius Gets Funding for All-in-one Management Solution by GTP editing team 15 January 2016 by GTP editing team 15 January 2016 Hotelgenius SA, which provides online hotel management software, recently announced that it has collected 570,000 euros in funding and is ready to set up shop in Greece and other European … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Greek Startup blueground Adds 200 Properties to its Roster by GTP editing team 13 January 2016 by GTP editing team 13 January 2016 Athens-based tourism and property management startup blueground has added 200 properties to its growing number of accommodation units, contributing to its threefold growth since its launch last year. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Investments Application Procedure for NSRF Funds to Kick off Soon by GTP editing team 5 January 2016 by GTP editing team 5 January 2016 The Greek government is expected to launch the first round of NSRF funding (ESPA) amounting to 150 million euros in the coming weeks, with the second phase set for May. … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Greek Startup ‘Visit Meteora’ Takes Off by GTP editing team 30 December 2015 by GTP editing team 30 December 2015 When they discovered that visitors to Meteora stayed for a single night and still didn’t know what to do, the Kourelis brothers decided it was time to do something about … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates US Airways Out of BSP System as of Dec 31 Due to Merger with American Airlines by GTP editing team 23 December 2015 by GTP editing team 23 December 2015 US Airways has notified its partner travel agents that it will withdraw its membership from all BSP (Billing Settlement Plan) systems with effect from December 31 due to its merger … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Amadeus, Kenya Airways Extend Partnership, Renew Full Content Agreement by GTP editing team 23 December 2015 by GTP editing team 23 December 2015 Amadeus and Kenya Airways have signed a long-term full content agreement that enables the airline to reach Amadeus’ network of travel agencies across the world. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Initiatives PPP in Tourism to Boost Growth, Create Jobs in Europe by GTP editing team 16 December 2015 by GTP editing team 16 December 2015 Public and private tourism players have joined forces for the first time and are calling on the European Union to do more for the growth of the sector through the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Travelport and Kenya Airways Extend Global Multi-Year Full Content Agreement by GTP editing team 11 December 2015 by GTP editing team 11 December 2015 Travelport and Kenya Airways jointly announced the extension of their multi-year, full content agreement. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Travelport’s Universal API Demo Site Launches New Functionality by GTP editing team 26 November 2015 by GTP editing team 26 November 2015 Travelport recently launched an innovative new demonstration site to showcase its Universal API (Application Programming Interface) capabilities. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Amadeus Hellas a Platinum Sponsor at ‘Digi.travel’ Conference in Athens by GTP editing team 23 November 2015 by GTP editing team 23 November 2015 Amadeus Hellas was the platinum sponsor at last week’s third Digi.travel Conference & Expo event in Athens, which covered major topics surrounding digital marketing and distribution for the tourism industry. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Travelport Signs New Agreement with OTA Sindbad by GTP editing team 23 November 2015 by GTP editing team 23 November 2015 Travelport recently signed a new, long term, global agreement with Sindbad, one of Russia’s largest online travel agencies. Sindbad has been operating since 1995 and specialises in selling air tickets. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Amadeus Presents Emerging Traveler Trends to Greek Professionals by GTP editing team 20 November 2015 by GTP editing team 20 November 2015 Some 200 Greek tourism and travel professionals recently had the opportunity to gain insight on emerging traveler trends based on key findings from the Amadeus Traveller Trend Observatory (ATTO). 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates AirAsia Slash Cost of Agency Bookings with eNett Virtual Account Numbers by GTP editing team 20 November 2015 by GTP editing team 20 November 2015 eNett International and AirAsia have signed an agreement enabling agents to purchase AirAsia flights using Virtual Account Numbers (VANs) at significantly lower costs. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Technology Leonidas Zotos, Country Manager Travelport by GTP editing team 30 October 2015 by GTP editing team 30 October 2015 Travel and tourism industry is a pillar of the economy and life of our country and we have the responsibility to drive the upturn. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News SETE Conference Emphasizes Tourism Sector as Driving Force of Greek Economy by GTP editing team 22 October 2015 by GTP editing team 22 October 2015 Over 300 tourism professionals, industry leaders, representatives of the public sector and travel market executives explored a range of industry-related topics during the 14th Tourism & Development Conference of the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Winners of First ‘SETE Tourism Crowdhackathon’ Announced by GTP editing team 22 October 2015 by GTP editing team 22 October 2015 Over 20 teams consisting of over 150 developers – programmers, analysts, designers, consultants – took part in the recently held first Open Data Hackathon aimed to develop applications that promote … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Greece’s Tripsta Agrees Long-term Deal with Travelport by GTP editing team 22 October 2015 by GTP editing team 22 October 2015 Travelport has announced it has signed a new long term agreement with Greece-based Tripsta, one of the biggest online travel agencies in Europe. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Social Media Takes Centre Stage at WTM London by GTP editing team 21 October 2015 by GTP editing team 21 October 2015 This year’s social media programme at World Travel Market London 2015 takes place across three days and will feature senior executives from Facebook, Twitter and Tripadvisor as well as startups, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
