Trade Associations - Gov European Associations In Partnership To Improve Tourist Guiding to Visitors with Disabilities by Maria Theofanopoulou 4 December 2015 by Maria Theofanopoulou 4 December 2015 ENAT and FEG have signed a Partnership Agreement, aiming to improve the skills of professional tourist guides, who guide visitors with disabilities. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov GNTO, Ministry, Regions Meet to Lay out Tourism Plan by GTP editing team 3 December 2015 by GTP editing team 3 December 2015 The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) and 13 regional authorities met with Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura to discuss the actions to be taken for the effective promotion of Greek … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Region of Attica Unveils New Tourism Strategy by GTP editing team 30 November 2015 by GTP editing team 30 November 2015 Aiming to attract more visitors and increase length of stay, the Region of Attica on Monday presented a new five-year strategy that will focus on the promotion of its various … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greece Explores ways to Strengthen Tourism Ties with Indonesia by GTP editing team 19 November 2015 by GTP editing team 19 November 2015 Greece and Indonesia can form tourism ties and cooperate in many sectors, Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura said on Wednesday during a meeting with a delegation of the Parliament of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Greece Hoteliers Table their Troubles at Philoxenia by GTP editing team 17 November 2015 by GTP editing team 17 November 2015 The heads of the country’s hotelier associations met in Thessaloniki, last week, to discuss crucial issues affecting the sector including the need to restore the VAT rates to competitive levels, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov UNWTO: The International Tourism Community Strongly Condemns the Attacks in Paris by GTP editing team 14 November 2015 by GTP editing team 14 November 2015 The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is deeply shocked by the tragic attacks perpetrated in Paris and expresses its heartfelt condolences to the families and friends of the victims … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Interior Minister Inaugurates ‘Tourist Police Visitors Help Office’ in Athens by GTP editing team 5 November 2015 by GTP editing team 5 November 2015 Greek Interior Minister Panagiotis Kouroublis inaugurated on Thursday the long-awaited police-manned tourist help office in Athens. The new office aims to support Greek tourism by providing assistance and necessary information … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Exhibitions WTM 2015: UK Early Bookings Give Greece Encouraging News for 2016 Season by GTP editing team 3 November 2015 by GTP editing team 3 November 2015 A one-digit increase in early bookings from the United Kingdom to Greece for 2016 has been recorded so far, Andreas Andreadis, president of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), said on … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov SETE Calls for Measures to Shield Greek Tourism by GTP editing team 20 October 2015 by GTP editing team 20 October 2015 The president of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), Andreas Andreadis, on Tuesday underlined the vital need for Greece’s government to immediately implement a series of measures to safeguard and further … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Private Sector Associations of Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Spain and Portugal Join Forces to Promote European Tourism by GTP editing team 20 October 2015 by GTP editing team 20 October 2015 SETE, Greece’s umbrella body of private tourism enterprises, has launched a working group with the respective private sector associations of Cyprus, Italy, Spain and Portugal to form the “one voice” … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Tourism Minister Pledges to Tackle Lost Revenue, Push for Growth by GTP editing team 20 October 2015 by GTP editing team 20 October 2015 Mapping out a uniform and all-encompassing national strategy that will maximize the benefits and lay the groundwork for further development in tourism are at the top of the ministry’s agenda … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Kountoura: Supporting Greek Tourism Entrepreneurship at Top of Ministry’s Agenda by GTP editing team 19 October 2015 by GTP editing team 19 October 2015 During the opening of SETE’s 14th Tourism & Development Conference in Athens on Monday, Greek Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura said that the ministry’s main concern is to support tourism … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Athens-Attica Hotel Body Backs Authentic Marathon with Strong Initiatives by GTP editing team 16 October 2015 by GTP editing team 16 October 2015 The Athens – Attica & Argosaronic Hotel Association is proud to announce that it has actively contributed to the promotion of the 33rd “Athens Marathon. The Authentic”, which kicks off … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy European Private Entrepreneurs in Tourism Call for Policies that Foster Industry’s Competitiveness by GTP editing team 16 October 2015 by GTP editing team 16 October 2015 Unless Europe is competitive in terms of tax and regulatory regime, destination appeal, perceptions of value and visa facilitation, its tourism growth will continue to lose out, according to NET, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov SETE Calls on Minister to Facilitate Procedures, Help Greek Tourism Grow by GTP editing team 14 October 2015 by GTP editing team 14 October 2015 Highlighting tourism’s overall contribution to the economy and its key role in keeping unemployment figures low, the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), representing the majority of the sector, called on Tourism … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News SETE’s 14th Tourism & Development Conference to be Held October 19-20 – Program by GTP editing team 12 October 2015 by GTP editing team 12 October 2015 “Tourism: The Ark of Greek Economy” will be the theme of the 14th Tourism & Development Conference of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), which will take place on October 19-20 … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greek Tourism Sector Promises to Soften VAT Increase Blow on Hotels, Islands by GTP editing team 4 October 2015 by GTP editing team 4 October 2015 Tourism professionals in Greece will make efforts to absorb costs of the recent increase of value-added tax (VAT) rates on hotels and islands, a measure that “clearly affects the competitiveness … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
B2B events Greece Strengthens Ties with French Market at B2B Expo in Paris by GTP editing team 2 October 2015 by GTP editing team 2 October 2015 Greece’s Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura was recently in France and attended the country’s leading international B2B tourism exhibition IFTM Top Resa 2015 to strengthen Greek-French relations and build partnerships … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov GSEVEE: VAT Hike on Greek Islands will Bring ‘Incalculable Consequences’ by GTP editing team 2 October 2015 by GTP editing team 2 October 2015 The Hellenic Confederation of Professionals, Craftsmen & Merchants (GSEVEE) on Thursday said that the VAT increase on the products and services of the Aegean islands will mark a new economic … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news UNESCO May Help Support Tourism on Lesvos by GTP editing team 29 September 2015 by GTP editing team 29 September 2015 The possibilities of supporting the tourism side of Lesvos through the UNESCO network were explored on Tuesday during a meeting held at the Tourism Ministry in Athens. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
