Laws, Regulations & Policy G20 Commits To Visa Issue, Greece Makes Proposals by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 “While recognizing the sovereign right of States to control the entry of foreign nationals, we will work towards developing travel facilitation initiatives in support of job creation, quality work, poverty … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Efforts To Place Thessaloniki On The World Tourism Map by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 The need for cooperation between organizations, museums and institutions to achieve the better promotion of Thessaloniki domestically and abroad was underlined at a recent tourism conference organized by the Thessaloniki … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Greeks Expected To Stay Home This Summer by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 The prolonged recession of the Greek economy and the country’s unpopular austerity measures that have included tax hikes, salary and pension cuts, high income tax payments and soon the second … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Greece Attracts Conference Interest After Elections by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 An interest in holding international conferences in Greece has been recorded following a sudden increase in cancellations in May due to the political and economic instability of the country, Greek … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Athens’ Hotels Bookings Continue To Drop by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 The “highly disappointing” figures of hotel occupancy in the Greek capital were confirmed late June by the Athens-Attica Hotel Association in collaboration with GBR Consulting. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Athens Center On Ministry’s Priority List by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 The Tourism Ministry and the City of Athens last month said they would join forces and soon announce measures aimed for the tourism development of the Greek capital, which sees … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Announcements GNTO’s “Tourism for All” Program Launched by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 The “Tourism for All” discounted vacation program will run as of this month until 31 May 2013, according to a decision signed last month by Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni aimed … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Announcements SETE Conference To Focus On Promotion Company by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 “Marketing Greece,” the public-private marketing company that will aim to promote Greek tourism on an international level, will be the key topic of discussion at the Association of Greek Tourism … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Independent Tourism Ministry Re-Established by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 Following the parliamentary elections on 17 June that were marked by the creation of a three-party coalition government, new Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras announced the re-establishment of an independent … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Hotel Workers Sign New Contracts by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 Hotel employees signed a new collective labor contract last month introduced by the Hellenic Federation of Hoteliers after five months of negotiations and strike action by the workers. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Bookings To Greece Pick Up Pace After Elections by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 “The political stability that has resulted from the 17 June elections and the formation of the Government already has influenced recent reservations on a positive level,” Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Greece Opens Its “House” To The World In London 2012 by GTP editing team 27 July 2012 by GTP editing team 27 July 2012 Greece’s tourism potential, culture, history, political and economic developments and sports will be promoted this month at the “House of Hellenes” that will operate during the London 2012 Olympic Games. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Happenings HATTA Targets Kuwait Market by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 The New Acropolis Museum was among sites visited in Athens by tour operators and journalists from Kuwait during a fam trip organized 16-19 May by HATTA. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality European Hotel Managers Informed On Greek Tourism by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 Greece’s challenges and the difficulties faced by Greek citizens and the tourism industry were among the topics analyzed at the 39th European Hotel Managers Association (EHMA) Annual General Meeting held … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Athens City Center Hotel Occupancy In Trouble by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 “At the beginning of the year I referred to a particularly difficult tourism season but now, based on the rate bookings are moving in Athens, I will now refer to … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Yachting Tourism Down In 2012 by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 Yacht reservations dropped some 30 percent in May only, compared with the same period in 2011, while the industry expected better results from last minute bookings, according to the general … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy No-Visa Regime Pilot Program For Turks Kicks Off by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 The Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies (HATTA) hailed the visa facilitation pilot program launched last month that allows Turkish nationals to visit five Greek Eastern Aegean islands without … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Tourism Professionals Reassure Foreign Travelers by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 “Greece remains one of the top destinations in the world and we reassure holidaymakers that this summer remains business as usual,” the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE), said in … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Initiatives GNTO Launches Initiatives To Reverse Downward Tourism Trend by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) launched initiatives last month that aimed to change the negative climate that is impacting the country’s tourism industry in the international travel market. True … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy SETE Holds General Assembly Prior To Second Round Of Greek Elections by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 by GTP editing team 1 July 2012 “A capable and functional government with pro-European orientation in the Eurozone must arise from Greece’s second round of elections on 17 June,” the president of the Association of Greek Tourism … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
