Culture Culture Ministry Program Rejected By The Disabled by GTP editing team 1 May 2011 by GTP editing team 1 May 2011 “Accessibility is a legal obligation and not a desired service,” the National Confederation of Disabled People said in a letter of protest to Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos in … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Greek Hoteliers To Unite And Attract Luxury Tourists by GTP editing team 1 May 2011 by GTP editing team 1 May 2011 Greek hoteliers are planning to design a new tourism package, gain a leading role in luxury tourism and attract visitors of high income, the Greek press said last month. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov GNTO Spending Cuts Affect Offices Abroad by GTP editing team 1 May 2011 by GTP editing team 1 May 2011 The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) saved some 62 million euros last year as its operating expenses in 2010 were reduced by 36.85 percent compared to the year before, according … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Niche markets Greece Makes Slight Attempt To Attract Gay Market by GTP editing team 1 May 2011 by GTP editing team 1 May 2011 “Athens Rainbow Week could be a magnet for gay tourists abroad with the appropriate exposure and promotion of the event, from both international media and travel agencies/tour operators but we … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Recruitments HATTA Board of Directors by GTP editing team 1 May 2011 by GTP editing team 1 May 2011 Within the framework of the Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies’ (HATTA) annual general assembly, the association announced its new Board of Directors. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News HATTA’s General Assembly Brings Good News by GTP editing team 1 May 2011 by GTP editing team 1 May 2011 The president of the outgoing Board of Directors of the Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies (HATTA), Yiorgos Telonis, opened the association’s annual general assembly last month with good … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy New Development Law Causes Criticism by GTP editing team 1 May 2011 by GTP editing team 1 May 2011 The Greek Government’s support to new accommodation investments in Attica and Thessaloniki causes unfair competition at the expense of hotels that already exist, the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels recently said … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greece Approaches India’s Market by GTP editing team 1 May 2011 by GTP editing team 1 May 2011 “The Indian market right now is untouched but it’s a tourism source for our country that has significant potential,” according to Maya Tsokli, Member of the Greek Parliament, in charge … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greece And Israel Sign Tourism Protocol by GTP editing team 1 May 2011 by GTP editing team 1 May 2011 A tourism cooperation protocol aimed to tighten the ties between Greece and Israel was signed last month in Athens between Culture and Tourism Pavlos Geroulanos and his Israeli counterpart, Stas … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Athens’ Hotels See Ups And Downs In February by GTP editing team 1 May 2011 by GTP editing team 1 May 2011 Athens’ hotel occupancy in February caused optimism, but also concern, to hoteliers as overnights in five- and four-star hotels recorded an increase while two- and three-star hotels saw a significant … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Recruitments Resignation Forces Hotel Sector Leadership Reshuffle by GTP editing team 1 May 2011 by GTP editing team 1 May 2011 The Greek tourism sector last month saw changes in the leaderships of the country’s key tourism organizations with Yiannis Retsos taking over the chairmanship of the Hellenic Federation of Hoteliers. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov GEPOET Calls For Independent Tourism Ministry by GTP editing team 1 April 2011 by GTP editing team 1 April 2011 The General Pan-Hellenic Federation of Tourism Enterprises (GEPOET) last month called for tourism to gain full independence and be separated from the culture sector. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates GNTO Closes Offices Abroad, Restructures Services by GTP editing team 1 April 2011 by GTP editing team 1 April 2011 The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) offices abroad in their current form have increased costs and produced a poor outcome, Deputy Culture and Tourism Minister George Nikitiadis said last month … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Finance Ministry Rejects Loan To GNTO by GTP editing team 1 April 2011 by GTP editing team 1 April 2011 The Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) said last month that chances of a revival of the Greek economy are decreasing since the Finance Ministry did not approve of a … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greece To Open More Visa Centers In Russia by GTP editing team 1 April 2011 by GTP editing team 1 April 2011 Three more visa centers will open in Russia in the coming months to expand the widening of facilities for issuing visas to Greece that was launched last year, Culture and … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culinary Hotel Chamber Explains “Greek Breakfast” Project by GTP editing team 1 April 2011 by GTP editing team 1 April 2011 “The ‘Greek Breakfast’ project is an effort of great importance to improve the competitiveness of Greek hotels and for the promotion of Greek cuisine as a means for the development … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Greek Airport Fees Scrapped For Next Nine Months by GTP editing team 1 April 2011 by GTP editing team 1 April 2011 As of this month and until the end of the year all aircraft using Greek airports are exempt from paying landing, takeoff and stopover fees, according to an announcement last … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Initiatives Thessaloniki Mayor Hopes To Attract Israeli Tourists by GTP editing team 1 April 2011 by GTP editing team 1 April 2011 “The Jewish element played an important role in the city’s trade and culture and we must not forget that the leader of the socialists in Thessaloniki was Jewish,” Thessaloniki Mayor … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov GNTO Signs Deals To Promote Greece by GTP editing team 1 April 2011 by GTP editing team 1 April 2011 The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) last month signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Thessaloniki (TCCI) to attract domestic tourism and foreign arrivals … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Hotel Chamber Opens First Branch On Crete by GTP editing team 1 April 2011 by GTP editing team 1 April 2011 The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels established its first branch in Heraklio, Crete, last month and announced in a meeting that the establishment of other regional offices in key Greek tourism … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
