Trade Associations - Gov American Tourists Opt For Greece by GTP editing team 1 August 2010 by GTP editing team 1 August 2010 The negative climate on the attraction of tourists from the United States, following the tragic events that occurred in May with the death of four Greeks, seems to have reversed, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats SETE’s Facts And Figures On Greek Tourism by GTP editing team 1 August 2010 by GTP editing team 1 August 2010 “Our statistical data on Greek tourism clearly shows that the country’s tourism is entering a new state of recession of unknown duration,” General Manager of the Association of Greek Tourism … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Tourists Skip Thessaloniki by GTP editing team 1 August 2010 by GTP editing team 1 August 2010 A special promotional TV spot will be released for Northern Greece very soon, Deputy Culture and Tourism Minister Yiorgos Nikitiadis said last month. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Acropolis Barricaded Again by GTP editing team 1 August 2010 by GTP editing team 1 August 2010 The Acropolis was once again used as a bargaining tool last month when employees of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism kept the site closed for four hours as a … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greek Tourist Compensation Scheme Causes Reactions by GTP editing team 1 August 2010 by GTP editing team 1 August 2010 The deputy minister’s recent statements in Germany that Greece will compensate tourists for delays that are the result of strikes does not honor the country, according to Fedon Kotsampopoulos, spokesman … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov All-Inclusive Services Proposal Angers Hoteliers by GTP editing team 1 August 2010 by GTP editing team 1 August 2010 “My proposal was not to ban all-inclusive services at hotels but to reward investors of new hotels with extra government subsidies if they choose not to offer such services,” according … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Tourism Professionals Fear VAT Hike Rumors by GTP editing team 1 August 2010 by GTP editing team 1 August 2010 “Any decision that affects the viability and prospects of Greek tourism with low benefits is economic suicide, not fiscal policy,” the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels said last month. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Hotelier Federation Warns Of Tourism Revenue Slide by GTP editing team 1 August 2010 by GTP editing team 1 August 2010 “The current tourism leadership, just like the previous one, has managed to devalue the country’s tourism product by some 15 percent, causing tourism’s contribution to Greece’s GDP to shrink from … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Tourists Have Second Thoughts On Visiting Athens by GTP editing team 1 August 2010 by GTP editing team 1 August 2010 The revenue of Athens-Attica hotels (3-, 4-, and 5-star) fell by 3.6 percent from last year’s January-June period as a result of a 1.2 percent drop in the average hotel … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Athens Airways Ousted From State-Subsidized Program by GTP editing team 1 July 2010 by GTP editing team 1 July 2010 Athens Airways was recently declared in default by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and was annulled from serving the nine state subsidized air route destinations it had undertaken in April. … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Agrotima President Hands In Resignation by GTP editing team 1 July 2010 by GTP editing team 1 July 2010 Brigkita Papastavrou, president of Greek sustainable tourism organization Agrotima (former Agrotouristiki), recently handed in her resignation to Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos, Greek press reports said. Her resignation came … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greek-Russian Protocol Signed by GTP editing team 1 July 2010 by GTP editing team 1 July 2010 The protocol of the 2nd Joint Greek-Russian Tourism Committee was signed last month in Moscow, headed by General Secretary of Tourism Yiorgos Poussaios for the Greek side and vice president … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Tourism Arrivals Down 10 Percent, Hotel Chamber Says by GTP editing team 1 July 2010 by GTP editing team 1 July 2010 Tourism arrivals are down 10 percent so far this year, while hotel room prices are also down by 10 percent, President of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels Yiorgos Tsakiris said … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greece Strengthens Tourism Ties With Cyprus by GTP editing team 1 July 2010 by GTP editing team 1 July 2010 The tourism agreement signed between Greece and Cyprus 20 years ago will be updated and issues of common interest will be included, Deputy Culture and Tourism Minister Yiorgos Nikitiadis said … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Culture and Tourism Conference Held In Parliament by GTP editing team 1 July 2010 by GTP editing team 1 July 2010 Culture needs the physical support of tourism to grow and to offer, while tourism needs culture to make a distinction and gain recognition within an overcrowded market, travel journalist and … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Crisis Management Committee Formed Once Again by GTP editing team 1 June 2010 by GTP editing team 1 June 2010 The Greek National Tourism Offices abroad have undertaken the leading role to reverse the negative climate that has been created in the foreign markets at the expense of Greek tourism, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Deputy Culture and Tourism Minister Steps Down by GTP editing team 1 June 2010 by GTP editing team 1 June 2010 Deputy Culture and Tourism Minister Angela Gerekou resigned from her post last month after the Greek press reported that her husband, singer Tolis Voskopoulos, currently owes some five million euros … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Athens Hoteliers Up Against Mass Cancelations by GTP editing team 1 June 2010 by GTP editing team 1 June 2010 Almost two weeks after the violent anti-austerity protests in Athens center on 5 May, during which three people died in a fire set by self-styled anarchists, some 28,000 hotel room … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Hotels Get Digital Support by GTP editing team 1 June 2010 by GTP editing team 1 June 2010 The Special Secretariat for Digital Planning of the Ministry of Economy, Competitiveness and Shipping recently announced the approval of 2,143 investment proposals to take part in the Digi-Lodge funding program … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Land Transportation International Drivers License Exemption Sought by GTP editing team 1 June 2010 by GTP editing team 1 June 2010 A constant problem of car rental companies is the inability to rent cars to non-European Union citizens who do not have an international drivers license, the Greek Car Rental Companies … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
