Destinations news Navarino Environmental Observatory Officially Announced by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 The operation of the Navarino Environmental Observatory (NEO) was officially announced recently during a ceremony at the Academy of Athens. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Niche markets SETE Promotes Gastronomy Tourism by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 With a 400,000-euro marketing investment, Greek gastronomy over the next five years could become one of the main reasons to choose Greece as a holiday destination, the Association of Greek … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Initiatives London Gets A Taste Of Greece by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 From February to December 2010 some 39 restaurants in the United Kingdom will be “dressed” in blue and white to challenge their customers to savour dishes of Greek cuisine, Greek … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news “Breathtaking Athens” Stars The Greek Capital by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 The Athens Tourism and Economic Development Company (ATEDCo) recently released a new promotional film that takes viewers one step further from the typical tourist clichés and showcases Athens as the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Athens City Center In Need Of Face-Lift by Nikos Krinis 1 March 2010 by Nikos Krinis 1 March 2010 If we want to upgrade Athens, we need to set down some rules and faithfully follow them, Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos recently said in an interview to the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov ETA Targeted For Inspection by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 Following the financial and management control of the Greek National Tourism Organization ordered by President Nikolas Kanellopoulos in January, certified internal auditors were recently assigned to inspect the financial records … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Subsidized Holidays Program Recipients Reduced by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 The Hellenic Federation of Hoteliers recently questioned a government decision that sees a 26 percent reduction of beneficiaries for the Workers’ Welfare Foundation’s social tourism program (subsidized holidays). 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Minister Meets Tourism Professionals by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 Greek tourist spots that lack English-language GNTO brochures is like going to war without ammunition, commented Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos last month during his visit to Rodos. His … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Greek Hotels Cut Minimum Prices by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 The minimum hotel prices for 2010 will be reduced by five percent, according to a decision announced last month by the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Niche markets Conference Tourism Committee Coming Soon by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 The Culture and Tourism Ministry last month announced its intention to establish a Conference Tourism Committee in an effort to promote Greece in international tourism markets as a meetings and … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news ACB: Athens Is Ideal For Business And Pleasure by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 “The Athens Convention Bureau’s aim is to highlight Greece’s image in the convention market and soon see the country among the top ten conference markets worldwide,” said the bureau’s director … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE DRATTE To Hold Hospitality Management Conference by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 A range of issues that relate to the management of tourism and hospitality enterprises will be discussed at the “2nd International Conference on Tourism and Hospitality Management” organized by the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Thessaloniki’s Promotion Agency Criticized by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 President of the Thessaloniki Hotels Association Aristotelis Thomopoulos resigned from the post of Deputy President of the Tourism Promotion and Marketing Agency of the Thessaloniki Prefecture on 20 January. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov GNTO Offices Abroad To Close by Nikos Krinis 1 February 2010 by Nikos Krinis 1 February 2010 Important markets to Greek tourism would not be left without a Greek National Tourism Office but mergers are to occur where two or more offices serve a single region, Deputy … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Recruitments Hotel Chamber Announces New Board Of Directors by GTP editing team 1 February 2010 by GTP editing team 1 February 2010 A new joint effort with the ultimate aim of improving the purpose and the role of the chamber has just begun, according to new President of the Hellenic Chamber of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Recruitments GNTO Announces New President And Board Members by GTP editing team 1 February 2010 by GTP editing team 1 February 2010 The Greek National Tourism Organization announced in late December 2009 its new Board of Directors. Newly appointed GNTO President is Nikolas Kanellopoulos, Supreme Court lawyer, who has operated in the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov New GNTO Board Of Directors Have First Meeting by GTP editing team 1 February 2010 by GTP editing team 1 February 2010 The new Board of Directors of the Greek National Tourism Organization had its first meeting last month to examine a number of critical issues concerning the proper and transparent function … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Tourism Sector Opposes 15% VAT Plan by GTP editing team 1 February 2010 by GTP editing team 1 February 2010 The increase of the Value Added Tax to 15 percent would be disastrous for Greek tourism, the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) said recently in response to conflicting statements … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Deputy Minister Sets Goals For Greek Tourism by GTP editing team 1 February 2010 by GTP editing team 1 February 2010 Organization, aim, control and effectiveness are the foundations on which today’s tourism leadership will operate, Deputy Culture and Tourism Minister Angela Gerekou said recently while addressing parliament during the debate … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov GNTO To Participate In 54 International Travel Fairs by GTP editing team 1 February 2010 by GTP editing team 1 February 2010 The Greek National Tourism Organization will participate in 54 international tourism fairs in the first quarter of 2010, which will include the country’s first time participation in exhibitions of alternative … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
