MICE SETE Outlook Optimistic for Tourism in 2008 by GTP editing team 1 December 2007 by GTP editing team 1 December 2007 The Association of Greek Tourist Enterprises recently held its sixth conference entitled “The dynamics of changes in world tourism; how do they effect us? What is our reaction?” 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Happenings Attica Hotel Association is Realistic and Optimistic by GTP editing team 1 December 2007 by GTP editing team 1 December 2007 The Attica Hotel Association recently held its 38th annual assembly where its members revealed and discussed statistics for 2007. The assembly was opened by the president of the association, George … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Happenings HATTA and Oinotria Land Celebrate World Tourism Day by GTP editing team 1 November 2007 by GTP editing team 1 November 2007 The Hellenic Association of Travel & Tourist Agencies celebrated its eightieth anniversary at Costas Lazaridi’s Oinotria Land, which also celebrated 15 years since its creation. The event was held on … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov New Tourism Minister Meets Representatives by GTP editing team 1 November 2007 by GTP editing team 1 November 2007 Newly-appointed Tourism Development Minister Aris Spiliotopoulos recently met with representatives from various sectors of the tourism industry. The meeting was to discuss key concerns of all the representatives, which arose … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Helmepa Declares Ships are Environmentally Friendly by GTP editing team 1 November 2007 by GTP editing team 1 November 2007 The Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association chose World Maritime Day (27/9/07) to announce that “ships remain the safest and most environmentally friendly means of travel as recent statistics show activity … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Recruitments New Tourism Development Minister in Office by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 The September election result brought New Democracy to power for a second term running, and was followed by changes in the structure of ministries as well as the allocation of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news International Concern for Impact of Fires on Greek Tourism by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 The recent fires in Greece have destroyed over 1,900,000 hectares of land, claimed over 60 lives and destroyed dozens of villages. The loss of value of a number of tourism-related … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greek Tourism Gets Organized on the WWW by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 Greek tourism has been offered a unique opportunity to benefit from a more organized worldwide online promotion through the adoption of the “.travel” domain ending for destinations, organizations and travel … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Hotel Classification Progresses Steadily by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 The tourism development ministry recently announced the completion of the process of selection of a committee that will be responsible for the classification of hotels and rooms to rent. It … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Former Tourism Development Minister Meets President of WTTC by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 Former Tourism Development Minister Fanni-Palli Petralia, met the president of the World Travel and Tourism Council, Jean Claude Baumgarten, who recently visited Greece. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Recruitments New Board for the Hellenic Association of Airline Representatives by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 The Hellenic Association of Airline Representatives elected recently, during its annual assembly, a new board of directors. Anastasios Stylianopoulos will act as president, Dino Frantzeskaki as vice president, Margarita Zabeli … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Tourism Development Minister Meets PM by GTP editing team 1 September 2007 by GTP editing team 1 September 2007 Tourism Development Minister Fanni-Palli Petralia recently met with Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis where she outlined the activity in Greek tourism for the second quarter of 2007. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Land Transportation HATTA Challenges “City Sightseeing” Public Bus by GTP editing team 1 September 2007 by GTP editing team 1 September 2007 The Hellenic Association of Travel & Tourist Agencies has declared the recent action of the Athens Urban Transport Organization illegal, with reference to the new “discover Athens sightseeing” bus, line … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Financial Aid for Promotion of Kefallonia by GTP editing team 1 September 2007 by GTP editing team 1 September 2007 The decision to provide the island of Kefallonia with an additional 40,000 euros for its advertisement campaign came from Tourism Development Minister Fanni-Palli Petralia recently in response to the recent … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Carbon Neutral Participants Star at UNWTO Conference by GTP editing team 1 September 2007 by GTP editing team 1 September 2007 The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has requested that all participants of the forthcoming International Conference on Climate Change and Tourism to register with carbon offsetting organizations. The conference is to … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Initiatives Don’t Know? Ask First by GTP editing team 1 September 2007 by GTP editing team 1 September 2007 The General Secretariat for Youth under the auspices of the Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs and the non-government organization PRAKSIS launched an innovative campaign to inform young people … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Opportunity For Greece to Enhance Image by GTP editing team 1 August 2007 by GTP editing team 1 August 2007 Tourism Development Minister Fanni-Palli Petralia recently met Jean-Claude Baumgarden, president of the World Travel and Tourism Council in Athens. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Tourism Development Minister Shuts Down Hotels by GTP editing team 1 August 2007 by GTP editing team 1 August 2007 Tourism Development Minister Fanni-Palli Petralia recently shut down 41 small and medium-sized hotels for failure to obtain fire safety certificates. Ms. Petralia, who has continuously expressed her desire to “protect … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Russian Tourism Offers Great Prospects by GTP editing team 1 August 2007 by GTP editing team 1 August 2007 The president of the Hellenic Association of Tourism and Travel Agencies (HATTA), Yiannis Evangelou, estimates that tourist arrivals from Russia could reach some 500,000 in the next two years. He … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Tourism Satellite Account Ahead of Schedule by GTP editing team 1 August 2007 by GTP editing team 1 August 2007 The Tourism Satellite Account, now in the sixth month of a two-year plan, is soon to become a reality. According to Michael Sfakianakis who is a professor of the University … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
