Trade Associations - Gov Public Education Programs to Improve Tourism Services by GTP editing team 1 September 2006 by GTP editing team 1 September 2006 The Organization for Tourism Education and Training (OTEK) is accepting student applications for its vocational schools in the fields of hotel and restaurant operations, the culinary arts and pastry-making. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Recruitments Hotel Chamber Elects New Board by GTP editing team 1 August 2006 by GTP editing team 1 August 2006 Last month’s Hellenic Hotel Chamber elections resulted in a new board led by Gerasimos Fokas, reelected as president, and Vasilis Plevris and Dimitris Karalis as vice-presidents. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Niche markets Cultural Tourism Network for the Mediterranean by GTP editing team 1 August 2006 by GTP editing team 1 August 2006 Creating a network of culture and tourism in the Mediterranean region is a focus of the EU’s Daedalus project presented last month by Agrotouristiki SA to tourism ministry staff and … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy New Legislation to Encourage Tourism Investment by GTP editing team 1 June 2006 by GTP editing team 1 June 2006 Government intends to introduce new legislation shortly that aims to cut huge chunks out of the country’s thick bureaucratic approvals process, said Tourism Minister Fani Palli-Petralia last month during her … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News New Business Model Essential for Tourism by GTP editing team 1 June 2006 by GTP editing team 1 June 2006 At the Association for Greek Tourist Enterprises’ assembly meeting last month, its president, Stavros Andreadis, pointed out that the ministry of tourism development’s role is not as clear as it … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Attica Hotel Occupancy Up While Room Rates Down by GTP editing team 1 June 2006 by GTP editing team 1 June 2006 Attica hotel occupancy has increased 5 percent during the first quarter of this year as compared with last year said Giorgos Tsakiris, president of the Attica Hoteliers’ Association (EXA) at … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Niche markets Millions Budgeted for Religious Tourism by GTP editing team 1 June 2006 by GTP editing team 1 June 2006 The first interregional plan for the development of religious tourism has been approved. It forms part of the EU’s Interreg III B program, implemented by Greece, Cyprus, Italy and Malta. … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov National Tourism Council Meeting by GTP editing team 1 May 2006 by GTP editing team 1 May 2006 At the National Tourism Council meeting held last month, Tourism Minister Fani Palli-Petralia stated that the guiding principle for the ministry’s new leadership is “to develop and promote long-term tourism … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov First National Council for Travel Agencies by GTP editing team 1 May 2006 by GTP editing team 1 May 2006 Yiannis Evangelou, president of the Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies, announced that for the first time national and regional tourism councils are being established. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Government Promises Golf Legislation by GTP editing team 1 May 2006 by GTP editing team 1 May 2006 Because the construction of a golf course in Greece is more than difficult, and extremely time consuming, Greek government quarters have promised to create legislation that would cut deeply into … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Hotel Chamber Attempts to Bring Members into the Computer Age by GTP editing team 1 May 2006 by GTP editing team 1 May 2006 Expansion and automation of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotel’s electronic services was approved under the Ministry of Economy’s Information Society program, said the chamber’s president, Gerasimos Fokas, at a meeting … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Tourism Enterprises Eligible for Subsidies by GTP editing team 1 April 2006 by GTP editing team 1 April 2006 Tourism enterprises eligible for the Third Community Support Framework subsidy cycle include small to mid-sized C, D and E class hotels, as well as B class hotels with a capacity … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Business Development Program for Travel Agencies by GTP editing team 1 April 2006 by GTP editing team 1 April 2006 A new program called Allways Tourism is being developed to improve the quality and services of Greek travel agencies so they can compete more effectively in the international market. The … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Measures Required to Entice More Chinese Arrivals by GTP editing team 1 April 2006 by GTP editing team 1 April 2006 Chinese tourism to Greece has grown by leaps and bounds over the last few years. Local tourism professionals estimate an even stronger rise for the immediate future, provided a few … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Opening the Door to High-Priced Tourism Investments by GTP editing team 1 April 2006 by GTP editing team 1 April 2006 The Hellenic Investment Center succeeded in freeing nine investment proposals, valued at 872.5 million euros, from bureaucratic deadlock. Four of these investment project proposals are for tourism enterprises. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy No Delay in New Tourism Legislation by GTP editing team 1 March 2006 by GTP editing team 1 March 2006 There will be little or no delay in Greece’s new tourism legislation, according to the outgoing tourism development minister, Dimitris Avramopoulos. He said the only thing missing from the new … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Competitiveness of Greek Tourism Product Continues to Decline by GTP editing team 1 March 2006 by GTP editing team 1 March 2006 Greece continues to lose ground as a preferred tourism destination. In 2004, Greece placed 16th as a tourism destination choice worldwide, a drop from 13th in 2002, according to the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Financial Support for Tourism Enterprises by GTP editing team 1 March 2006 by GTP editing team 1 March 2006 The third cycle of financial support for small and mid-sized businesses in the manufacturing and tourism sector gets underway this month. The appropriate papers have been signed by the ministries … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Legal Coverage in Greece for Foreign Visitors by GTP editing team 1 February 2006 by GTP editing team 1 February 2006 Greece’s tourism ministry says it is working to set up a special agency to provide it’s 13 million foreign tourists each year with quality legal coverage while in Greece. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Tourism Professionals Cite – Tourism Satellite Account Imperative by GTP editing team 1 February 2006 by GTP editing team 1 February 2006 The annual success of the tourism sector depends on systematic groundwork and sound preparation, according to the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
