Trade Associations - Gov Tourism Arrivals down Slightly in 2003 by GTP editing team 1 February 2004 by GTP editing team 1 February 2004 Development Minister Akis Tsohatzopoulos said Greece has begun a “communication blitz” for Greek tourism promotion abroad in 2004, planning to expand beyond Europe after January. Meanwhile, employees of the Hellenic … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Tourism Key Economic Activity for Foreign Investment by GTP editing team 1 February 2004 by GTP editing team 1 February 2004 Greece is emerging as a hub of inter-European networks in the Balkans and hopes to attract large investment schemes in key sectors such as energy and tourism, Development Minister Akis … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Recruitments Government Replaces Its Tourism Leaders by GTP editing team 1 January 2004 by GTP editing team 1 January 2004 The government says it will present a comprehensive restructuring plan for the country’s tourism administration. The announcement followed the replacement of government tourism leaders and the reshuffling of responsibilities among … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Greece’s Tourism Sector Fighting to Survive by GTP editing team 1 December 2003 by GTP editing team 1 December 2003 Greek hoteliers described tourism as being at its lowest ebb in 30 years, “and the government is doing nothing to help,” said Vassilis Miniades, president of the Panhellenic Hoteliers’ Association, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy HATTA Wins Ruling on Commission Fees by GTP editing team 1 November 2003 by GTP editing team 1 November 2003 Greece’s Competition Commission fined Greece’s two biggest airlines, Olympic and Aegean, a total of 210,000 euros for complicity in reducing the commission paid to travel agents, from 9.25 percent to … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Tourism Secretariat to Take over Tourism Organization by GTP editing team 1 November 2003 by GTP editing team 1 November 2003 If Development Minister Akis Tsohatzopoulos’s recent announcement comes to pass, the Hellenic Tourism Organization will be merged with the development ministry’s general secretariat for tourism and a new company, EOT … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Government Talks of Tourism Reforms by GTP editing team 1 November 2003 by GTP editing team 1 November 2003 Development Minister Akis Tsohatzopoulos told journalists last month that the government hoped tourism would soon become “the basic economic factor in our country’s economic and social development.” 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Tourism Study Says Sector Prime Future Employer by GTP editing team 1 October 2003 by GTP editing team 1 October 2003 By 2010 the Greek tourism sector could create some 150,000 new jobs and thus cover 35% of today’s unemployed, according to a study released last month by the Association of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Summer Arrivals Offset Earlier Losses by GTP editing team 1 September 2003 by GTP editing team 1 September 2003 An increase in foreign arrivals during the early part of the summer so far has helped cancel the losses seen in the early part of the year. And in an … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Hoteliers Upset Over Government’s Refusal To Change Depreciation Rate by GTP editing team 1 September 2003 by GTP editing team 1 September 2003 Greek hoteliers continue efforts to pressure government quarters to change depreciation rates for tax purposes from 4% to the 8% it was some two years ago. Representatives from Greek Hotel … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Tourism Organization Unveils New Logo for 2004 by GTP editing team 1 September 2003 by GTP editing team 1 September 2003 After 144 proposals from 53 participants in the recent call for a new logo from the Hellenic Tourism Organization, executives of the organization selected 28 proposals and of these six … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Worst Tourism Season in 30 Years by GTP editing team 1 August 2003 by GTP editing team 1 August 2003 Greece’s tourism enterprises haven’t felt such negative pressure in 30 years, says the Hellenic Association of Travel & Tourism Agents. “The negative economic effects experienced thus far have reached dangerous … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Tourism Resolution For New EU Constitution by GTP editing team 1 August 2003 by GTP editing team 1 August 2003 European parliamentarian Kostas Hatzidakis recently put forth a resolution for tourism to be included in the European Union’s new constitution. The resolution was adopted by the European Parliament Committee for … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy New Decree to Ease Sale of Properties for Tourism Development by GTP editing team 1 August 2003 by GTP editing team 1 August 2003 A presidential decree ready to be signed opens the way for tourism development projects on large land plots by the private sector. Projects would combine hotel resorts and holiday home … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news A New Tourism Complex for Peloponnesos by GTP editing team 1 August 2003 by GTP editing team 1 August 2003 Deputy Development Minister Dimitris Georgakopoulos unveiled plans to build a state-of-the-art tourism complex that would include popular alternate forms of tourism such as spa, marine and golf facilities. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Charter for Athens Convention, Exhibitions and Visitors Bureau Signed by GTP editing team 1 August 2003 by GTP editing team 1 August 2003 After two years of efforts, four of the country’s major tourism organizations got together last month to sign the founding charter of the Athens Convention, Exhibitions and Visitors Bureau (Athens … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Development Minister Announces Need for National Tourism Promotional Policy by GTP editing team 1 August 2003 by GTP editing team 1 August 2003 Development Minister Akis Tsohatzopoulos told regional authorities and tourism professionals in Chalkidiki that we needed a national promotional plan for tourism and that we must create a marketing company that … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Tourism Organization Promotes Via Internet by GTP editing team 1 August 2003 by GTP editing team 1 August 2003 The Hellenic Tourism Organization implemented its newest and perhaps most expansive tourism promotional activity recently via the Internet. With the basic aim to inform potential tourists of the country’s tourism … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov New Investment Bill Introduced by GTP editing team 1 August 2003 by GTP editing team 1 August 2003 The Greek finance ministry recently introduced a draft bill on investment incentives. The bill contains five points that are significant for the tourism sector. First, investment subsidies for comprehensive plans … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Hellenic Tourism Properties Heads for Bourse by GTP editing team 1 August 2003 by GTP editing team 1 August 2003 The government will float 25 percent of Hellenic Tourism Properties (ETA) by November as part of its state asset sales agenda to reduce debt, eying proceeds of about 150 million … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
