Company updates La Greca Celebrates 40th Anniversary by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 La Greca Travel in downtown Athens this year celebrates 40 years of quality service to Greece’s travel sector. The office, opened in 1965 by Diana Panagiotopoulou and her husband, gradually … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel No Commissions From BA for UK Agents by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 British Airways last month delivered a two-punch strike to the British travel agent community. Not only does the airline plan to cease paying agent commissions, it also will block IATA … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Zorpidis Expansion Continues with New Athens Office by GTP editing team 1 November 2004 by GTP editing team 1 November 2004 For anyone walking into the new downtown Athens offices of Zorpidis Travel Services it’s difficult to imagine that there’s a tourism crisis. Besides bustling with activity, the office permeates a … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Worldspan Powers Ahead with Monogram by GTP editing team 1 May 2004 by GTP editing team 1 May 2004 Travel technology provider Worldspan is reaping the rewards of its investment program in the Greek travel industry market with further agency wins and several new product introductions over the past … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Amadeus BTI Agreement in Full Force by GTP editing team 1 May 2004 by GTP editing team 1 May 2004 After the initial signing of a cooperation agreement between Amadeus Hellas and Business Travel International early this year, Amadeus quickly began to its new front office system and its Amadeus … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Corporate Online Travel Bookings to Double in Next Three Years by GTP editing team 1 February 2004 by GTP editing team 1 February 2004 The battlefield lines are being drawn in the evolving online corporate travel arena. Players positioned at the brink of head-to-head combat, as well as those scuffling behind the front lines, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Holiday Malta Moves to New Offices by GTP editing team 1 June 2003 by GTP editing team 1 June 2003 To start of the new spring and summer tourism season with a bang, Holiday Malta Hellas moved to new offices on Alexandras Avenue and created a number of new vacation … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Balkan Federation Agreement Signed by GTP editing team 1 May 2003 by GTP editing team 1 May 2003 The Federation of Travel and Tourism Agencies Association in the Balkan Region is now a reality. During last month’s Tourism Panorama the final signatures from seven presidents of 10 Balkan … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Amphitrion Bucks Trends and Expands by GTP editing team 1 April 2003 by GTP editing team 1 April 2003 In today’s difficult climate most companies attempt to cut costs to the bone and downsize as much as possible. But not Amphitrion Holidays, which is one of the country’s biggest … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Niche markets First Sports Tourism Company Up and Running by GTP editing team 1 April 2003 by GTP editing team 1 April 2003 Sportius Hospitality, the first Greek company to specialize in sports tourism, said during a recent presentation that it aims to be the biggest organization here to provide accommodation during next … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Solid Soft Banks On Expansion by GTP editing team 1 March 2003 by GTP editing team 1 March 2003 Greece’s top back-office software provider for Greek travel agents, Solid Soft International, recently launched a series of expansion moves. These initiatives could place the company within an enviable position in … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates The Rise and Fall of Greece’s Top Name in Travel by GTP editing team 1 February 2003 by GTP editing team 1 February 2003 A few years back, many in the travel industry would point to Manos Travel as an example of how to succeed in the business. The company started from a small … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Travel Operators Travel Agents Do Not Need Airlines To Survive by GTP editing team 1 February 2003 by GTP editing team 1 February 2003 With airlines posting negative revenue reports, and their “zero commission policy,” the future of the travel agency industry was considered in doubt last year. But some agents have found ways … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Cel Tours Takes On Mongolia by GTP editing team 1 January 2003 by GTP editing team 1 January 2003 There are times when a visitor to a foreign country feels more comfortable in this new environment there than at his or her home. That’s the feeling Mary Souli experienced … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Eurostar Signs New Agreement With Galileo by GTP editing team 1 February 2002 by GTP editing team 1 February 2002 Eurostar, one of the largest tourism corporations in Greece, recently expanded its cooperation with Galileo Hellas concerning the Galileo’s electronic reservation system (CRS) Eurostar uses at its headquarters and branch … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism FerryScreen System for ferries by GTP editing team 1 December 2001 by GTP editing team 1 December 2001 FerryScreen, a reservations and online ticketing system for coastal shipping companies that’s owned by Analysis SA says it issued more than one million coastal lines’ tickets for Anek and Blue … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Travel Company Mergers On Hold by GTP editing team 1 October 2001 by GTP editing team 1 October 2001 Some six months ago the biggest news circulating within the local travel trade included the merger talks between Amphitrion and the Lambrakis group’s Travel Plan, and the purchase of Manos … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Galileo Becomes First Global Reservation System Not Owned By An Airline by GTP editing team 1 August 2001 by GTP editing team 1 August 2001 Galileo International, Inc., a popular global distribution system used by Greek travel agents, recently signed an agreement with Cendant Corporation of the U.S. According to the agreement, Cendant acquires all … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Online Mergers Begin In Travel Sector by GTP editing team 1 August 2001 by GTP editing team 1 August 2001 It looks as if the expected batch of mergers in the online travel sector has begun with the purchase of Expedia by USA Networks Inc. The Internet and TV cable … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Silver Star Opens Athens Office by GTP editing team 1 August 2001 by GTP editing team 1 August 2001 Thessaloniki-based Silver Star Holidays opened a branch office in Athens recently. Like the head office, it deals only directly with travel agents with tour packages to Malta, Turkey and Syria. … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
