Destinations news UK’s ‘Evening Standard’ Highlights Naxos’ ‘Dreamy Beaches’ by GTP editing team 10 July 2019 by GTP editing team 10 July 2019 The unique beaches of Naxos are featured in an article, which was recently published on the website of the “Evening Standard”, UK’s free daily newspaper. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
2019 Year in Review - GTP Greece’s New Tourism Minister Takes Over by Nikos Krinis 9 July 2019 by Nikos Krinis 9 July 2019 Greece’s new minister of tourism, Harry Theoharis, has taken over, citing intentions of improving infrastructure and developing thematic tourism forms. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov New Era for Greek Culture Ministry Under Lina Mendoni by GTP editing team 9 July 2019 by GTP editing team 9 July 2019 The Greek Culture Ministry is set to enter a new era under the leadership of Lina Mendoni, who has been appointed new minister. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy World Leaders Congratulate Mitsotakis on Greece Election Victory by GTP editing team 9 July 2019 by GTP editing team 9 July 2019 World leaders congratulated Greece’s new prime minister, 51-year-old Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who won the national elections on July 7 by majority vote. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Western Greece Region Allocates Funds for Three Main Sites by GTP editing team 9 July 2019 by GTP editing team 9 July 2019 Three sites in Western Greece have secured 7.5 million euros in EU funding for restoration, preservation and maintenance works. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy New Greek Cabinet Announced by Government Spokesman by GTP editing team 8 July 2019 by GTP editing team 8 July 2019 Following the Greek parliamentary elections on Sunday, July 7, marked by the victory of the New Democracy party, the new cabinet was announced on Monday. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
People New Greek Tourism Minister Announced: Harry Theoharis by Nikos Krinis 8 July 2019 by Nikos Krinis 8 July 2019 Harry Theoharis, a former secretary general for public revenues, has been appointed as the new minister for Greek tourism. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Fraport CEO: Greece’s Regional Airport Upgrades Completed by 2021 by GTP editing team 8 July 2019 by GTP editing team 8 July 2019 The 14 Fraport-run airports across Greece are slated to be completed in 2021, according to the company’s CEO Alexander Zinell. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Archaeological Sites Restoration Works at Amphipolis’ Kasta Hill Advance by GTP editing team 8 July 2019 by GTP editing team 8 July 2019 Restoration and support works on the Kasta tomb at the Amphipolis site in northern Greece, are set to be completed by August. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Piraeus Silo to Become Underwater Antiquities Museum by GTP editing team 8 July 2019 by GTP editing team 8 July 2019 A 1934 silo on the port of Piraeus is set to be converted into a Museum of Underwater Antiquities, following the scheme’s approval by Greece’s Port Planning and Development Committee. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Greece’s Lipsi Island to Ban Single-use Plastic Cups and Straws by GTP editing team 8 July 2019 by GTP editing team 8 July 2019 The Municipality of Lipsi in Greece has announced plans to do away with single-use plastic water cups and straws and replace them with eco-friendly alternatives. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Kyriakos Mitsotakis Wins Majority Vote in Greece Snap Polls by Maria Paravantes 8 July 2019 by Maria Paravantes 8 July 2019 Greece’s center-right New Democracy (ND) party received a majority 39.8 percent of the public vote in Sunday’s national elections. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Archaeological Sites Greek Sites and Museums Get New Entrance Fees by GTP editing team 5 July 2019 by GTP editing team 5 July 2019 New rates for admission to Greek archaeological sites and museums, as well as discounted rates for certain visitor categories, have been announced. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Makronissos Island Now Archaeological Site by GTP editing team 5 July 2019 by GTP editing team 5 July 2019 Greece’s Central Archaeological Committee (KAS) has designated the entire island of Makronissos as an archaeological site. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov WWF: Europe at Risk of ‘Superfires’ Due to Climate Change by GTP editing team 5 July 2019 by GTP editing team 5 July 2019 European countries will be faced with stronger faster-spreading fires due to heatwaves and droughts which are a direct result of climate change, says the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates L+R Officially Announces Takeover of Titania Hotel in Athens by GTP editing team 5 July 2019 by GTP editing team 5 July 2019 L+R Hotels, a UK-based private investment company, officially announced its further expansion in Greece with the acquisition of the Titania Hotel in Athens. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel KLM and LifeGate Place Greece’s First ‘Seabin’ at Flisvos Marina by GTP editing team 5 July 2019 by GTP editing team 5 July 2019 The first Seabin in Greece was installed at Flisvos Marina with the support of KLM, for the collection of plastic waste from the sea and the protection of marine life. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Lamda: Hellinikon Project Up in the Air by GTP editing team 4 July 2019 by GTP editing team 4 July 2019 Lamda Development is claiming that the Greek government is creating “insurmountable obstacles” to its Hellinikon mega investment, putting the whole project at risk. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Exhibitions Polish Travelers Opt for Greece, Also Going to Egypt and Turkey by GTP editing team 4 July 2019 by GTP editing team 4 July 2019 Although Greece is the first choice of travel for Polish nationals this year, citizens from Poland are also setting their sights on Egypt and Turkey, according to data. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Archaeological Sites Central Greece: Cultural Heritage Sites to be Restored Back to their Former Glory by GTP editing team 4 July 2019 by GTP editing team 4 July 2019 EU grants have been secured for the restoration of three major sites of cultural importance in the Central Greece Region. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail