Investments Greek Gov’t Eyeing New Round of Airport Concessions by GTP editing team 24 May 2016 by GTP editing team 24 May 2016 The Greek government is examining the possibility of a second round of airport concessions to be undertaken by a new body which will oversee the use and management of state … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greek-Egyptian Forum Paves Way for Further Tourism Cooperation by GTP editing team 24 May 2016 by GTP editing team 24 May 2016 Boosting tourism cooperation between Greece and Egypt was at the forefront of a forum held in Cairo on Monday, which brought together professionals from both countries to explore partnerships. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Awards Greece’s Peloponnese Tops Lonely Planet’s 2016 ‘Best in Europe’ List by GTP editing team 24 May 2016 by GTP editing team 24 May 2016 The Peloponnese in Greece is the number one European destination that travellers need to see in 2016, according to Lonely Planet’s ‘Best in Europe’ top 10 list. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Investments Fraport: ‘Our Engagement in Greece will Act as a Catalyst for Tourism Growth’ by GTP editing team 23 May 2016 by GTP editing team 23 May 2016 “We are convinced that our engagement in Greece will act as a catalyst for the growth of the country’s vital tourism sector”, Alexander Zinell, Fraport Greece’s CEO, said while welcoming … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats DPA: German Tourists are Choosing Greece Again this Year by GTP editing team 23 May 2016 by GTP editing team 23 May 2016 Despite the refugee crisis and tax hikes in Greece, German tourists are opting once again to holiday under the Greek sun, the German Press Agency (dpa) has reported. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Search for EgyptAir Black Boxes Goes On, Officials Troubled by GTP editing team 23 May 2016 by GTP editing team 23 May 2016 Investigative units including robot submarines are trying to find the two black boxes of EgyptAir Flight MS804, which disappeared from radars half an hour before its scheduled landing in Cairo … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Greek Parliament Passes Omnibus Bill Full of Tax Hikes by GTP editing team 22 May 2016 by GTP editing team 22 May 2016 The Greek Parliament on Sunday night approved an omnibus bill which includes indirect tax hikes of some 1.8 billion euros. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Greece Focuses on Religious Tourism, Explores Cooperation with Russia by GTP editing team 20 May 2016 by GTP editing team 20 May 2016 The development of religious and pilgrimage tourism is factored as a priority in Greece’s tourism strategy, Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura said while opening the Greek-Russian Religious and Pilgrimage Tourism … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats TUI Says Austrian Vacationers Have a Soft Spot for Greece by GTP editing team 20 May 2016 by GTP editing team 20 May 2016 Turkey move over, Greece now leads Austrian travelers’ holiday destination choices, according to a survey carried out by international tour group TUI and presented in Vienna recently. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Egypt Navy Says Flight ‘Debris Found’, EgyptAir Tweets Condolences by GTP editing team 20 May 2016 by GTP editing team 20 May 2016 Egypt’s navy said on Friday that they had found wreckage and passenger possessions in the Mediterranean from the EgyptAir flight that disappeared from radars half an hour before its scheduled … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news GNTO Gets the Word Out About Greece with Fam, Press Trips by GTP editing team 20 May 2016 by GTP editing team 20 May 2016 Summer in Greece has taken off at full speed and the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) is doing everything to bring in more visitors with a series of initiatives including … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Extra Tax Measure Sparks Reaction in Greek Hotel Industry by GTP editing team 19 May 2016 by GTP editing team 19 May 2016 Greece’s hoteliers are up in arms over a new indirect tax that is part of the structural reforms required as part of the country’s debt deal with its lenders. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Athens Hotels See No Rise in Q1 Occupancy Levels, Urge Crackdown on Unlicensed Accommodation by GTP editing team 19 May 2016 by GTP editing team 19 May 2016 Hotels in Athens saw no increase in occupancy in the first quarter of the year despite a growth of 6.1 percent in arrivals to the Greek capital during the same … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Investments Greek Ministers Sign Agreement for Tourism Development by GTP editing team 19 May 2016 by GTP editing team 19 May 2016 Greek Defence Minister Panos Kammenos and Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura on Thursday signed a protocol of cooperation for the utilization of estate owned by the National Defence Ministry. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Tenders Crete’s Kastelli Airport Tender Extended to June 27 by GTP editing team 18 May 2016 by GTP editing team 18 May 2016 The bidding process for the financing, construction and operation of the new Kastelli airport project in Heraklion, Crete, has been extended until June 27, Infrastructure Minister Christos Spirtzis said, adding … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov SETE Says New Greek Incentives Law Complex, Unclear by GTP editing team 18 May 2016 by GTP editing team 18 May 2016 The new Greek incentives law tabled earlier this month which foresees deductions and exemptions, leasing and interest subsidies, and a 12-year fixed tax framework, must be simple with clear guidelines … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Culture Ministry wants to get Greece in the Movies by GTP editing team 18 May 2016 by GTP editing team 18 May 2016 Greek Culture Minister Aristides Baltas said that one of the main priorities of his ministry is to establish a Film Commission to attract and support foreign movie productions in Greece. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov IGLTA, European Travel Commission Join Forces to Boost LGBT Tourism in Europe by GTP editing team 18 May 2016 by GTP editing team 18 May 2016 The International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) has announced its organizational partnership with the European Travel Commission (ETC) in an aim to strengthen LGBT tourism in Europe. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Investments Greek PM Launches Works on TAP Pipeline, Paving Way for 8,000 New Jobs by GTP editing team 17 May 2016 by GTP editing team 17 May 2016 Speaking from Thessaloniki on Tuesday, during a special ceremony marking the launch of works on the TransAdriatic Pipeline (TAP), Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said TAP marks a new era … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Greece to Host First International ‘Blue Flag’ Ceremony by GTP editing team 17 May 2016 by GTP editing team 17 May 2016 The Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) has selected Greece as the venue to host its first international “Blue Flag” ceremony. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
