Air Travel Aegean Apologizes for Tel Aviv Flight Incident by GTP editing team 7 January 2016 by GTP editing team 7 January 2016 Greek carrier Aegean Airlines apologized on Wednesday, to the Palestine Liberation Organization for an incident on Sunday, which saw two men – an Israeli-Arab and a Palestinian – voluntarily disembark … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Land Transportation Thessaloniki Metro Works Resume, Aim for 2020 by GTP editing team 7 January 2016 by GTP editing team 7 January 2016 Works on the Thessaloniki metro are set to resume in the coming days, said Infrastructure, Transport and Networks Minister Christos Spirtzis, earlier this week. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Massive Ios Tourism Project Gets Green Light by GTP editing team 7 January 2016 by GTP editing team 7 January 2016 On the back-burner since 2014, a massive tourism project set to be erected on the Cycladic island of Ios by a Greek-American millionaire has received the go-ahead following a recent … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Disruptions at Greece’s Regional Airports Due to Friday Strike by GTP editing team 5 January 2016 by GTP editing team 5 January 2016 Travelers flying across Greece will be forced to re-schedule as regional airports will be facing disruptions on Friday, January 8, due to 24-hour strike called by the Federation οf Associations … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Minister Kountoura: Three Airlines to Run Direct NY-Athens Flights by GTP editing team 5 January 2016 by GTP editing team 5 January 2016 Delta, United and American airlines would be handling passenger traffic to Greece in the upcoming summer season. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Investments Application Procedure for NSRF Funds to Kick off Soon by GTP editing team 5 January 2016 by GTP editing team 5 January 2016 The Greek government is expected to launch the first round of NSRF funding (ESPA) amounting to 150 million euros in the coming weeks, with the second phase set for May. … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Yahoo Lists Top Cruise Destinations, Greece a Favorite by GTP editing team 4 January 2016 by GTP editing team 4 January 2016 Cruise travel is becoming a big business and all the more travelers are now keen on boarding a luxury liner and seeing the world. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Investments Rich Chinese Cash in on Crisis, Buy Art, Vineyards, Property by GTP editing team 4 January 2016 by GTP editing team 4 January 2016 Whether its rare art works or dirt-cheap real-estate, China’s rich are keen on placing their money anywhere else but in China, where the global economic chaos was barely felt. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Investments New Agreement for Sale of Astir Palace Signed by GTP editing team 3 January 2016 by GTP editing team 3 January 2016 The new agreement for the concession of the Astir Palace Resort has been signed by main stakeholder National Bank, Greek state privatization fund TAIPED and the preferred bidder, Jermyn Street … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Greece’s Museums, Archaeological Sites Back to Normal on Weekends by GTP editing team 31 December 2015 by GTP editing team 31 December 2015 Operations at the museums and archaeological sites in Greece are expected to be back to normal as of the first weekend of 2016. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture World Wonder Colossus of Rhodes Back to Life? by GTP editing team 31 December 2015 by GTP editing team 31 December 2015 In efforts to bring in much needed revenue and at the same time keep tourists flowing, Rhodes local authorities are taking a daring proposal by a group of young scientists … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Gucci Social Media Campaign Slammed for ‘Artistic Vandalism’ of Parthenon Sculptures by GTP editing team 30 December 2015 by GTP editing team 30 December 2015 The Club for UNESCO of Piraeus & Islands has slammed Gucci’s Instagram project #Guccigram for “humiliating” the Parthenon sculptures. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Linguist Sheds Light on the Mystery of Crete’s Phaistos Disc by GTP editing team 30 December 2015 by GTP editing team 30 December 2015 A linguist may have unveiled the mystery behind the famed Phaistos Disc, a 15cm fired clay tablet uncovered in 1908 in the Minoan palace of Phaistos on the island of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Investments Astir Palace Deal Expected to be Signed on Dec 30 by GTP editing team 29 December 2015 by GTP editing team 29 December 2015 The signing of the new agreement for the sale of the Astir Palace Resort to consortium Jermyn Street Real Estate by National Bank and Greek state privatization fund TAIPED is … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Frontex Launches Operation ‘Poseidon Rapid Intervention’ in Greece by GTP editing team 29 December 2015 by GTP editing team 29 December 2015 Frontex, the EU border agency, initiated on Monday the deployment of 293 officers and 15 vessels to the Greek islands as part of a new operation called “Poseidon Rapid Intervention” … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Greece’s International Tourist Arrivals by Air Increase in Jan-Nov by GTP editing team 29 December 2015 by GTP editing team 29 December 2015 International tourist arrivals to Greece by air continued to show an upward trend during the first 11 months of the year, InSETE’s latest report revealed on Monday. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy EU Digital Single Market Plan Paves Way to Access by GTP editing team 23 December 2015 by GTP editing team 23 December 2015 EU member states will be required to harmonize their copyright laws and adopt digital technologies after the European Commission presented this month its proposal for a European Digital Single Market. … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Initiatives Nobel Prize Winners Petition for Greece by GTP editing team 23 December 2015 by GTP editing team 23 December 2015 International Nobel laureates are calling on European and US authorities to step in and take hands-on initiatives, such as releasing funds for research and education, which will contribute to Greece’s … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Half of 1m Refugees Cross into Europe via Lesvos in 2015 by GTP editing team 23 December 2015 by GTP editing team 23 December 2015 More than one million refugees have made their way to Europe this year, with the Greek island of Lesvos, opposite Turkey, bearing the brunt of the massive influx, according to … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greece to Push for Tourism Season Extension in 2016 by GTP editing team 22 December 2015 by GTP editing team 22 December 2015 Extending Greece’s tourism season from March 1 to November 30 will be a top priority for the Tourism Ministry and the GNTO in 2016. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
