Laws, Regulations & Policy Greek Depositors Allowed to Withdraw Weekly €420 as of Wednesday, July 29 by GTP editing team 28 July 2015 by GTP editing team 28 July 2015 The Finance Ministry on Tuesday announced that Greek depositors and pensioners will be allowed to withdraw the maximum weekly amount of 420 euros per client per bank, from bank tellers … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Study: Greece Keeps 87% of the Revenue from Inbound Tourism by GTP editing team 28 July 2015 by GTP editing team 28 July 2015 Eighty-seven percent of the revenue generated by Greece’s inbound tourism remains in the country, according to a study of the Centre of Planning and Economic Research (KEPE) that was released … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Limit Up to 2,000 Euros for Greeks Going Abroad by GTP editing team 27 July 2015 by GTP editing team 27 July 2015 Greeks traveling abroad will be able to take 2,000 euros for their travel needs, but the ban on cash withdrawals from banks in Greece and abroad via credit or prepaid … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Greek VAT Scheme Seeking 2.4bn Euros May Take Toll on Tourism by GTP editing team 27 July 2015 by GTP editing team 27 July 2015 The Greek government aims through last week’s decision to implement tax hikes across the board to bring a total of 2.4 billion euros to state coffers in the next 18 … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Greek Yachting Professionals Up in Arms Over VAT Hike on Charter Fees by GTP editing team 27 July 2015 by GTP editing team 27 July 2015 Greece’s yachting professionals are expressing their grave concerns over the government’s recent decision to increase value-added tax (VAT) to 23 percent on charter fees. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greek Police, Hotels Chamber Team Up, Tune in to Tourists’ Needs by GTP editing team 27 July 2015 by GTP editing team 27 July 2015 The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels and the Citizen Protection Ministry have joined forces to set up a tourist information center in central Athens, in efforts to provide visitors assistance and … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov The Greek Summer is ‘Happening Now’. Spread the Word! by GTP editing team 24 July 2015 by GTP editing team 24 July 2015 Greek tourism professionals and businesses are invited to take part in the country’s new national communication campaign and spread the word that the unique Greek summer is “happening now”. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Technology ECTAA Files Formal Complaint Against Lufthansa AG on 16-euro GDS Charge by GTP editing team 24 July 2015 by GTP editing team 24 July 2015 The Group of national travel agents’ and tour operators’ associations within the EU (ECTAA) on Friday filed a formal complaint with the EU Commission – Directorate General for Mobility & … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Germans and Austrians are Travelling to Greece this Summer by GTP editing team 23 July 2015 by GTP editing team 23 July 2015 Despite the crisis and the somewhat dramatic developments in recent weeks regarding Greece’s financial situation, German and Austrian travellers are choosing the country for their summer holidays this year. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Food Services at Greek Hotels to Be Taxed Cumulatively by GTP editing team 23 July 2015 by GTP editing team 23 July 2015 The General Secretariat of Public Revenues has issued instructions to accommodation professionals on how to calculate the newly introduced value-added tax (VAT) imposed on food services. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news S. Aegean Region, SETE Work Together to Revitalize Greek Tourism by GTP editing team 23 July 2015 by GTP editing team 23 July 2015 Launching a re-imaging campaign to handle last-minute cancellations and regain lost ground resulting from Greece’s tedious negotiation efforts are the priorities of the recently announced collaboration between the South Aegean … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Greek Parliament Votes in Favor of Second Set of ‘Prior Actions’ by GTP editing team 23 July 2015 by GTP editing team 23 July 2015 Greek Parliament on early Thursday approved a bill containing two more prior actions demanded by Greece’s creditors to start talks for a multibillion euro new bailout. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Happening Now: #GreekSummer – New National Campaign to Boost Bookings to Greece by GTP editing team 22 July 2015 by GTP editing team 22 July 2015 A new national communication campaign, which highlights Greece’s actual image and aims to boost last minute bookings to the country, has been launched. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Greek Ferry Companies Express Concern on Summer Passenger Traffic by GTP editing team 22 July 2015 by GTP editing team 22 July 2015 Greece’s recent “bank holiday” and the restrictions on cash withdrawals for Greeks led to a 70 percent drop in ferry bookings. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Initiatives Germany’s Die Zeit Invites Readers to ‘Say Greeeeeece!’ by GTP editing team 22 July 2015 by GTP editing team 22 July 2015 German newspaper Die Zeit has launched a campaign in support of Greece and is urging readers to visit the country this summer and to share their impressions, photos and videos. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Effective Dates of VAT Rate Changes for Tourism-related Services in Greece by GTP editing team 21 July 2015 by GTP editing team 21 July 2015 The value-added tax (VAT) rates for many basic goods and services in Greece have increased from July 20, 2015, according to a new law recently published in the Greek Government … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Greece to Vote EU Legislation Designed to Prevent Bank Failures by GTP editing team 21 July 2015 by GTP editing team 21 July 2015 Greece is expected to adopt the European Union’s Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD) in another set of legislation to be voted in parliament on Wednesday. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats ABTA: VAT Hikes in Greece Should Not Affect Majority of Holidays This Summer by GTP editing team 21 July 2015 by GTP editing team 21 July 2015 The Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) on Tuesday informed British holidaymakers and travellers heading out to Greece that the increases of the country’s value added tax (VAT) rates are … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Greek Ferry Ticket Prices Rise 10% for Passengers Due to VAT Hike by GTP editing team 20 July 2015 by GTP editing team 20 July 2015 Ferry tickets in Greece are now 10 percent more expensive for passengers, following the rise in the value added tax (VAT) rate from 13 percent to 23 percent on many … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Greek Banks to Reopen on Monday, €420 Weekly Withdrawal Limit Added by GTP editing team 18 July 2015 by GTP editing team 18 July 2015 The Greek government announced on Saturday that all of the country’s banks will open on Monday, July 20, after a three-week “bank holiday”. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
