Trade Associations - Gov Greece Aims to Attract More Chinese Tourists by GTP editing team 29 March 2015 by GTP editing team 29 March 2015 Greece has a key focus on attracting more Chinese visitors and the government has already started making the necessary contacts to attract more investment from the country and explore cooperation … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Museum Shutdown in Greece on Monday Due to Guards’ Work Stoppage, Travel Agents React by GTP editing team 27 March 2015 by GTP editing team 27 March 2015 The Hellenic Association of Travel & Tourist Agencies (HATTA) has reacted to the decision of Greek guards at museums and sites to hold a 4-hour protest work stoppage on Monday, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Initiatives Endeavor Greece Joins Celestyal Cruises to Push Greek Products by GTP editing team 27 March 2015 by GTP editing team 27 March 2015 Business consultants Endeavour Greece and Celestyal Cruises have joined forces to promote Greek products and the Mediterranean Diet, strengthening in this way the country’s image abroad. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Germanwings Co-pilot Intentionally Sends Plane to Death Plunge, Prosecutor Says by GTP editing team 26 March 2015 by GTP editing team 26 March 2015 The co-pilot of the ill-fated Germanwings flight that crashed in the French Alps, killing 150 passengers and crew on Tuesday, intentionally sent the plane crashing, a Marseille prosecutor told a … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Aviation World Seeking Answers to Germanwings Tragedy by GTP editing team 26 March 2015 by GTP editing team 26 March 2015 The latest reports that the pilot was locked out of the cockpit of the ill-fated Germanwings flight that crashed in the French Alps, killing 150 passengers and crew on Tuesday, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats WTTC: Travel & Tourism in 2015 Will Grow Faster than Global Economy by GTP editing team 24 March 2015 by GTP editing team 24 March 2015 The Travel & Tourism industry’s contribution to global GDP is forecast to grow this year by 3.7 percent and employment by 2.6 percent, according to the “Global Travel & Tourism … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Greece’s ‘Cosmopolitan Islands’ May Lose Special Tax Status by GTP editing team 24 March 2015 by GTP editing team 24 March 2015 The reduced Value Added Tax (VAT) rates that apply on the Greek islands of Mykonos and Santorini may possibly be axed, according to statements made today by Alternate Finance Minister … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel No Survivors Expected in Germanwings A320 Crash by GTP editing team 24 March 2015 by GTP editing team 24 March 2015 Germanwings’ Airbus A320 aircraft operating flight 4U 9525 from Barcelona to Düsseldorf and carrying some 150 people crashed Tuesday in a remote section of the French Alps. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Greece to Form National Strategic Plan for Tourism by GTP editing team 23 March 2015 by GTP editing team 23 March 2015 The Greek Government will form a National Strategic Plan for Tourism, Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura informed the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News MITT 2015: Russian Travellers are Loyal to Greece, No Visa Problem from Greek Side by GTP editing team 20 March 2015 by GTP editing team 20 March 2015 Although fewer tourists from Russia are expected to travel this year due to the slight economic downturn in the country, Greece will aim to claim the largest possible share of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Piraeus Announced as Homeport for Carnival Vista in 2016 by GTP editing team 19 March 2015 by GTP editing team 19 March 2015 Piraeus will be the homeport for Carnival Cruise Lines’ largest ship to date, the 133,500-ton Carnival Vista, when it launches its Mediterranean cruises in Spring 2016. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Kountoura Discusses Events for “Year of Russia in Greece” and “Year of Greece in Russia” in 2016 by GTP editing team 19 March 2015 by GTP editing team 19 March 2015 Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura met today with Russian Deputy Minister of Culture Alla Manilova in Moscow to further advance ties between Greece and Russia. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Historic Boat Service to Sail Thessaloniki Waters Again by GTP editing team 19 March 2015 by GTP editing team 19 March 2015 The historic Thessaloniki ferries will once again be sailing the Thermaic Gulf, south of the port city, as part of a pilot program aimed at improving transportation services. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Investments Greece’s New State Assets Body to Fund Social Security, Not Debt by GTP editing team 18 March 2015 by GTP editing team 18 March 2015 Greece’s privatization fund, known as TAIPED (Hellenic Republic Asset and Development Fund), will be replaced by the Public Wealth Fund following a decision on Tuesday, by Deputy Finance Minister Nadia … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news CNBC Says Greece is the Word This Summer by GTP editing team 18 March 2015 by GTP editing team 18 March 2015 Despite ongoing media reports focusing on Greece’s tightrope-styled political undertakings, American TV news channel CNBC focused instead last week on Greece as an ideal holiday destination in great part due … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Alternate Tourism Minister to Promote Greece in Russia by GTP editing team 17 March 2015 by GTP editing team 17 March 2015 Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura will depart for Moscow on Tuesday to attend the Moscow International Exhibition Travel & Tourism (MITT) in Russia. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Greek Ports Join Forces to Coordinate Cruise Policies by GTP editing team 17 March 2015 by GTP editing team 17 March 2015 The heads of the Greek ports of Piraeus, Santorini and Mykonos have agreed to work together and coordinate their cruise policies for 2016. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Greek PCO’s Raise Red Flag Due to State Indifference to Congress Tourism by GTP editing team 13 March 2015 by GTP editing team 13 March 2015 The Greek Government shows indifference to congress tourism, according to the president of the Hellenic Association of Professional Congress Organizers (HAPCO), Dinos Astras. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Niche markets Greece Aims to Boost Medical Tourism by GTP editing team 13 March 2015 by GTP editing team 13 March 2015 Greek Alternate Minister of Tourism Elena Kountoura focused on the significant growth prospects of Medical Tourism in Greece during the International Health Tourism Convention (IHTC) in Athens. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Greece’s National Disability Association Calls for Accessible Tourism by GTP editing team 12 March 2015 by GTP editing team 12 March 2015 Ensuring accessibility in tourism through legal, structural and social reforms will contribute greatly to the expansion and promotion of the country’s tourist product, the National Confederation of Persons with Disabilities … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
