Company updates Greek State Council Halts Asteras Vouliagmenis Sale by GTP editing team 11 March 2015 by GTP editing team 11 March 2015 The Greek Council of State rejected last week plans for the sale of a majority stake in the historic coastal hotel resort Astir Palace to consortium Jermyn Street Real Estate … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture British MP Calls For the Return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece by GTP editing team 11 March 2015 by GTP editing team 11 March 2015 British MP Andrew George was to table on Monday a motion in the House of Commons for the UK to return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greece Eyes Big Growth in Chinese Tourists This Year by GTP editing team 10 March 2015 by GTP editing team 10 March 2015 Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura will coordinate actions to attract even more Chinese visitors to Greece this season, the Greek Super-Ministry for Economy, Infrastructure, Shipping and Tourism has announced. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov SETE Agrees to Gradual Minimum Wage Increase in Greece by GTP editing team 10 March 2015 by GTP editing team 10 March 2015 The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) today agreed with the government’s plans to gradually raise the minimum salary from 511 euros to 751 euros. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel First Round-The-World Flight Propelled by the Sun Takes Off by GTP editing team 9 March 2015 by GTP editing team 9 March 2015 Two pilots – Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg – begun the world’s first round-the-world trip on a solar-powered plane on Monday. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Investments Greek Government Reviews Regional Airports Deal by GTP editing team 9 March 2015 by GTP editing team 9 March 2015 The Greek government is expected to stick to its commitment to its international lenders and go ahead with privatization projects already underway, which includes renegotiating the agreement with Frankfurt-based transport … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Investments Chinese Construction Magnate Buys Greek Island by GTP editing team 7 March 2015 by GTP editing team 7 March 2015 A construction magnate from the southwestern province of Yunnan has bought a Greek island for 4.8 million yuan (about $770,000) following an auction on Taobao, China’s largest online-shopping platform. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Exhibitions ITB 2015: ‘Technology is Changing the Tourism Sector’ by GTP editing team 6 March 2015 by GTP editing team 6 March 2015 During this year’s ITB Berlin, UNWTO Secretary-General Taleb Rifai underscored how the travel and the technological revolutions are shaping our society and how technology is changing the tourism sector. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Exhibitions ITB 2015: UNWTO Pledges Support to Greece by GTP editing team 5 March 2015 by GTP editing team 5 March 2015 The UN World Tourism Organization fully supports Greek tourism, UNWTO Secretary-General Taleb Rifai assured Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura during a meeting held on the sidelines of the ITB Berlin. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Exhibitions ITB 2015: Minister Kountoura Promotes Greece to German Market by GTP editing team 5 March 2015 by GTP editing team 5 March 2015 Since ITB Berlin launched on Wednesday, Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura has been meeting with key partners from the German tourism industry to inform them on the Greek government’s intention … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Exhibitions ITB 2015: Visa Facilitation, Infrastructure and Marketing: Key Priorities for Silk Road Ministers by GTP editing team 5 March 2015 by GTP editing team 5 March 2015 Visa facilitation, infrastructure development and marketing were the priorities identified on Wednesday by the 5th UNWTO Silk Road Ministers’ Meeting at ITB to advance transnational routes. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Exhibitions ITB Berlin Opens, Greece Optimistic for 2015 Tourism Season by GTP editing team 4 March 2015 by GTP editing team 4 March 2015 Greece will aim this year to win more visitors from Western Europe, the Unites States and Germany, Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura told the press on Wednesday, the opening day … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Exhibitions FVW at ITB 2015: ‘Greece is Celebrating an Epic Recovery’ by GTP editing team 4 March 2015 by GTP editing team 4 March 2015 Greece may be struggling politically and economically, but its holiday market hit a new high in 2014 with record arrivals, according to the FVW Daily, which is distributed at the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Exhibitions ITB 2015: ‘Greece Must Continue Successful Tourism Course’ by GTP editing team 4 March 2015 by GTP editing team 4 March 2015 German Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Hans-Joachim Fuchtel told GTP Headlines on Wednesday how important it is for Greece to continue its very … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Exhibitions ITB 2015: Preserving the European Idea – ‘All Sides Must Compromise, Including Greece’ by GTP editing team 4 March 2015 by GTP editing team 4 March 2015 The president of the Federal Association of the German Tourism Industry (BTW), Dr. Michael Frenzel, focused on Greece when he underlined the importance of preserving the European idea and the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Exhibitions ITB 2015: Greece Sees Double-digit Increase in Bookings from Germany by GTP editing team 3 March 2015 by GTP editing team 3 March 2015 So far bookings for holidays in Greece this summer by German travelers have recorded a double-digit increase, the president of the German Travel Association (DRV), Norbert Fiebig, said on Tuesday … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Exhibitions ITB 2015: SETE Seeks to Further Develop Germany as Greece’s Leading Tourism Market by GTP editing team 3 March 2015 by GTP editing team 3 March 2015 Expecting another record year of tourism arrivals, the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) brought a message of confidence and collaboration to Germany on Tuesday, the eve of ITB 2015. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Exhibitions ITB 2015: Greece Tourism Investment On the Up by GTP editing team 3 March 2015 by GTP editing team 3 March 2015 There is a rise in investor interest to Greece through tourism, according to Stephanos Issaias, CEO of Enterprise Greece. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greece-Russia Discuss Tourism by GTP editing team 3 March 2015 by GTP editing team 3 March 2015 Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura met in Athens, with the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Greece, Andrey Maslov, on Monday, to discuss the further enhancement of tourism relations between … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Interviews Interview with Claus Sendlinger, Design Hotels Founder & CEO by GTP editing team 2 March 2015 by GTP editing team 2 March 2015 GTP presents Claus Sendlinger of Design Hotels who outlines his insights on the “design hotel” concept. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
