Investments Piraeus Port Privatization to Progress by GTP editing team 11 February 2015 by GTP editing team 11 February 2015 Plans to move ahead with the privatization of Piraeus port are expected to top the agenda in Brussels today, when Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis meets his eurozone counterparts. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Investments German Fraport Calls on Greece to Respect Airport Contract by GTP editing team 9 February 2015 by GTP editing team 9 February 2015 Frankfurt-based transport company Fraport is calling on Greece to honor a 1.2 billion euro deal set to close in October, for the management of 14 regional airports. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov New Greek Tourism Head, Hoteliers on Same Page by GTP editing team 6 February 2015 by GTP editing team 6 February 2015 Extending the tourism season to 12 months is the main priority of Greece’s new Economy, Infrastructure, Shipping and Tourism Ministry, according to Alternate Minister of Tourism Elena Kountoura. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Hotel Chamber Lists Challenges in Greek Hospitality Sector by GTP editing team 6 February 2015 by GTP editing team 6 February 2015 Despite last year’s excellent tourism season, Greek hoteliers still face a bevy of challenges that are impeding performance, the president of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, Yiorgos Tsakiris, informed during … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Airline Pilots Call for Technical Inquiry After TransAsia Crash by GTP editing team 5 February 2015 by GTP editing team 5 February 2015 Following Wednesday’s TransAsia plane crash killing 32 people in Taiwan, the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) urges that technical investigations be carried out in order to assess … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Greece’s New Growth Model to Tap into Innovation, SMEs, Foreign Investment by GTP editing team 4 February 2015 by GTP editing team 4 February 2015 The economy ministry is drawing up a new strategic plan to boost development focusing on attracting foreign investment, facilitating the growth of small- and medium-sized enterprise (SMEs) and tapping into … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Investment is Essential for Business Tourism to Develop in Greece by GTP editing team 4 February 2015 by GTP editing team 4 February 2015 Greece has to invest in its image as a business destination to become more attractive to conference and event organizers, according to Reed Exhibitions researcher and analyst Rob Davidson. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats German Tour Operators give Greece the ‘Thumbs Up’ by GTP editing team 4 February 2015 by GTP editing team 4 February 2015 German tour operators remain optimistic about the outlook for Greece bookings this year despite the widespread publicity about the policies of the new left-wing government. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov China Looks into Piraeus Port Deal Freeze by GTP editing team 4 February 2015 by GTP editing team 4 February 2015 The Chinese foreign ministry has said it is looking into the intentions of the newly-elected Greek government following its decision to halt the privatization of the country’s biggest port, which … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Syriza Expected to Steer Clear of Shipping Industry by GTP editing team 3 February 2015 by GTP editing team 3 February 2015 Dialogue, discussion and finding solutions is what the new Syriza government plans to do with the country’s major shipping players, aware of the paramount importance of Greece’s leading money-making industry. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Greece’s All-Inclusive Model Fine-Tuned to Benefit Local Economies by GTP editing team 30 January 2015 by GTP editing team 30 January 2015 The newly-elected leftist government Syriza said on Thursday, that it has no intention to do away with the all-inclusive resort model but instead focus on making it beneficial for local … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Airlines Announce New Routes to/from Athens, Greece by GTP editing team 30 January 2015 by GTP editing team 30 January 2015 In view of the summer 2015 schedule of Athens International Airport, airlines have announced a series of new routes to/from the Greek capital. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Summer Holidays in Greece Concern for UK Press by GTP editing team 29 January 2015 by GTP editing team 29 January 2015 Described by the Independent as a “political earthquake that is rumbling from the Aegean across Europe”, the January 25 victory of the leftist Syriza party in Greece, seems to have … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Ancient Greek Coins Returned to Greece by GTP editing team 29 January 2015 by GTP editing team 29 January 2015 Germany handed over 2,607 ancient coins to Greek officials last week, after authorities seized the antiquities from a Greek traveller on his way to Munich, the culture ministry said. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greece: Olga Kefalogianni Hands Over Tourism Portfolio to Elena Kountoura by Nikos Krinis 28 January 2015 by Nikos Krinis 28 January 2015 Greece’s Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura took over her new post from Olga Kefalogianni at a special ceremony held today in Athens. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov SAAE Urges Improvements to Regional Airports in Greece by GTP editing team 28 January 2015 by GTP editing team 28 January 2015 The Hellenic Association of Airline Representatives (SAAE) today referred to the urgent infrastructure needs of the regional airports in Greece. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Recruitments Elena Kountoura Takes Over Greek Tourism by GTP editing team 27 January 2015 by GTP editing team 27 January 2015 Greece’s tourism portfolio is now part of the new Economy, Infrastructure, Shipping and Tourism Ministry it was announced today. Elena Kountoura has been appointed Alternate Minister of Tourism 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov New Greek Cabinet Announced by GTP editing team 27 January 2015 by GTP editing team 27 January 2015 Following the parliamentary elections on 25 January that were marked by the victory of leftist party Syriza, the new cabinet was announced today. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel New 20-Cent Fee at Greek Airports for Special Assistance Providers by GTP editing team 27 January 2015 by GTP editing team 27 January 2015 All passengers departing from Greek airports will have to pay a new 20-cent charge to be included in the ticket price that will go towards special assistance service providers. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov New Greek Cabinet to be Announced Today, Tourism Ministry to Merge by GTP editing team 27 January 2015 by GTP editing team 27 January 2015 Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, sworn in on Monday evening, is set to announce his new cabinet later today, which according to sources will be much smaller after the merging of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
