Event News WTM 2014: Gods, Myths & Heroes To Draw Tourists To Greece by GTP editing team 3 November 2014 by GTP editing team 3 November 2014 Greece’s communication strategy for 2015 is based on the Greek gods and ancient heroes. “Every Greek destination is the birthplace of an ancient god, every place in our country hides … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Exhibitions WTM 2014: Greece Tourism Partners TUI, Thomas Cook Discuss Plans For 2015 by GTP editing team 3 November 2014 by GTP editing team 3 November 2014 Tourism trends, new cruise programs and aviation issues were at the center of discussions between the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) and international partners at the World Travel Market (WTM) … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Exhibitions WTM 2014: Pre-Bookings From the UK To Greece On The Up For 2015 by GTP editing team 3 November 2014 by GTP editing team 3 November 2014 An increase in pre-bookings from the United Kingdom to Greece for 2015 has been recorded, following a 16 percent increase in arrivals and a 20 percent rise in revenues in … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality High Energy Costs Put The Heat On Greek Hoteliers by GTP editing team 3 November 2014 by GTP editing team 3 November 2014 Greek hoteliers said recently that increasing energy costs are making the sector uncompetitive especially in rural parts of the country in view of the upcoming winter season. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov UK Travel Agents Have Faith In Greece As A Destination by GTP editing team 31 October 2014 by GTP editing team 31 October 2014 Greece’s significant tourism growth was discussed in a meeting in London on Friday 31 October between Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni and the chairman of the Association of British Travel Agents … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Interviews TBEX CEO: Athens is Absolutely a City Break Destination by Nikos Krinis 31 October 2014 by Nikos Krinis 31 October 2014 GTP Headlines caught up with the CEO of TBEX, Rick Calvert, during the TBEX Europe 2014 travel blogger conference that took place in Athens on 23-25 October. Mr. Calvert underlined … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Tourism Minister Leaves For The UK To Promote Greece by GTP editing team 31 October 2014 by GTP editing team 31 October 2014 Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni departed for the United Kingdom on Friday 31 October, to attend the World Travel Market (WTM) 2014 that opens its doors on 3 November at … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Capital + Vision 2014 Meet Sees Piraeus As World Shipping Hub by GTP editing team 31 October 2014 by GTP editing team 31 October 2014 The establishment of Greece as an international shipping hub was one of the main highlights of this year’s Capital + Vision 2014 conference held recently in Athens. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Athens Hoteliers Workshop Eyes Green Options by GTP editing team 31 October 2014 by GTP editing team 31 October 2014 Energy efficiency, environmental good practices and green policies were the highlights of a workshop held recently in Athens organized by the Athens-Attica & Argosaronikos Hotel Association. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greece’s Main Tourism Body Calls On Banks To Support Tourism Businesses by GTP editing team 29 October 2014 by GTP editing team 29 October 2014 Following the clean bill of health that Greek banks secured from the recent European Central Bank stress tests, the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) has called for the real economy to … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News BSEC Tourism Ministers Meet In Athens, Greece by GTP editing team 23 October 2014 by GTP editing team 23 October 2014 The Ministers in charge of Tourism of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) Member States agreed to promote and encourage the development of gastronomy tourism and wine tourism within the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov UN World Tourism Organization Discusses Greek Tourism by GTP editing team 22 October 2014 by GTP editing team 22 October 2014 United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Secretary General Taleb Rifai met with Greece’s Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni on 22 October at the Maximos Mansion in … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov SETE Briefs POTAMI Party On Greek Tourism Issues by GTP editing team 22 October 2014 by GTP editing team 22 October 2014 The head of the centrist party POTAMI, Stavros Theodorakis, and representatives of the party were briefed on the progress of Greek tourism, during a meeting with a delegation from the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greek PM: Tourism Will Receive Half A Billion Euros For Investments Per Year by GTP editing team 21 October 2014 by GTP editing team 21 October 2014 Greek tourism will receive 500 million euros per year for investments in the form of European Union subsidies, according to an announcement made by Prime Minister Antonis Samaras during the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greece: 2015 Could Be The Year For Significant Tourism Investment by GTP editing team 20 October 2014 by GTP editing team 20 October 2014 New growth areas in Greece are expected to emerge from a number of important investments that are underway in many of the country’s regions, according to Greek Tourism Minister Olga … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Greece Not Preparing For Legal Action To Repatriate Parthenon Marbles by GTP editing team 17 October 2014 by GTP editing team 17 October 2014 The Greek Government has no plans for the time being to launch legal action against Britain to regain the Parthenon Marbles, Culture Minister Kostas Tasoulas said at a recent press … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel ACI Europe: Airports Support EU Coordinated Response On Ebola by GTP editing team 17 October 2014 by GTP editing team 17 October 2014 In the midst of the ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa, rising public concerns about its potential spread and an evolving array of national responses in Europe, the European airport … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Investments Sweden Invited To Invest In Greece by GTP editing team 15 October 2014 by GTP editing team 15 October 2014 Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni invited the Swedish business world to explore the investment possibilities offered by the tourism sector in Greece. You, the business world, are invited to take … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Misc Wall Street Journal: Greece On A Return To Growth by GTP editing team 15 October 2014 by GTP editing team 15 October 2014 “The latest stage in Greece’s economic rollercoaster ride shows numerous reasons to cheer,” the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) Europe says in a special edition on Greece. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Take A 3D Virtual Tour Of The Amphipolis Tomb by GTP editing team 14 October 2014 by GTP editing team 14 October 2014 A group of Greek graphic artists have launched a very interesting application that gives the opportunity to those captivated by the excavation in Amphipolis to experience the burial mound at … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail