Niche markets Greece Plans to Boost Luxury Travel Through National Tourism Zoning Plan by GTP editing team 13 October 2014 by GTP editing team 13 October 2014 The Greek Government is making efforts to facilitate investment through a national zoning plan for tourism that is currently being drafted and will include guidelines for the development of large … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Kythira Airport Officially Takes Name Of Alexander Aristotle Onassis by GTP editing team 13 October 2014 by GTP editing team 13 October 2014 The Kythira National Airport is now officially known as “Alexandros Aristotelous Onassis.” The change of name was made to reflect the contribution of Alexander Onassis to the airport’s construction and … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greece Intends To Lift Obstacles That Affect Investment In Thermal-Spa Tourism by GTP editing team 13 October 2014 by GTP editing team 13 October 2014 The Tourism Ministry intends to lift restrictions in current legislation that concern the operation and use of Greek hot-water springs, in order to promote private sector investment in this area. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Tenders TAIPED: Three Binding Offers Made For 14 Regional Airports In Greece by GTP editing team 10 October 2014 by GTP editing team 10 October 2014 Three consortia have submitted binding offers to Greek state privatization fund TAIPED for the right to manage and operate 14 Greek regional airports. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Top Lawyers Will Give Greece Legal Advise On Parthenon Marbles by GTP editing team 10 October 2014 by GTP editing team 10 October 2014 Prominent international lawyers will inform the Greek Government on legal options for the return of the Parthenon sculptures that are presently on display in the British museum. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Greece Adopts Preventive Measures Against Ebola Virus by GTP editing team 10 October 2014 by GTP editing team 10 October 2014 Greece will take precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the deadly Ebola virus in the country, it was decided during an emergency meeting held on 10 October at the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Tenders Greece Launches Tender For Peace and Friendship Stadium and Athens Marina by GTP editing team 10 October 2014 by GTP editing team 10 October 2014 The Greek state privatization fund TAIPED has launched an international tender for the development and management of the Peace and Friendship Stadium (SEF) and the Faliro tourist port (Athens Marina). 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Ebola Crisis Hits Travel Industry by GTP editing team 10 October 2014 by GTP editing team 10 October 2014 Fears about the spread of the Ebola virus have hit the travel industry, causing shares in airlines, tour operators, cruise operators and hotels to slump on the London Stock Exchange. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Kefalogianni: Tourism Is The Locomotive Of Greece’s Economy by GTP editing team 10 October 2014 by GTP editing team 10 October 2014 “Tourism proved that it can be the locomotive of the Greek economy,” Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni said on Thursday 9 October in Parliament, during the debate on a vote of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greece’s Government And Tourism Sector Are On The Same Page by GTP editing team 8 October 2014 by GTP editing team 8 October 2014 The importance of collective action and effective cooperation between the State and Greece’s tourism sector was highlighted by Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni, during an open Board of Directors meeting … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Athens Airport Denies Dodging VAT Tax, Releases Information On The Matter by GTP editing team 8 October 2014 by GTP editing team 8 October 2014 Athens International Airport (AIA) has denied recent media claims and reports about a pending legal dispute it has with the Greek Government concerning its VAT obligations. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Tourism & Culture Links Discussed By UNWTO Executive Council by GTP editing team 8 October 2014 by GTP editing team 8 October 2014 The UNWTO Executive Council recently stressed the need to promote new governance models to foster closer cooperation between tourism and culture in order to advance the sustainable development of cultural … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Greek Culture Ministry To Attract Foreign Film Producers Through Incentives by GTP editing team 3 October 2014 by GTP editing team 3 October 2014 The Culture Ministry is working on attracting domestic and foreign film producers to Greece by improving the tax and legal framework, through a new ministerial decision. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Greek Air Traffic Control Weekend Strike Cancelled by GTP editing team 2 October 2014 by GTP editing team 2 October 2014 A 48-hour strike scheduled for Saturday 4 October and Sunday 5 October by the Greek Air Traffic Controllers’ Association has been declared “illegal” by an Athens Court. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Kefalogianni: Tourism Development Should Be Based On Criteria Of Sustainability by GTP editing team 2 October 2014 by GTP editing team 2 October 2014 Tourism development should be based on criteria of sustainability and respect for the natural and human environment, Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni underlined during the 3rd UNESCO World Forum on … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Armenia Expresses Interest To Learn From Greece’s Experience In Tourism by GTP editing team 1 October 2014 by GTP editing team 1 October 2014 Armenia is interested in Greece’s experience of tourism industry development, Armenia’s president Serzh Sargsyan said on 30 September at the opening of the Armenian-Greek business forum in Yerevan. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Greek Air Traffic Controllers Announce 48-Hour Strike For 4-5 October by GTP editing team 29 September 2014 by GTP editing team 29 September 2014 The Greek Air Traffic Controllers’ Association has announced a 48-hour strike in the country’s airports scheduled for Saturday 4 October and Sunday 5 October. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel EASA Allows Use Of Smartphones, Tablets During Flights by GTP editing team 29 September 2014 by GTP editing team 29 September 2014 The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) now allows European airlines to permit mobile phones and other portable electronic devices to stay switched on during flights. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy European Commission Task Force Announces Proposals For The Development Of Greek SMEs by GTP editing team 27 September 2014 by GTP editing team 27 September 2014 “If SMEs do not thrive in Greece then the economy will suffer,” Horst Reichenbach, the head of the European Commission’s Task Force for Greece, said during a recent presentation in … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Key Tourism Figures World Tourism Day 2014: Message By UNWTO Secretary-General Taleb Rifai by GTP editing team 26 September 2014 by GTP editing team 26 September 2014 Official message by UNWTO Secretary-General Taleb Rifai for World Tourism Day, 27 September 2014. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
