Trade Associations - Gov Greece Holds Optimistic Forecast For Tourism by GTP editing team 1 May 2014 by GTP editing team 1 May 2014 Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni is pleased for all that has been achieved in the field of Greece’s tourism and very optimistic for this year, according to her speech during the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Greek Hotel Federation Expects New Record in Tourist Arrivals by GTP editing team 30 April 2014 by GTP editing team 30 April 2014 The president of the Hellenic Federation of Hoteliers, Yiannis Retsos, said a record of tourist arrivals in Greece from almost all major markets and a corresponding increase in revenue should … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Greece’s “Spatosimo” Air Passenger Tax To Be Revised by GTP editing team 29 April 2014 by GTP editing team 29 April 2014 Greece’s “modernization and development tax,” the so-called spatosimo, imposed on international and domestic passengers departing from all Greek airports, will be revised as of 31 October 2014. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel KEELPNO Gives Guidance For Preventing MERS Virus From Spreading In Greece by GTP editing team 28 April 2014 by GTP editing team 28 April 2014 The Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO) has released guidance for preventing the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) from spreading in Greece following a confirmed case in … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats TripAdvisor: Greece Among Global “Dream Destinations” For 2014 by GTP editing team 25 April 2014 by GTP editing team 25 April 2014 Greece is included in the Top 10 of global “dream destinations,” according to the TripBarometer 2014, the world’s largest traveler and accommodation survey, prepared for travel site TripAdvisor, among some … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greek Tourism: An Eternal Journey – Video by GTP editing team 25 April 2014 by GTP editing team 25 April 2014 The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) has launched a four-minute video with images from all over Greece and takes us on a journey through the country’s oldest industry: Tourism – … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Museums, Sites Will Be Closed On Greek Labor Day by GTP editing team 25 April 2014 by GTP editing team 25 April 2014 On 1 May 2014, all archaeological sites, museums and monuments in Greece will be closed to the public due to Labor Day. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Syntagma Square’s Refurbishment Signals Greece’s Emergence From Crisis by GTP editing team 24 April 2014 by GTP editing team 24 April 2014 The Bloomberg news agency has noticed that something is changing in Athens one day after Eurostat confirmed that Greece had achieved a primary surplus of 3.4 billion euros in 2013, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism No Ferry Service On 1 May In Greece by GTP editing team 24 April 2014 by GTP editing team 24 April 2014 Ferries will remain docked across Greece on Thursday 1 May 2014, as the Pan-Hellenic Seamen’s Federation (PNO) will go on a 24-hour strike to mark May Day. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture SNF Gives €3 Million Grant For Completion Of National Museum of Contemporary Art In Athens by GTP editing team 23 April 2014 by GTP editing team 23 April 2014 The Stavros Niarchos Foundation has awarded a three million euros grant to the National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST) for the immediate completion of the substantial reconstruction works at the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Ithaca Island In Greece To House Mega Luxury Resort by GTP editing team 23 April 2014 by GTP editing team 23 April 2014 An Australian group of investors have announced plans to build a mega luxury resort on the southern shores of the Greek island of Ithaca. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greece: Visa Policy Will Remain Unchanged For Russian Travelers by GTP editing team 17 April 2014 by GTP editing team 17 April 2014 The current visa policy for Russian citizens that want to visit Greece will not change, Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) Secretary General Panos Livadas assured leading Russian tour operators. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Kefalogianni To Promote Greece In Land Down Under by GTP editing team 17 April 2014 by GTP editing team 17 April 2014 Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni is expected to make an official visit to Australia in May to promote Greek tourism, the media in Greece said recently. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Athens Awaits For Completion Of Ambitious Infrastructure Projects by GTP editing team 15 April 2014 by GTP editing team 15 April 2014 Greece’s capital city, Athens, has ambitious infrastructure projects in the works that are expected to give the destination’s tourism image a major boost once completed. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greek Tourism Minister To Visit Moscow by GTP editing team 14 April 2014 by GTP editing team 14 April 2014 Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni will depart for Moscow on Tuesday 15 April to further strengthen tourism cooperation between Greece and Russia. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Initiatives Lovegreece.com: New Website Looks To Discover & Showcase Pioneering Greek Personalities by GTP editing team 11 April 2014 by GTP editing team 11 April 2014 A new website named Lovegreece.com is looking to showcase talented Greek individuals that stand as shining examples in Greece through their work and also demonstrate the true worth of the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Investments Greek Startup Scene On The Up by GTP editing team 10 April 2014 by GTP editing team 10 April 2014 The number of startups in Greece have increased significantly in 2013 comparison to 2010, according to Endeavor Greece, a global non-profit organization supporting entrepreneurship. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Athens To Become More Attractive To Visitors by GTP editing team 9 April 2014 by GTP editing team 9 April 2014 The Municipality of Athens will launch a series of actions, in cooperation with the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) and the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, to upgrade the Greek … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Greek Tourism Expected To Soar With More Flights In 2014 by GTP editing team 8 April 2014 by GTP editing team 8 April 2014 After last year’s record 17.92 million arrivals, the momentum is continuing. Greece should expect another record year in tourism, according to recently released data on the expected passenger traffic at … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel New Tender For Kasteli Airport On Crete To Launch by GTP editing team 7 April 2014 by GTP editing team 7 April 2014 A new tender for the construction and management of an airport on Crete in Kasteli, Heraklion, is expected to launch by the end of April. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
