Air Travel Over 160 New Airline Routes From Athens, Greece, This Summer by GTP editing team 7 April 2014 by GTP editing team 7 April 2014 Passenger numbers at Athens International Airport (AIA) are expected to continue to grow significantly during the summer 2014 period as over 160 new weekly flights are scheduled to connect the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov UNWTO Member States Set Priorities For European Tourism by GTP editing team 7 April 2014 by GTP editing team 7 April 2014 International tourism in Europe continues to grow above expectations and despite the region’s on-going economic constrains, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greek Tourism Officials Fight Against Economic Sanctions On Russia by GTP editing team 7 April 2014 by GTP editing team 7 April 2014 Greek tourism professionals are opposed to proposals that have been made for economic sanctions against Russia, as the situation between Russia, the Ukraine and the rest of Europe continues. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Greek Tourism To Receive Funds From New NSRF For 2014-2020 by GTP editing team 5 April 2014 by GTP editing team 5 April 2014 Tourism will be one of the sectors of the Greek economy that will receive funds from the new National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) for the new programming period 2014-2020, according … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Licenses For Waterways In Greece Expected To Be Issued Soon by GTP editing team 5 April 2014 by GTP editing team 5 April 2014 Licenses for the creation of the first group of waterways in Greece are expected to be issued soon, according to the Greek Transport Ministry. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov American Travel Professionals Give Good News For Greek Tourism by GTP editing team 4 April 2014 by GTP editing team 4 April 2014 Greece has an important place among American holidaymakers’ preferences, travel professionals of the United States assured Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni, who is currently on an official visit in New … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Huffington Post: The Return of Tourism to Greece by GTP editing team 3 April 2014 by GTP editing team 3 April 2014 Tourism is reviving in Greece and tourists are returning to the country, says travel expert Peggy Goldman in an extensive article on the Huffington Post news site. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Kefalogianni: Greek Tourism Can Create Job Opportunities For Young People by GTP editing team 3 April 2014 by GTP editing team 3 April 2014 “The further development of tourism can create jobs, especially for young ages,” Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni said at a conference organized by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation in New York … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy EU Votes To End Roaming Fees, Expand Consumer Rights by GTP editing team 3 April 2014 by GTP editing team 3 April 2014 The European Parliament has voted to end roaming charges by Christmas 2015, as part of a wider vote in support of the Commission’s proposed regulation for a “Connected Continent” (telecoms … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Greece To Be Country Partner of WTM Latin America by GTP editing team 3 April 2014 by GTP editing team 3 April 2014 Greece will be partner country for the World Travel Market (WTM) Latin America that will take place 23-25 April in Sao Paulo, Brazil, as announced by WTM. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Greek Seamen Suspend Strike, Sea Transport Connections Resume by GTP editing team 3 April 2014 by GTP editing team 3 April 2014 Greece’s ferry service has resumed throughout the country as the Pan-Hellenic Seamen’s Federation (PNO) has suspended its strike launched on 31 March. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy EU Proposes Easier Schengen Visas For Non-EU Travelers by GTP editing team 2 April 2014 by GTP editing team 2 April 2014 The European Union wants to introduce more flexible visa rules for non-European Union holidaymakers to boost growth and job creation. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Greek Travel Agents Say “No” To Sanctions Against Russia by GTP editing team 2 April 2014 by GTP editing team 2 April 2014 The Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies (HATTA) rules out any kind of boycott against Russia, a country that has a favorable attitude towards Greece. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Technology Greek Travel Industry Innovating Its Way To Performance Marketing Success by GTP editing team 1 April 2014 by GTP editing team 1 April 2014 Over the past years there has been an impressive rise in Greece of innovative and outward-facing digital travel companies, targeting and operating successfully in global markets. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Kefalogianni Travels To U.S. To Promote Greece by GTP editing team 1 April 2014 by GTP editing team 1 April 2014 Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni will depart for the United States on Tuesday 1 April to promote Greece and increase the flow of American tourists to the country. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov ΗΑΤΤΑ, Υποψήφιοι 2014 by Maria Theofanopoulou 1 April 2014 by Maria Theofanopoulou 1 April 2014 Αύριο, Τετάρτη 2 Απριλίου 2014 στις 13:00 στο NEW Hotel (Φιλελλήνων 16, Πλ. Συντάγματος) θα πραγματοποιηθεί η ετήσια τακτική γενική συνέλευση και οι αρχαιρεσίες του ΗΑΤΤΑ. Το GTP, στην προσπάθεια … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Lamda Development Is The Preferred Investor For Hellinikon Project by GTP editing team 31 March 2014 by GTP editing team 31 March 2014 Following a positive opinion of the Council of Experts, the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (TAIPED) unanimously declared Lamda Development SA as the Preferred Investor … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Cyprus Airways Closes Sales Office In Athens, Greece by GTP editing team 31 March 2014 by GTP editing team 31 March 2014 Cyprus Airways has announced the closure of its sales office in Athens in an attempt to cut costs in accordance to a restructuring plan. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Greek Seamen To Hold Rolling 48-Hour Strikes Starting 31 March by GTP editing team 29 March 2014 by GTP editing team 29 March 2014 Greece’s ferry service is expected to be disrupted from Monday, 31 March, as the Pan-Hellenic Seamen’s Federation (PNO) has announced a series of rolling 48-hour strikes in protest of a … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Possible Changes To Greek Tourist Coach Sector Stirs Reactions by GTP editing team 28 March 2014 by GTP editing team 28 March 2014 Greek tourism professionals have expressed opposition to the government’s new multi-bill that will overhaul the rules that currently exist in the tourist coach sector. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
