Hospitality PM Samaras Applauds Greek Tourism by GTP editing team 7 February 2014 by GTP editing team 7 February 2014 Greece’s Prime Minister Antonis Samaras referred to Greek tourism as the first “steam engine” that was “put into gear” and began to pull the whole economy out of a painful … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Greek Tour Guides Appeal To European Commission Against Tourism Ministry by GTP editing team 6 February 2014 by GTP editing team 6 February 2014 The Panhellenic Tourist Guide Federation has sent an appeal to the European Commission to urge the Greek Government to reconsider its policy towards the tourist guide profession and training. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel The Greek Way: SkyGreece To Launch Athens-New York Route As Of June 2014 by GTP editing team 5 February 2014 by GTP editing team 5 February 2014 “The creation of the new airline SkyGreece was a reaction by us Greeks living abroad,” the carrier’s founder and chairman, Father Nicholas Alexandris, said on 4 February in Athens. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Maroussi, Athens, On Its Way To Become An Exhibition Destination by GTP editing team 5 February 2014 by GTP editing team 5 February 2014 Greece’s national exhibition body TIF–Helexpo aims to make Maroussi, a northern suburb of Athens, its “exhibition hub” in Athens as part of a strategy to upgrade its overall exhibition presence … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Social Responsibility EU “Generation Awake” Campaign Says Stop Wasting Waste! by GTP editing team 4 February 2014 by GTP editing team 4 February 2014 The latest phase of the European Commission’s “Generation Awake” campaign focuses on the environmental, economic, social and personal consequences of using resources unsustainably. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news European Backpacker Index 2014: Santorini Is More Affordable Than Athens by GTP editing team 3 February 2014 by GTP editing team 3 February 2014 The popular Greek island of Santorini is one of the four new cities added to the European Backpacker Index For 2014 due to high demand. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Barometer: Greek Hospitality Sector Has High Expectations For 2014 by GTP editing team 3 February 2014 by GTP editing team 3 February 2014 The Greek hotel sector expects to achieve significant improvements in both occupancy and room rates this year, according to the latest tourism barometer report on the expectations of the Greek … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Social Destination Awards: Vote for Greece! by GTP editing team 31 January 2014 by GTP editing team 31 January 2014 Vote for Greece in the online poll for the best destination award! 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Trivago: 10 Most Popular Winter Destinations Of The Greeks by GTP editing team 30 January 2014 by GTP editing team 30 January 2014 Greece may be a popular summer destination but the country also sports a variety of winter “treasures” that the Greeks know all about and foreign travelers are invited to discover. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news The Peloponnese Launches United Tourism Organization by GTP editing team 29 January 2014 by GTP editing team 29 January 2014 The seven regional units that comprise the Greek destination of the Peloponnese have teamed up with the region’s hotel associations to show Greek and foreign tourists that the destination is … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Malia, Crete: Where Tourism & Culture Become One by GTP editing team 27 January 2014 by GTP editing team 27 January 2014 The Municipality of Hersonissos has released a promo video that highlights the cultural and traditional side of Malia, otherwise known as the party capital of Crete. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Greece To Show Its Best In Top International Tourism Fairs by GTP editing team 27 January 2014 by GTP editing team 27 January 2014 Greece will participate in 11 more international tourism fairs until April, according to the approved list of exhibitions of the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO). 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Tourism Arrivals In Jan-Sept 2013 Rose By 15 Percent by GTP editing team 24 January 2014 by GTP editing team 24 January 2014 The impressive course of Greek tourism last year has been officially confirmed by the international arrivals data for the first nine months of 2013 published recently by the Hellenic Statistical … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates New Greek Tourism Website To Launch In February 2014 by GTP editing team 24 January 2014 by GTP editing team 24 January 2014 Private marketing company for Greek tourism Marketing Greece has announced it is soft-launching its consumer website Discover Greece this week. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Greek Tourism Minister Holds Meeting On Schengen Visa Issue by GTP editing team 23 January 2014 by GTP editing team 23 January 2014 The need to simplify and accelerate the issuing of Schengen visas was discussed in a meeting between Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni and the general secretaries of the Ministry of Foreign … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Investments Greece Discusses Best Practices For Spa Tourism With Hungarian Officials by GTP editing team 23 January 2014 by GTP editing team 23 January 2014 The best practices for spa tourism and details concerning the certification of Greece’s thermal springs were discussed recently in a meeting held in Athens between the Greek Tourism Ministry and … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Greece’s Main Tourism Body Calls For Simplified Schengen Visa Procedures by GTP editing team 22 January 2014 by GTP editing team 22 January 2014 Visa applications should be processed within 48 hours of their submission, the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) underlined in a recent letter to the Greek Tourism Ministry. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy European Commission Launches Open Consultations On EU Tourism by GTP editing team 22 January 2014 by GTP editing team 22 January 2014 The European Commission has launched online open consultations on the future of European Tourism and on the regulatory and administrative framework of tourism businesses in the EU. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Niche markets Pantou: EU Website With Greek Name Launched For Accessible Tourism by GTP editing team 22 January 2014 by GTP editing team 22 January 2014 Travelers with a disability will now find it much easier to discover places to go and things to do – comfortably and safely – thanks to the new European Accessible … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Greece Goes To The Oscars: “Before Midnight” Nominated For An Academy Award by GTP editing team 20 January 2014 by GTP editing team 20 January 2014 The film “Before Midnight,” filmed in Messinia in Costa Navarino, Greece, has been nominated for an Oscar at the 2014 Academy Awards. The film is a nominee in the “Best … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
