Destinations by elpidoforos Manolesakis Read all the latest developments in the hospitality industry in Greece. New Travel Domain Announces Priority Deadline by GTP editing team 1 August 2005 The “.travel” Registry, owned by Tralliance Corporation, New York, in cooperation with the World Tourism Organization, has affirmed a priority right to the nations of the world to register their respective country, cities, and place names in the .travel Registry. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Major Reforestation Project to Promote Sustainable Tourism by GTP editing team 1 August 2005 The forest that runs along the Nestos River in Greece’s northeastern corner, one of the largest of its kind in Europe, is regaining its former stature. As it regenerates it will once again become a source of life for communities near one of the country’s largest flowing bodies of water. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Athens Launches Summer Cultural Program by GTP editing team 1 July 2005 A special summer cultural program was announced last month by Athens Mayor Dora Bakoyannis and Athens Municipality Cultural Department chief, Nitsa Loule. The program will spread across several parts of the capital, will run until September 18, and will feature a plethora of diverse events, happenings and parties. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Another Record Year for Blue Flags on Greek Beaches by GTP editing team 1 July 2005 Greece’s tourism industry received another welcome boost last month when the Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature announced that 383 of the country’s beaches – five more than last year – received the coveted European Union’s “Blue Flag” for clean, well-organized beaches. To receive this ecological seal of approval, each beach had to fulfill tough 27 criteria, including those for water quality, environmental management and safety. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail City Cycling Tours Now Available by GTP editing team 1 July 2005 For locals or visitors to really get in touch with a country, its culture and landscapes, then there is no better way than by bicycle. Cycling vacations come in many shapes and sizes. They range from relaxing city and country tours to biting mountain tours. Greece now has them all with the opening of PameVolta offices, which is a breath away from the streets that surround the archeological sites of downtown Athens and a few yards from the subway station “Acropolis.” 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Yperia Hosts 3rd International Convention of Culture & Tourism by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 Some 90 journalists from home and abroad latched onto the opportunity to experience the rich history, culture and traditions of the island of Amorgos during last month’s 3rd International Convention of Culture & Tourism hosted by the island’s Aigialis hotel. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Mount Grammos Vies for “Europe’s Most Beautiful” Title by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 Mount Grammos, known in Greece as one of the bloodiest battlefields of the 1946-49 Civil War, places its natural beauty against the more tranquil Danube River for the 2007-2008 title as the most beautiful nature spot in Europe in the EU-sponsored Landscape of the Year contest. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail The City of Athens To Establish Tourism and Economic Development Agency by GTP editing team 1 May 2005 Athens Mayor Dora Bakoyannis recently submitted a proposal before City Council to establish a tourism development agency in collaboration with the private sector, as part of efforts to raise the Greek capital’s profile as a year-round tourism destination. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Athens/Attica Tourism Promotion Campaign by GTP editing team 1 April 2005 For the first time in its history, the Athens/Attica region has successfully initiated a full-fledged tourism promotion campaign. The campaign includes professional-done brochures, all with exceptionally well done, original and excellent advertising creations, and a well-designed and informative Internet site (www.athensattica.com). 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Athens to Host Europe Corporate Games by GTP editing team 1 April 2005 From November 4 to 6 of this year, Athens will host the Europe Corporate Games. The festival includes 16 athletic events with the participation of thousands of executives from more than 150 companies throughout Europe. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 1 … 741 742 743 744 745 … 749 Share FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
New Travel Domain Announces Priority Deadline by GTP editing team 1 August 2005 The “.travel” Registry, owned by Tralliance Corporation, New York, in cooperation with the World Tourism Organization, has affirmed a priority right to the nations of the world to register their respective country, cities, and place names in the .travel Registry. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Major Reforestation Project to Promote Sustainable Tourism by GTP editing team 1 August 2005 The forest that runs along the Nestos River in Greece’s northeastern corner, one of the largest of its kind in Europe, is regaining its former stature. As it regenerates it will once again become a source of life for communities near one of the country’s largest flowing bodies of water. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Athens Launches Summer Cultural Program by GTP editing team 1 July 2005 A special summer cultural program was announced last month by Athens Mayor Dora Bakoyannis and Athens Municipality Cultural Department chief, Nitsa Loule. The program will spread across several parts of the capital, will run until September 18, and will feature a plethora of diverse events, happenings and parties. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Another Record Year for Blue Flags on Greek Beaches by GTP editing team 1 July 2005 Greece’s tourism industry received another welcome boost last month when the Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature announced that 383 of the country’s beaches – five more than last year – received the coveted European Union’s “Blue Flag” for clean, well-organized beaches. To receive this ecological seal of approval, each beach had to fulfill tough 27 criteria, including those for water quality, environmental management and safety. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
City Cycling Tours Now Available by GTP editing team 1 July 2005 For locals or visitors to really get in touch with a country, its culture and landscapes, then there is no better way than by bicycle. Cycling vacations come in many shapes and sizes. They range from relaxing city and country tours to biting mountain tours. Greece now has them all with the opening of PameVolta offices, which is a breath away from the streets that surround the archeological sites of downtown Athens and a few yards from the subway station “Acropolis.” 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Yperia Hosts 3rd International Convention of Culture & Tourism by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 Some 90 journalists from home and abroad latched onto the opportunity to experience the rich history, culture and traditions of the island of Amorgos during last month’s 3rd International Convention of Culture & Tourism hosted by the island’s Aigialis hotel. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Mount Grammos Vies for “Europe’s Most Beautiful” Title by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 Mount Grammos, known in Greece as one of the bloodiest battlefields of the 1946-49 Civil War, places its natural beauty against the more tranquil Danube River for the 2007-2008 title as the most beautiful nature spot in Europe in the EU-sponsored Landscape of the Year contest. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
The City of Athens To Establish Tourism and Economic Development Agency by GTP editing team 1 May 2005 Athens Mayor Dora Bakoyannis recently submitted a proposal before City Council to establish a tourism development agency in collaboration with the private sector, as part of efforts to raise the Greek capital’s profile as a year-round tourism destination. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Athens/Attica Tourism Promotion Campaign by GTP editing team 1 April 2005 For the first time in its history, the Athens/Attica region has successfully initiated a full-fledged tourism promotion campaign. The campaign includes professional-done brochures, all with exceptionally well done, original and excellent advertising creations, and a well-designed and informative Internet site (www.athensattica.com). 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Athens to Host Europe Corporate Games by GTP editing team 1 April 2005 From November 4 to 6 of this year, Athens will host the Europe Corporate Games. The festival includes 16 athletic events with the participation of thousands of executives from more than 150 companies throughout Europe. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail