Hospitality News by Pico - Apico Read all the latest developments in the hospitality industry in Greece. SETE Aims to Include Local Businesses in All-Inclusive Deals by GTP editing team 23 December 2014 In efforts to balance the benefits of incoming tourism to Greece, the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) aims to create a model that will see all-inclusive resorts working together with local businesses. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Italy Fines TripAdvisor for Fake Reviews by GTP editing team 23 December 2014 The Italian Competition Authority has slapped Tripadvisor with a 500,000-euro fine for failing to adopt controls to prevent false reviews. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail HOTREC Calls for Parity Clauses from Hotel Distribution Contracts to be Banned by GTP editing team 18 December 2014 HOTREC, the organization representing the hotel sector in Europe, said it opposes to any commitment by Online Travel Agents trying to maintain parity clauses in hotel room distribution in one form or the other. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail EU Launches Market Tests in Investigations in Online Hotel Booking Sector by French, Swedish and Italian Competition Authorities by GTP editing team 17 December 2014 The European Commission has announced the launch of market tests in antitrust investigations by the French, Swedish and Italian competition authorities in the online hotel booking sector. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail New Travel Package to Add Culture to Conference Tourism in Thessaloniki by GTP editing team 17 December 2014 Thessaloniki’s Olympic Museum and Mediterranean Palace Hotel have embarked on an initiative that aims to simultaneously boost the conference and cultural side of the Greek northern city to a global audience. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail European Travel Professionals Express Concern on Possible ‘Hasty’ Hotel VAT Hike in Greece by GTP editing team 13 December 2014 Tour operators and travel agents in Europe have joined Greek tourism professionals in their request to the Greek Government to not increase the Value Added Tax (VAT) rate for hotel accommodation from 6.5 percent at present to 13 percent. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Greek Hotels Chamber Eyes Chinese Tourism Market with the Help of Baidu by GTP editing team 11 December 2014 The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels (HCH) announced its plans to tap into the Chinese market on Wednesday using China’s leading search engine as its primary tool. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Kefalogianni Expresses “Serious Reservations” about Effectiveness of Hotel VAT Increase for Greece by GTP editing team 7 December 2014 Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni expressed reservations about the effectiveness of the increase of the Value Added Tax (VAT) rate for hotel accommodation from 6.5 percent at present to 13 percent. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Travel Package Directive: European Council Agrees on “General Approach”, Industry Professionals Express Concern by GTP editing team 5 December 2014 The Council of the European Union has agreed on a “general approach” for the reform of the Travel Package Directive, amending the European Commission’s earlier proposals. The “general approach” is on the basis of a compromise text prepared by the Italian Presidency. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail VAT Hike a Destructive Blow to Greek Tourism Say Accommodation Professionals, Call on PM to Withdraw Proposal by GTP editing team 5 December 2014 Accommodation professionals are calling on Prime Minister Antonis Samaras to step in and withdraw a recent proposal to increase value added tax (VAT) on hotel accommodation from the current 6.5 percent to 13 percent. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 1 … 306 307 308 309 310 … 355 Share FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
SETE Aims to Include Local Businesses in All-Inclusive Deals by GTP editing team 23 December 2014 In efforts to balance the benefits of incoming tourism to Greece, the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) aims to create a model that will see all-inclusive resorts working together with local businesses. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Italy Fines TripAdvisor for Fake Reviews by GTP editing team 23 December 2014 The Italian Competition Authority has slapped Tripadvisor with a 500,000-euro fine for failing to adopt controls to prevent false reviews. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
HOTREC Calls for Parity Clauses from Hotel Distribution Contracts to be Banned by GTP editing team 18 December 2014 HOTREC, the organization representing the hotel sector in Europe, said it opposes to any commitment by Online Travel Agents trying to maintain parity clauses in hotel room distribution in one form or the other. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EU Launches Market Tests in Investigations in Online Hotel Booking Sector by French, Swedish and Italian Competition Authorities by GTP editing team 17 December 2014 The European Commission has announced the launch of market tests in antitrust investigations by the French, Swedish and Italian competition authorities in the online hotel booking sector. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
New Travel Package to Add Culture to Conference Tourism in Thessaloniki by GTP editing team 17 December 2014 Thessaloniki’s Olympic Museum and Mediterranean Palace Hotel have embarked on an initiative that aims to simultaneously boost the conference and cultural side of the Greek northern city to a global audience. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
European Travel Professionals Express Concern on Possible ‘Hasty’ Hotel VAT Hike in Greece by GTP editing team 13 December 2014 Tour operators and travel agents in Europe have joined Greek tourism professionals in their request to the Greek Government to not increase the Value Added Tax (VAT) rate for hotel accommodation from 6.5 percent at present to 13 percent. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Greek Hotels Chamber Eyes Chinese Tourism Market with the Help of Baidu by GTP editing team 11 December 2014 The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels (HCH) announced its plans to tap into the Chinese market on Wednesday using China’s leading search engine as its primary tool. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Kefalogianni Expresses “Serious Reservations” about Effectiveness of Hotel VAT Increase for Greece by GTP editing team 7 December 2014 Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni expressed reservations about the effectiveness of the increase of the Value Added Tax (VAT) rate for hotel accommodation from 6.5 percent at present to 13 percent. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Travel Package Directive: European Council Agrees on “General Approach”, Industry Professionals Express Concern by GTP editing team 5 December 2014 The Council of the European Union has agreed on a “general approach” for the reform of the Travel Package Directive, amending the European Commission’s earlier proposals. The “general approach” is on the basis of a compromise text prepared by the Italian Presidency. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
VAT Hike a Destructive Blow to Greek Tourism Say Accommodation Professionals, Call on PM to Withdraw Proposal by GTP editing team 5 December 2014 Accommodation professionals are calling on Prime Minister Antonis Samaras to step in and withdraw a recent proposal to increase value added tax (VAT) on hotel accommodation from the current 6.5 percent to 13 percent. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
