Initiatives

Google is aiming this year to educate over 30,000 Greek tourism professionals on the sales potential of the Internet through its ambitious Grow Greek Tourism Online initiative.

This week, the “Pioneering Greeks” column introduces Alexandra Pitta, a dynamic and very active Greek business woman from leading honey manufacturing company “Attiki”.

This week, the “Pioneering Greeks” column introduces Father Antonios, who has created the non profitable organization “Arc of the World” along with a group of volunteers.

Welcome to “Pioneering Greeks”, the new weekly column of GTP Headlines, which highlights the Greeks that stand out for their creative thinking in the business world. This week we introduce Xenia Papastavrou, the founder of NPO “Boroume”.

LoveGreece.com and Greek Travel Pages (GTP) have joined forces to introduce influential Greek entrepreneurs to the world in an aim to promote Greece’s productive side. The collaboration foresees a LoveGreece weekly column on the GTP Headlines news site which will include a video interview of a successful figure in Greek business.

Put the Sunday blues behind you and join the Active Sundays team in weekly day trips across Greece which promise to get you motivated and keep you content.

An online petition calling for this year’s Nobel Prize to be awarded to the Greeks for their hands-on demonstration of compassion and sacrifice to the thousands of refugees seeking a brighter future through Greece, has garnered more than 303,000 signatures thus far.

For the hands-on demonstration of compassion in the ongoing refugee crisis, activist group Avaaz invites you to vote so that the Greek islanders and volunteers be nominated for this year’s Nobel Prize in Peace.

International Nobel laureates are calling on European and US authorities to step in and take hands-on initiatives, such as releasing funds for research and education, which will contribute to Greece’s recovery and return to development.

Stressing that success for the sector relies on the preservation of the environment, cultures and their peoples, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) announced the launch of an online tool that helps companies understand the laws and regulations relating to the reporting of environmental, social and governmental (ESG) issues.